Hands-On Practice with Real Course Development
Transform rough notes → structured outline → detailed storyboard
✅ You're All Set!
You already have:
- Claude Code running with education-toolkit plugin installed
- Sample file downloaded:
sample-course-brief.mdin your working directory
Create a Course Outline
Strategic planning • 10 minutes
📋 Your Task
You're working with an SME who has rough notes for a B2B SaaS pricing course. Transform these messy notes into a professional, QM-compliant course outline.
Step 1: Have Claude Read the File
The file is already in your directory. Ask Claude to read it:
Claude will use the Read tool to access the file and show you the contents.
Step 2: Invoke the Agent
Type this prompt (or copy from below):
Step 3: Answer Questions
The agent will ask about:
- Course format: Say "cohort-based" (fixed dates, allows peer review)
- Duration: Confirm "5 weeks"
- Other clarifications: Answer based on the brief content or your judgment
✅ What You'll Get
- 5 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) with single action verbs, Bloom's levels
- Weekly structure with themes, MLOs (4-5 per week), case studies, practitioners
- Assessment strategy with alignment matrix showing which assessments cover which CLOs
- Concept threading map showing how Week 1 concepts build across Weeks 2-5
- Practitioner integration plan with specific roles and topics
💡 Pro Tip: Notice how the agent references the Ivey 6-phase development process and concept threading patterns automatically - that's the bundled knowledge base in action!
Build Week 1 Storyboard
Detailed module design • 15 minutes
📋 Your Task
Take the course outline you just created and generate a detailed Week 1 storyboard with copy-paste-ready content for implementation in your LMS.
Key insight: This demonstrates how agents work together in a pipeline (strategic planning → detailed design)
Step 1: Use Your Outline
You already have the outline from Exercise 1 in your Claude Code session - no need to upload anything new!
Step 2: Invoke the Storyboard Builder
Type this prompt:
Step 3: Review the Output
The storyboard builder will create a comprehensive implementation guide with:
- Module-by-module breakdown (typically 7-8 modules for Week 1)
- Element tables showing element type, duration, priority
- Complete text blocks - ready to copy into your LMS
- Widget specifications with interaction flows and success states
- Infoboxes with full content and icons
- Assessment instructions with rubrics
- Design rationale explaining pedagogical choices
🔍 What to Look For
- Interactivity: Notice how it balances text, video, widgets (30/70 passive/active ratio)
- Threading: Week 1 introduces all core concepts that will be built upon in Weeks 2-5
- Knowledge checks: Formative assessments every 3-5 minutes of content
- Varied delivery: Long text blocks broken into multiple short elements with different formats
💡 Pro Tip: Ask follow-up questions! "Can you add more interactive widgets to Module 3?" or "Expand the assessment section with more detailed rubric criteria."
Choose Your Next Tool
Based on your immediate needs • 5-10 minutes
🎯 Your Choice
Pick the exercise that matches your current work priorities. Both demonstrate different plugin capabilities you'll use regularly.
Option A: Generate Assessment Rubric
Best if you: Need to create grading criteria for assessments
Steps:
- Use the storyboard's assessment from Exercise 2 (already in your session)
- Type:
Use the rubric-generator agent to create a detailed rubric for the Week 1 assessment in the storyboard - Review the 100-point rubric created
- Try asking: "Add a student-facing version without point breakdowns"
You'll Get: QM-aligned rubric with 4 performance levels (Exemplary/Proficient/Developing/Needs Improvement), evaluation criteria aligned to learning objectives, point distribution, student & faculty versions
Option B: Audit Accessibility
Best if you: Want to check content for WCAG compliance
Steps:
- Ask Claude:
Create a simple HTML page with an h1 heading, a paragraph, an image, and a button - Then type:
Use the accessibility-auditor agent to check this HTML for WCAG 2.2 AA compliance - Review the violations found (likely missing alt text, button label issues)
- Try asking: "Fix all violations"
You'll Get: Line-by-line identification of: low contrast text, missing alt text, improper heading hierarchy, missing button labels, semantic HTML issues, color contrast violations
💡 Have Time for Both? Great! Try both exercises to see the full range of what the plugin can do. Each takes only 5-10 minutes.
🎉 Workshop Complete!
What You Just Accomplished:
- ✅ Transformed rough SME notes into QM-compliant course outline (10x faster than manual)
- ✅ Generated detailed Week 1 storyboard with copy-paste-ready content
- ✅ Created assessment rubric OR audited accessibility (or both!)
- ✅ Experienced the course development pipeline: planning → design → QA
Next Steps:
Try with your own content: Bring a course you're developing and use the same workflow
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Get help: Monthly office hours or email jkruck@ivey.ca
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