Definition: For paper cards we refer to any paper, card and canvas based learning design systems. These tend to use either physical paper cards, digital shapes or single-sided documents for learning design. (For example Carpe Diem, LX Jam, ABC, Instructional or Learning Design Canvas and many more.)
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.
Yes. Your existing paper cards may be a great start to get ideas and conversations initiated. After a workshop or two, you will benefit from moving into Coursensu to finalise the design and move towards production-readiness.
It will vary, depending on your exact card format. Generally speaking, you'll have to re-type your cards out. While doing this, use your cards to start adding the topics, approaches and technologies. Your cards may also contain extras such as user need analysis which we currently do not support. This means cards can make a good Coursensu companion.
No, and this is intentional. There are a lot of single-sided design canvas approaches that learning designers use. They all tend to have the same underlying components and the research we conducted for the Learning Designer (especially our Storyboard view) ensures high compatibility with most learning design canvases.