Storyboarding in Storyline

Before creating a visual prototype iteration, a written storyboard that links your Behavioral Objectives to your course treatments of each gets you organized.

Storyboards are often done using MS Office or Google Docs. Both of these methods are fine but let me show you a way to do it inside of your Storyline course as its own hidden Scene. In an upcoming video, I will show you the traditional storyboard method that works great for content-centric courses.

The important thing to understand is that when you storyboard your course slide for slide, word for word in the design process you risk being too prescriptive before you get to a first iteration of your experiential prototype. The video below is a first step in mapping Behavioral Objectives to course interface treatments in a way that lets you be flexible. Another bonus is you can use Articulate Review 360 comments to get real time feedback on your Activity and Action Mapping ideas before you start any visual work.

Author: Kevin Cassidy

ELearning Instructional Designer / Developer with a formal education in television and broadcast communications, specializing in media based training, screen casting, micro learning, software simulations and documentation, video-based learning, Learning Management Systems and corporate SharePoint intranets.