A storyboard is a blueprint, that helps you pre-visualize your e-learning course by organizing the content, multimedia elements, and assessments in the required format and sequence.
The simplicity, and sometimes surprising depth, of PowerPoint makes it an amazing platform. When developers create websites or when Instructional Designers develop online content, the first two steps are almost always: Brainstorm and then Storyboard. Advanced Storyboarding options take a long time to layout; the process then becomes more arduous than helpful. But with a simple free download of Visual Studio, you can unlock a “secret” Storyboarding tab in PowerPoint.
A big part of life is learning to grow and improve as we go. As eLearning developers, we want to grow and improve in our eLearning development process. Learning to effectively storyboard can be a great help in developing well-thought-out eLearning. We here at eLearning Brothers have put together a free Storyboard template (you just need to sign up for a free account) that can guide you through the storyboarding process.
Information transfer may not be enough for a successful online course. As information becomes a commodity, looking at elearning through a narrative lens may be what sets your courses apart.
The second part of storyboarding series. This time author talking about best practices for storyboarding and giving some tips in what cases you will be best served to not use them.