Webinar - The Art of Storyboarding

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Desirée Pinder

Mastering the Art of Storyboarding

Mastering the Art of Storyboarding

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Speaker

Desiree Pinder

Executive Director / Founder

Artisan E-Learning


Host

Jamaica Glenn

Raptivity Valued Professional


1. Click the arrow icon at the upper right, in the webinar panel

2. Expand the Audio section3. Click the Audio setup4. If necessary, choose the ‘Use Telephone’ option to see a

phone number you can use

If you cannot hear the audio:

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• What is a storyboard? • Why create one?

• How do I build my content?• How do I show my content in a storyboard?

OVERVIEW

• What should I include?• How is it laid out?• What mistakes should I

avoid?

• Elements of a storyboard• Standardization of a

storyboard• How can a storyboard help

me?


What Is a Storyboard?

A storyboard is a map of your course.• Shows where your course is going• Creates the “vision” for the course• Provides directions to the programmers/artists• Contains your course content


Why Create One?

• It is a means to share the direction, vision, content, etc. for your course.

• It can save project time.• It can save money.• It can help you with client reviews.


Reference: Steamboat Willie Comic Strip


Format Samples







Sample High-Level Storyboard

From E-Learning Fundamentals: A Practical Guide published by ATD Press


More Format Samples


P r o v i d e d b y T r i t o n S o l u t i o n s


P r o v i d e d b y T r i t o n S o l u t i o n s


P r o v i d e d b y S t e e l B e a c h P r o d u c t i o n s


Gaye’s text file



From E-Learning Fundamentals: A Practical Guide published by ATD Press


From E-Learning Fundamentals: A Practical Guide published by ATD PressImage provided courtesy of American Red Cross


Create a Template:Format Options

• Word Document• PowerPoint Document• Individual Text Files• Supplied by Vendor, Programmer, or Tool• The Tool Itself


From the E-Learning Uncovered Blog – www.elearninguncovered.comThe Artisan E-Learning Storyboard

http://elearninguncovered.com/resources/c2e/Sample%20Storyboard.docx


PowerPoint Template






• When you know the tool well• When you are the SME• When you wear many hats• When a visual needs to be animated• When you already have a similar

project completed you can borrow from

Storyboard in the Tool?


• Develop Objectives• Create Taxonomy and Outline• Identify Instructional Strategies• Identify Test Strategies• Identify Course Feature/Available

Options• Gather Content (Build or Use

Existing?)• Build Storyboard

Writing


• Page Numbers• Text

–Learning Points–Learner Instructions– Instructional Design Strategies–Alt-Text

• Audio• Video• Graphics/media

What to Include


• Programming Instructions–Navigation–Links, documents, or special features– Interactions–Questions

What to Include


1. Set design standards

2. Decide on standard language

3. Develop template

4. Automate common functions

Templates & Standards


Style Guides

• Style Guide Used– Company– Gregg Reference Manual

• Abbreviations• Acronyms• Bulleted Lists• Capitalization• Punctuation


Standardizing Text

(Procedure Complete):


Blank Template


Auto Correct


Create a Template:Format Options

• Word Document• PowerPoint Document• Individual Text Files• Supplied by Vendor, Programmer, or Tool• The Tool Itself


Design Document


Tips for Success

• Develop naming conventions.• Make it visual for the end users.• Know the programmer/artist’s timelines.• Watch your character count.• Graph the vision of your course.• Proof headings, captions, & graphics.


1. Writing Issues• Writing rambling text• Being too wordy• Using poor grammar• Using inconsistent writing styles• Being too formal and boring• Using first person• Lack of proofing

Common Mistakes


1. Set up a proofing process

2. Proof

3. Correct

4. Review

5. Correct

Proofing


2. Instructional Design Issues• Giving unclear objectives• Teaching only how• Asking questions that aren’t

performance-based• Having SMEs write them• Using non-testable objectives• Writing it the way you teach it – just

because

Common Mistakes


3. E-Learning Issues• Giving unclear instructions• Referring to other modules incorrectly• Using interactions just because you can• Getting too caught up in what is

possible• Incorrectly estimating skill

Common Mistakes


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Webinar - The Art of Storyboarding

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sample highlevel storyboard