Definition: For documents we refer to the broad range of word processing platforms (for example Word, Docs, Writer, Pages or Notepad)
Yes, anyone can start a one month, risk-free trial. This gives you access to all the features to get started. You can invite others into your team space, to evaluate together. You'll have access to the collection of learning strategies and can always export your designs in common formats.
While a documents offers a lot of flexibility, this can also become a limitation. Eventually you'll find your office tools have hit a limit in collaboration, pedagogic depth or how to reuse great design ideas. We took all that, and more, and made Coursensu.
A lot of very talented people create documents to match their needs. Some of this has inspired Coursensu but the limitations of office tools will eventually slow you down. Our specialist tool offers more functionality because it has been designed with the purpose of helping you make impactful learning with robust pedagogy and workflows.
You can make many content items at once, with copy and paste. We also support the import of .csv - available in most office applications. You could convert your document into .csv for Coursensu and then export from Coursensu as .doc and .pptx if needed by certain stakeholders. For example; you may want to design here, add visuals in PowerPoint and then import into RISE or Storyline - to craft the final learning experience.
Learning design document templates are often missing valuable components, such as constructive alignment, collaborative workflows or pedagogical mapping, which all help produce a more impactful learning experience. It might be faster to add content into a document but the next step in your workflow will be to collaborate with stakeholders, or put content into the learning management system (or similar). Coursensu can export into these formats automatically, saving you much more time in the long-run.