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Using Storyline to storyboard projects
At last week's workshop with Charity Learning, we talked about storyboarding courses and the formats available to designers.
It doesn't matter at all how designers choose to write and storyboard ...
I just noticed this post so I'll add my process. All feedback is appreciated!
I work in a small organization where I am a 1-person training group. I create 30 min - 1 hr. courses from the beginning analysis through the development and use Storyline to prototype the course. I'm using a rapid prototyping approach.
I have 3 basic steps:
- After doing some analysis with the SME and understanding what they want, I create a Content/task document in Word that has the outline of the topics and the descriptions of each one. I try to write the topics in the order I think they should appear. I get this approved and move on to the next step.
- Then I create a Design document by copying the Content document updating that with my design flow. I use the descriptions I already wrote as audio and add more audio scripts as needed. I also add places where I need to show pictures or diagrams. Sometimes I will even add the actual pictures I will use here if they need to be reviewed by the SME. I use this document to create the course in Storyline.
- I develop the course as a prototype with much of the flow, pictures, diagrams and content, review that with the SME, create revisions from feedback, and when the final revision is approved, complete the course and then schedule a user test.
