Secret Sauce to Storyboarding
Secret Sauce to
Storyboarding [ for elearning ]
What is this Storyboard you speak of? Storyboarding is as much the creative design process as is the eLearning course itself. The more time you devote to the storyboard, the less time is needed for development.
Architect’s analogy Homeowner
Contractor
SMEs or Stakeholders
Elearning developer
Architect
HVAC
Carpenter
Landscape
Instructional Designer
Audio/Video
Programmer
Graphics / Visual Design
Without With Blueprints Blueprints
Without With Storyboard Storyboard
Why • • • •
?
It’s a waste of my time. Everything I need is in my head. I’m a one-person shop. Don’t see the value.
“Plane Crazy” 1929
“Steamboat Willie” 1933
Why do you suppose the storyboard is not used as much in a creative industry such as ours?
The Process Theme Idea Script
Format Layout Lettering
THEME
What’s the motivation?
IDEA
What’s the Outcome?
SCRIPT • Instructional Design • Audio script • The “Story” (not to be confused with storytelling)
FORMAT Authoring tool – or not Delivery platform – LMS/Mobile? Audience environment Is there cost associated with length of elearning? • Is there cost associated with accessing elearning? • Required; compliance-driven • Branded template? • • • •
LAYOUT • UX design • Branding guidelines; colors • Navigation structure – Path; choices; Branching
• Sub-navigation – Transcript – resources, – glossary, etc.
• ADA, CC, 508
LETTERING/FONT • Fonts • Pseudo rules: – No more than three styles – If serif, only one of the three
Text vs. Visual • Text-based storyboards = instruction • Visual storyboards = navigation
The Visual Storyboard
Review/Feedback Process • Cloud-based storage – Dropbox – Box.net – Google Drive – Use Edit/Review in MS Word – Use highlights and annotations in MS PPT
Version Control • ALPHA – A1.1.0 – A2.1.0
• BETA – B1.1.0 – B2.1.0
• How does this apply? • Match latest version of all storyboards to development source files and assets.
Post-Publish Benefits Your most powerful collaborative tool for a team designing and developing eLearning. A contextual map outlining flow of instruction. Used as a guide (blueprint) in the project management of an eLearning course. Course management for post eLearning edits and maintenance.
Secret Sauce to
Storyboarding?
Do it!
Resources theelearningcoach.com/resources/storyboard-depot/ articulate.com/downloads nuggethead.net/freebies/visual-storyboards.zip
Kevin Thorn E: [email protected] T: @learnnuggets www.NuggetHead.net
Storyboarding [ for elearning ]
What is this Storyboard you speak of? Storyboarding is as much the creative design process as is the eLearning course itself. The more time you devote to the storyboard, the less time is needed for development.
Architect’s analogy Homeowner
Contractor
SMEs or Stakeholders
Elearning developer
Architect
HVAC
Carpenter
Landscape
Instructional Designer
Audio/Video
Programmer
Graphics / Visual Design
Without With Blueprints Blueprints
Without With Storyboard Storyboard
Why • • • •
?
It’s a waste of my time. Everything I need is in my head. I’m a one-person shop. Don’t see the value.
“Plane Crazy” 1929
“Steamboat Willie” 1933
Why do you suppose the storyboard is not used as much in a creative industry such as ours?
The Process Theme Idea Script
Format Layout Lettering
THEME
What’s the motivation?
IDEA
What’s the Outcome?
SCRIPT • Instructional Design • Audio script • The “Story” (not to be confused with storytelling)
FORMAT Authoring tool – or not Delivery platform – LMS/Mobile? Audience environment Is there cost associated with length of elearning? • Is there cost associated with accessing elearning? • Required; compliance-driven • Branded template? • • • •
LAYOUT • UX design • Branding guidelines; colors • Navigation structure – Path; choices; Branching
• Sub-navigation – Transcript – resources, – glossary, etc.
• ADA, CC, 508
LETTERING/FONT • Fonts • Pseudo rules: – No more than three styles – If serif, only one of the three
Text vs. Visual • Text-based storyboards = instruction • Visual storyboards = navigation
The Visual Storyboard
Review/Feedback Process • Cloud-based storage – Dropbox – Box.net – Google Drive – Use Edit/Review in MS Word – Use highlights and annotations in MS PPT
Version Control • ALPHA – A1.1.0 – A2.1.0
• BETA – B1.1.0 – B2.1.0
• How does this apply? • Match latest version of all storyboards to development source files and assets.
Post-Publish Benefits Your most powerful collaborative tool for a team designing and developing eLearning. A contextual map outlining flow of instruction. Used as a guide (blueprint) in the project management of an eLearning course. Course management for post eLearning edits and maintenance.
Secret Sauce to
Storyboarding?
Do it!
Resources theelearningcoach.com/resources/storyboard-depot/ articulate.com/downloads nuggethead.net/freebies/visual-storyboards.zip
Kevin Thorn E: [email protected] T: @learnnuggets www.NuggetHead.net
