Storyboarding

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Storyboarding

• Anthony A. Farah

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Where We Are Now?
PROBLEM
IDEA
Storyboarding happens here!
STRATEGY
PLAN
ANALYSIS
INSTRUCTION
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The Challenge Storyboarding

• Single task of authoring content
• Traditional authoring technology have come a long
  way and are transparent outside the production
  process.
• Key to success of most projects is the
  storyboarding process.
• Storyboards are to e-learning content what
  blueprints are to constructing buildings.

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The Challenge Storyboarding

• SME and ID use Storyboards to reachan agreement
  on what form the end-product will take.
• Specify the broad details of the content
• How it will be passed on to learners.
• What learning outcomes can be expected.

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Why Storyboarding is Vital?

• Cost overrun
• Missed deadlines
• Easy to missteps during SB phase
• SME and ID disengages
• this is not what we agreed on !
• its not my fault !
• SB is the reflection of the end-product on paper.
  

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Storyboarding the Process

• Make all design issues known this is the
  perfect time, because cost of experimentation is
  at its lowest.
• Iron out all these issues
• Vision
• Learning theory
• Media selection
• Content organization
• User interface
• Narration
• Interactivity
• Good social process produce good collaborative
  results.

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Storyboarding at a Glance

• Step 1 Initial Storyboard Content
• State the content Learning Objectives as per the
  course blue print.
• Follow the content structure that was predefined
  in the course blue print.
• Insert the written content received from the SME
  into the FTC.
• Step 2 Establish the Content Assets
• Manage the media assets such as images, video,
  audio, animations, etc.
• Write specific programming notes to developers
  for each asset.
• Step3 Modify Storyboards
• Integrate feedback from SME, colleagues, and
  developers.

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Storyboarding at a Glance
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Final Text Content (FTC)

• Below is a snap shot of a page from the newly
  created FTC that went to the SME for review.

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Storyboard

• Below is a snap shot of a page from the actual SB
  that went to the production team.

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End Product

• This is a screen-shot of one of the slides of the
  end-product.

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Workshop

• You will be given one page of content.
• Your task, as a group, is to create a SB.
• Hints
• Read the content (visualize)
• Be creative (in presenting the material)
• how to make the student comprehend the material
  being presented).
• Attract the student.
• Keep the student motivated.
• Remember your target (LOs must be met)
• Self-Check test (your evidence)

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Thank you for your attention

• .. Happy storyboarding !