Storyboarding Designing an effective online course

Purpose of Storyboarding Storyboarding is a common practice for film makers, animators and web developers. It is being utilized more frequently by educators and course developers. It allows educators to visualize how a course will appear to the student.

Adding Content (to the empty spaces)

What the student sees (after you’ve added all that great content)

Using a Storyboard to Organize

Organizing for a good first impression

Planning an online lesson The content in this example has been divided into 3 time periods. The content in this example has been divided into 3 time periods. Each time period will contain weekly lessons. Each time period will contain weekly lessons.

An example of an online lesson The course topic of Medieval England is divided into 3 different weeks of readings and activities. The course topic of Medieval England is divided into 3 different weeks of readings and activities.

An example of an online lesson Storyboard each lesson to understand what you want to present and how to reinforce it through activities. Storyboard each lesson to understand what you want to present and how to reinforce it through activities.

Mapping content resources with online tools Some Vista tools:  Learning Module  Content Page  Assessments  Discussion Topics  Media Library collection Content for Medieval England organizer Organize Weekly Material with Table of Contents Timeline and readings Weekly quiz on material read. Contribute to Weekly discussion Reference photos

Using the learning module

Conclusion Online courses give you the opportunity to present a great deal of material to a student in a variety of formats. Online courses give you the opportunity to present a great deal of material to a student in a variety of formats. The student is at risk of information overload if the content is not presented in a logical, user-friendly manner. The student is at risk of information overload if the content is not presented in a logical, user-friendly manner. Storyboarding helps to organize the presentation of the material and facilitates breaking the course into smaller chunks which work more effectively in an online environment. Storyboarding helps to organize the presentation of the material and facilitates breaking the course into smaller chunks which work more effectively in an online environment. (Storyboarding your online course is a euphemism for planning!) (Storyboarding your online course is a euphemism for planning!)