The swipe flashcard UX

Every module starts with flashcards — short cards with a front (a question or statement) and a back (the answer or explanation). The flow is swipe-based, designed to feel quick.

The basic flow

1. Tap Start on a module. The first card appears.
2. The front is visible. Read it.
3. Tap the card — it flips to show the back.
4. Decide: did you understand?
   • Swipe right — yes, I understood. Card is marked as “done” and you advance.
   • Swipe left — not quite. Card goes to the back of the deck; you’ll see it again later.
5. Repeat until every card has been swiped right.

When the deck is empty, you advance to the quiz.

On mobile

Swipe gestures work as expected: tap to flip, swipe right or left with one finger.

On desktop

Two ways to interact:

• Mouse / trackpad: hover over the right or left edge of the card; arrows appear. Click an arrow.
• Keyboard: Space or Enter flips the card. Right arrow = swipe right (done). Left arrow = swipe left (later).

Keyboard is faster once you’re used to it — Wisteria built it for keyboard-heavy learners.

What “swipe left” actually does

The card goes to the back of the deck. You’ll see it again on this session — Wisteria cycles through “later” cards until you’ve right-swiped every one.

So swipe left doesn’t mean “skip forever.” It means “show me again.”

If you genuinely don’t want to do this card, there’s no skip — every card has to be right-swiped to advance to the quiz. That’s by design: the quiz tests what the flashcards taught.

Resuming a session

If you close the tab or your phone goes to sleep mid-deck, Wisteria saves your progress in localStorage. When you come back to the same module on the same browser, the deck picks up where you left off.

Limitations:

• Same browser only. If you started on your phone and want to continue on your laptop, you’ll restart the deck (your dashboard doesn’t sync mid-deck progress to the cloud — only module completion does).
• Same workspace only. If you sign out and back in as a different account, deck progress is reset.

How many cards is a typical deck

Varies by course:

• 5–15 cards — most modules
• 20–30 cards — dense compliance content
• 30+ — rare; usually means the module should have been split

If a deck feels too long, finish it. The quiz is calibrated to what the deck taught — skimming hurts the quiz.

Reading vs scanning

You don’t have to memorise every card. The quiz tests the most important concepts, not exhaustive recall.

• Read carefully if the card has a number, a name, a procedure step, or a specific instruction.
• Scan more lightly if the card is a worked example or a “see also” reference.

Trust the trainer’s design — if a card seems unimportant to you but is in the deck, it’s there for a reason.

What happens after the deck

You advance to the quiz. Don’t worry about going back to the deck — you’ll find the cards available again from the module home page if you need to review specific ones before quizzing.

Reviewing cards after passing

Once you’ve passed a module, you can return to the deck anytime:

• Tap the completed module
• Tap Review flashcards

The deck is available as a reference — no swiping required this time, you can scroll through.

Common questions

”Can I bookmark a specific card?”

Not yet. If a card has content you want to come back to repeatedly, screenshot it.

”Can I take notes?”

Not in Wisteria. Use your own notes app — Wisteria isn’t trying to be your note-taking tool.

”Can I download the deck as PDF?”

Not yet. The flashcards live inside Wisteria; if you need offline access, ask your trainer if they can share the source content.

”Why won’t my swipe work?”

Most common cause: you’re swiping on a part of the screen that isn’t the card (e.g. on the progress bar or off-card area). Make sure your gesture starts on the card itself.

If swipes still don’t register, refresh the page. If the issue persists, file a bug — it’s a UX bug worth fixing.

Accessibility

• Screen readers — every card’s front and back is read out when the card is in focus.
• High contrast — the card UI respects your system contrast settings.
• Reduced motion — if you have OS-level motion reduction on, the swipe animation is replaced with a simple fade.

If something doesn’t work for your accessibility setup, tell us — we’d rather fix it than have you struggle.