The main features are:
- Setting up lists (e.g. for "to do", "in progress", "completed") in which cards with e.g. tasks or topics are placed.
- Enter dates and deadlines in each card
- Assign responsibilities for individual tasks or cards
- Enter checklists, e.g. to complete a complex task
- Add comments to cards
- Colour, rename, prioritise and move cards in lists
- Create swim lines to structure the board horizontally
- Managing participants for a single board
This video tutorial explains the main features.
WEKAN can be used for planning, strategies, overviews and project management in teaching:
- Organise group projects: Coordinate group work efficiently and keep track of project progress.
- Scheduling and deadline management: centrally manage seminar schedules and deadlines and make them available to students
- Assign tasks: Clearly define tasks and roles within projects or exercises and assign them to students.
- Collaborative learning: allow students to work together on assignments, share ideas and learn from each other
- Collect ideas and brainstorm: Collect ideas in lists and support creative processes
- Resource and material management: provide and structure relevant materials, links and resources
You can find more Kanban Boards used at Leuphana on the website of the Teaching Service.