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Ask a Trainer Video: Storyboarding for E-Learning

By Tim Slade, Kevin Thorn

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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When you start a new e-learning project, you may wonder whether it’s worth the time and effort to draft and review a storyboard with your stakeholders and subject matter experts. And even if you decide to draft a storyboard, you need to figure out what to put in it and how much detail it needs to include.

So, for this month’s Ask a Trainer episode, I invited Kevin Thorn to join me to tackle your questions about storyboarding for e-learning. Enjoy!

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Tim Slade and Kevin Thorn Answer Your Questions About Storyboarding for E-Learning

In this video, Tim Slade and Kevin Thorn answer questions about storyboarding for e-learning.Questions answered in the video:-“When does it make sense to draft a storyboard vs. jumping straight into rapid prototyping?” (6:34)-“What tools should I be using to create my eLearning storyboards?” (11:39)-“How much detail should be included in my storyboards?” (15:49)-“How much detail should be included in a rapid prototype?” (23:07)Connect with Tim Slade:-Website: elearningacademy.io/-LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sladetim/-Twitter: twitter.com/sladetimConnect with Kevin Thorn: -Website: nuggethead.net/-LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevinthorn/-Twitter: twitter.com/LearnNuggetsInterested in submitting a question for a future video? Each month, we solicit your questions on LinkedIn and Twitter around a common topic. You can submit your questions by posting on LinkedIn or Twitter with the #ATDAskATrainer hashtag. Check out the complete ATD Ask a Trainer advice column at td.org/ask-a-trainer.

What other tips or questions do you have about storyboarding for e-learning? Share them by commenting below!

Do you have a learning question you’d like me to answer? You can email them to [email protected]. Also, make sure to visit the Ask a Trainer Hub to check out all your questions and my answers.

About the Author

Tim Slade

Tim Slade is a speaker, author, award-winning
e-learning designer, and author of The eLearning
Designer’s Handbook.

About the Author

Kevin Thorn

Kevin is a self-taught, award-winning e-learning designer and developer with a passion for the art of visual communications. After retiring from the Army, Kevin embarked on a 15-year career in the corporate workforce. He earned a B.S. in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University.

Kevin’s current role is owner and Chief NuggetHead of NuggetHead Studioz, a design, development, and consulting business including e-learning design and development, illustration and graphic design, and training and consulting. Kevin approaches every project with the creative awareness and knowledge to take a project from conception to completion, and he can be found around learning communities on Twitter as @LearnNuggets, or at LearnNuggets.com where he writes opinions, reviews, and tutorials.

2 Comments

Robert Leier

October 13, 2021 10:20 AM

I write the script, storyboard and develop eLearning, but the final product always turns out quite different than the original vision, because I think of better ways to present the content during development. But the storyboard is still a necessary step to at least get started and show stakeholders.

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Juhee Ha

August 25, 2021 04:49 PM

Thank you for this episode. I really liked the blueprint comparison and the role of the designer as the architect and the stakeholders as the homeowners on a house building project analogy.

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