Forum Discussion
Do You Storyboard Before Building in Rise?
When I'm starting a new Rise course, I often sketch out a quick outline first. Other times, I build right in Rise (especially now with AI!) and organize as I go. Lately, I've been wondering how others approach it—especially when it comes to storyboarding or outlining content ahead of time.
If you build Rise courses, I'd love to hear: Do you typically create a storyboard or outline before jumping into Rise? 📝
(And if you do, what does it usually look like—simple notes, a spreadsheet, something more detailed?)
I'm gathering some insights for an upcoming community project and would love to learn from your processes! 🙌🏼
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After building courses in Rise both ways, I have found that using One Note works the best for me. In One Note I build the outline completely, with links, references, and notations about what type of interaction to use, along the way. Once the content is fully outlined there, I have that on one screen while building the course in Rise on the other. That process has gone very smoothly and quickly for me.
Love this LeslieMcDowell! 💜 I've never used OneNote to create an outline/storyboard; however, I would assume it could be set up similarly to how someone might use a Google or Word document. Do you use a template within OneNote or start from scratch each time? Also, I'm curious if you share the OneNote outline with SMEs or wait for the course to be built for the review portion?
Ai has revolutionized how I storyboard. I prompt with create a storyboard for... (add content). This gives me a great starting point. I also use it for scripts/dialogues in my storyboard. I'm working smarter not harder and Ai is the best assistant ever.
YES I also love using AI ✨ to give me a helping hand ChrisMcAllis074 👏🏼 Once you get the output from AI, do you typically put it into a document or straight into the authoring tool or are you using AI Assistant within the Articulate products?
It depends! If I'm the subject matter expert on the course I'm creating I don't always storyboard. If I'm creating a course for someone, I will sketch my rough ideas into a storyboard, so they can give me more fleshed out content.
This makes a lot of sense, CherylStGermain! When you're creating a course for someone else, do you typically share the rough ideas with them prior to beginning to build it in the authoring tool?
KellOrding It really depends. I might talk through some rough ideas like "i'll use scenarios for this..." or something like that, but usually they tell me just to create it.
