There is no one single method to storyboarding for elearning. Similar to the art of cooking where there are endless results a single recipe can produce, the art of storyboarding is more about the process than a defined document or template.
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Editor's Notes
What this is NOT:
Not about which tool is right. Although we’ll talk about tools, we all use different ones and its what works for you.
Not about storytelling. Although we’ll touch on story design for eLearning, the word “story” in “boarding” is not about stories.
What this IS about:
It’s about the ART around the concept of storybaording
It’s about the importance of this step in the design phase of eLearning development
Storyboarding is NOT writing a Story.
Tools to produce a storyboard are irrelevant.
Setup: two identical Lego models. One assembled, and one in a bag disassembled.
Introduce the assembled Lego model
This model has ### pieces all nice and snuggly fit together.
To assembled this model, you need instructions. A map. A plan.
Introduce Lego model build sheet
You need one of these. (show Lego instruction sheet)
In its simplest form, the Lego build sheet IS a storyboard. “A visual sequence of steps/tasks to the end result.”
Let’s correlate this Lego model to the design & development of an eLearning course
Show disassembled Lego model in bag.
Pull out a piece and suggest it is a piece of content
Pull out another and suggest it is an image
Another and suggest a button used in the course
Another and suggest it is an audio file
Summarize: How do you get from "here" (show pile of bricks) to "here" (shows model).
You need a plan. A storyboard. The ART of the storyboard is entirely up to you!
Let’s talk about how to make a storyboard. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to make one. It’s what works for YOU in YOUR workflow. I like to start with a piece of graph paper and a pencil. Then I transfer than diagram to PowerPoint. Next, I map out all the pieces in parts in a Word document. I’m a bit OCD when it comes to documenting so I like both the visual flow of instruction, as well as the text document that has all the details of the project.
Let’s talk about how to make a storyboard. There is no “right” or “wrong” way to make one. It’s what works for YOU in YOUR workflow. I like to start with a piece of graph paper and a pencil. Then I transfer than diagram to PowerPoint. Next, I map out all the pieces in parts in a Word document. I’m a bit OCD when it comes to documenting so I like both the visual flow of instruction, as well as the text document that has all the details of the project.
What this is NOT:
Not about which tool is right. Although we’ll talk about tools, we all use different ones and its what works for you.
Not about storytelling. Although we’ll touch on story design for eLearning, the word “story” in “boarding” is not about stories.
What this IS about:
It’s about the ART around the concept of storybaording
It’s about the importance of this step in the design phase of eLearning development