Designing Teaching and Learning with myScripting 2026

 About This Course

Designing effective teaching and learning requires informed decisions about learning structures, activities, and the alignment of learning objectives, learning environments, and assessment. This short MOOC offers a practical, hands-on introduction to learning design using myScripting, an open-access tool that supports educators in planning, visualising, and reflecting on teaching and learning scenarios.

myScripting supports visual planning through flowcharts, enables collaboration on learning designs, and allows scripts to be exported in multiple formats or transferred to learning management systems. Grounded in established educational design principles such as constructive alignment and the ICAP model, the tool is accessible to beginners while offering meaningful support for experienced educators.

The course addresses teaching and learning in a broad sense and is particularly well suited to the design of blended and online learning environments, where clarity, structure, and transparency are essential. Participants are guided step by step through the core functionality of myScripting as they create their first complete learning design, systematically aligning learning phases, content, activities, and assessment through visual planning.

The course can be started and completed at any time within the period specified below. The total workload for the course is approximately 3–4 hours.

Additional links to further readings and resources are provided for those wishing to explore the topics in more depth.

What You'll Learn

• • Design and refine teaching and learning scripts using the core features of myScripting.
  • Structure learning scenarios for face-to-face, blended, or online contexts.
  • Define learning phases, activities, and content structures in a coherent script.
  • Create engaging learning activities aligned with intended learning outcomes.
  • Use analytics and visual feedback to reflect on and improve design decisions.
  • Export learning designs in different formats for implementation or communication.

Target Audience

• • Educators and lecturers interested in structured learning design
  • Instructional designers and educational developers
  • Trainers planning courses across different teaching formats
  • Anyone new to myScripting who wants a focused, hands-on introduction

No prior experience with myScripting or formal training in learning design is required.

Subject Field

Education and Teacher Training

Course Staff

Claude Müller

Claude Müller, PhD, is a professor for educational design and Head of the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). His teaching and research interests include digital learning, flexible learning, and exploratory forms of teaching and learning.

Jennifer Erlemann

Jennifer Erlemann, MSc, is a software developer at the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). Her work focuses on the design and development of computer-based teaching and learning environments.