eLearning Storyboard Basics

eLearning Storyboard Basics

Shelby Chuday

FUN FACT: The eLearning market is expected to grow by $1.72 TRILLION between 2021-2026!

Reference: Technavio. (n.d.). E-learning Market Size to Grow by USD 1.72 trillion at a CAGR of 16.35% |Increasing Adoption of Microlearning to emerge as Key Driver | Technavio. Www.prnewswire.com. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/e-learning-market-size-to-grow-by--usd-1-72-trillion-at-a-cagr-of-16-35-increasing-adoption-of-microlearning-to-emerge-as-key-driver--technavio-301546203.html

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

• Describe three major advantages of utilizing Storyboarding to build eLearning experiences
• Assess a variety of eLearning Storyboard templates and determine which are most effective
• Construct an eLearning Storyboard template that is clear, concise, and appropriate for eLearning contexts.

01 Housekeeping Items

Important Items

Student Materials

Discussion Board Forums

Instructor Contact Info

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02 Discussion #1

Welcome to Discussion #1

Carefully read the prompt below. Head over to our DB Forum to contribute!

Think about a time that you had to create a plan or blueprint for something. This could relate to a wedding, building a new home, studying for a class, etc. What were the major advantages to mapping out a plan of action ahead of time?

*** The discussion board forum link is listed on the previous slide as well as Page 3 of the Job Aid.***

03 Storyboarding Key Terms & Advantages

What is Storyboarding?

Let's take a look at some relevant key terms. Place your cursor over each term below to learn more!

• Storyboard

• Target Audience
• Authoring Tool

• Assessment Criteria

• Design Model

Yusoff, N. M., & Salim, S. S. (2016). Reflections on eLearning Storyboard for Interaction Design. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 60–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39483-1_6

Advantages of Utilizing Storyboarding for eLearning

Saves Time

Content and nagivation of the course serves as an outline and guide for development.

Identifies Alignment Gaps

Areas of potential weakness are more easily identifiable.

Tailors Content

Easily tailors content to the intended audience.

Yusoff, N. M., & Salim, S. S. (2016). Reflections on eLearning Storyboard for Interaction Design. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 60–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39483-1_6

Time to Check your Understanding.

Knowledge Check!

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04 Assessing Storyboard Templates for eLearning

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Weak eLearning Storyboarding Templates

Good eLearning Storyboarding Templates

• Tell a story
• Include critical components (such as case studies, exam, etc.).
• Utilize technology as an advantage to the learner and are driven by creativity

• Lack organization
• Have no logical flow
• Lack details or are focused on too many details

Free eLearning Storyboard Template for Better, Faster, Instructional Design. (n.d.). ELearningArt. Retrieved November 28, 2022, from https://elearningart.com/development/storyboard/

Welcome to Discussion #2

Carefully read the prompt below. Head over to our DB Forum to contribute!

Take a look at the following article provided in the Discussion Forum. Which of the templates do you feel has the strongest design or potential for impact on its learners? Which has the weakest? Defend your argument in 2-3 sentences.

Reference: Free eLearning Storyboard Template for Better, Faster, Instructional Design. (n.d.). ELearningArt. Retrieved November 28, 2022, from https://elearningart.com/development/storyboard/

*** The discussion board forum link is listed on the previous slide as well as Page 3 of the Job Aid.***

Now it's time to practice!

For the summative assessment in this course (Discussion #3), you will be creating your own storyboard template. Keep it simple! Do not spend more than 5 minutes on this. You are not filling in the template with content, you are simply creating the layout. Please be sure to review page 6 in your Job Aid located in the Student Materials folder for this course before attempting this assignment. Post your template in the DB Forum.

Learning Objectives

Now, you should be able to:

• Describe three major advantages of utilizing Storyboarding to build eLearning experiences
• Assess a variety of eLearning Storyboard templates and determine which are most effective
• Construct an eLearning Storyboard template that is clear, concise, and appropriate for eLearning contexts.

References

Please refer to the References page in the Student Materials folder for further research and review.

Thank you for participating in this lesson! My hope is that you are leaving this lesson with a wealth of knowledge and a wonderfully crafted eLearning storyboard template that is adaptable to any eLearning project!