Playwise is a teaching and learning management system designed to make classrooms more interactive, engaging, and playful. It’s built around the Read-Watch-Play pedagogy by Dr. Caro Williams-Pierce, encouraging students to observe expert content (Read), engage with key texts (Watch), and apply knowledge through low-stakes, hands-on activities (Play). This approach promotes immediate feedback and joyful experimentation. The platform supports easy course design, quick content updates, and intuitive navigation through color-coded assignments.

Developed as a capstone project at the University of Maryland with support from Professor Stacy Surla and the iConsultancy, the system was shaped by a student-led team across five design sprints. Playwise embodies the principles of “loud, gleeful learning” and failure as feedback, offering a flexible mobile and web experience that enhances both teaching and learning.