How to Write an eLearning Storyboard | How-To Workshop

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When designing and developing an eLearning course, one of the first things you want to do is write an eLearning storyboard. An eLearning storyboard lets outline and document your learning content slide-by-slide and lets you review it with your stakeholders and subject matter experts before you begin development.

While storyboarding is an important part of the whole instructional design process for eLearning development, if you've never written an eLearning storyboard before, it can be overwhelming to figure out how to get started. How do you organize your course content, when should you use a written storyboard vs. a visual storyboard, and how do you review it with your stakeholders and subject matter experts? These are all questions you've likely asked yourself when trying to write your first eLearning storyboard.

So, in this How-To Workshop, I'll walk you through my process for how to write an eLearning storyboard from beginning to end, including several real-world eLearning storyboard examples from my own projects.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
04:12 What is an eLearning Storyboard?
08:26 Why Write an eLearning Storyboard?
11:49 How Do You Write an eLearning Storyboard?
12:34 Step One: Collect & Organize Your Learning Content
13:40 Collect Your Learning Content
17:45 Create an eLearning Course Outline
20:55 eLearning Course Outline Examples
27:39 Step Two: Pick an eLearning Storyboard Format
27:57 Types of eLearning Storyboards
30:45 Written eLearning Storyboards
31:35 Visual eLearning Storyboards
34:32 Determine How You Want to Present Your Course Content
37:20 Written eLearning Storyboard Example
44:50 Visual eLearning Storyboard Example
50:21 Video Storyboard Example
55:25 Step Three: Draft the Storyboard
56:10 What to Include in an eLearning Storyboard?
59:35 Steps Four & Five: Review & Edit Your eLearning Storyboard
59:56 Manage Your Review Cycles
01:03:00 Storyboard Review Instructions Example
01:05:05 Closing

[Maybathome]

I've just completed my master's degree in Education and Technology in an attempt to become an e-learning designer. 1 year of very intensive studies, thousands of pounds and tons of stress, and I steel feel like an imposter. After watching your free tutorials I realise they have more value than a full master's course. Thank you

[YanYanKwan]

This is not just a tutorial video about how to make a storyboard, also gives me lot of ideas about how to organize my thoughts and plans!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[iamtrinajones]

I've binged watch a number of your trainings and have learned so much about eLearning design today than I have over the past two years. Thank you so much!

[gillefhaolain]

Hi Tim. I am currently a teacher wishing to change careers and become an instructional designer. I have watched many of your How To videos and just wanted to say how incredibly informative and inspiring they are. The more of them I watch the more feel I could really do this. Your videos have also made me feel that I’d really genuinely love doing it. I now feel like I have a really clear idea of how to get started on my journey to becoming an instructional designer thanks to your brilliant advice, the worked through examples you give and all the insightful tips. Thank you.

[gabyjansen]

I love your explanations, even so much info crammed into a few effortless sentences, and Miro example! New fan from the Netherlands here. Thanks for the inspo!

[saagar_kapoor]

Tim, you are a legend and your intention to genuinely add value and help other people who struggle with ID shows in your videos. Hats off ❤️

[leighmorgan]

What an amazing, comprehensive video on Storyboards! Thank you, Tim! Well done... as usual!

[rootedivyflowerfarm]

I cannot express how much this clarified this process for me. Thank you so much for taking the time to make videos like this.

[sounakbhattacharya]

This is the best video about storyboarding I have ever come across. Thank you so much.

[efkaable]

That's so comprehensive and eye-opening! I'm literally revisiting some of my initial experiences and finding out how I could have used storyboards strategically back then. I love your advice on dealing with scope creep. It's spot on. Thank you!

[johnkimpan]

This was the most informational video I've seen explaining the storyboarding process. As someone new to storyboards, this is exactly what I needed. Thank you! Since this was so helpful, I just joined the elearning academy community.

[jacquelinelimonchi]

This helped me understand Storyboards so much! I feel like this video broke it into chunks that I was able to feel more comfortable with. I love the way you showed the outcome of the storyboard in the actual eLearning course created because it allowed me to see how different and similar they can be. Thank you!!!!

[krisbickell]

Tim, well done! You really helped make the concept of storyboarding much more dynamic!

[andreataylor]

Tim, this is the most comprehensive and comprehensible explanation of the storyboarding process I have listened to since getting into this field last year. Thank you so much for your calm and informative delivery. Excellent job!

[jacquelineteagle]

This video was direct and to the point, no fluff. Thank You

[amysilva]

Thank you so much, Tim! This is a fantastic resource on storyboarding. I just met an instructional designer who only creates the storyboards, then passes them on to other members of the team to create the course using different authoring tools. I didn't even know that was a thing, and then you mentioned it in your video! I asked him if he would give me some feedback on the first storyboard that I created. This gave me some great tips to improve it before I pass it on to him! Thank you!

[chatorigaliwithsumanji]

Thank you so much!!! This is the best video I have encountered on storyboarding basics.🙇‍♂

[minal]

Thank you Tim for passing on the knowledge. I love the way you explain which is to the point. Please create more videos on Articulate Storyline which includes creating templates, complex interactivity with complex functionality, game based learning etc.
Best regards from India 😊

[saverino]

This video is gold! Thanks Tim for helping me clarify this storyboarding process.

[AlFrank-yoxo]

Tim, this was super! I've done a lot of storyboarding and picked up a number of new ideas.