Friday, July 3, 2009

A Storyboarding Template from the MinuteBio site

Jeffery at MinuteBio has a great new post - which includes a good storyboard template. He also includes other storyboard resources.

Check it out: http://minutebio.com/blog/2009/06/29/storyboard-templates-and-resources/

While on his site, check out the free e-learning course links. I liked the airport screener training at http://www.msnbc.com/modules/airport_security/screener/.

Wild and Wacky Friday: Screw in a lightbulb

Have you ever wondered about CFL light bulbs? Why would you want to use them instead of regular light bulbs? Check out this training video from the folks at Common Craft.

"CFL Lightbulbs in Plain English" introduces the benefits and risks of using compact fluorescent light bulbs. The video focuses on saving money and reducing pollution by switching to bulbs that use less electricity. The video includes:

  • The connection between using electricity and burning coal
  • Cost savings of using a CFL compared to a normal bulb
  • How switching to CFLs can reduce CO2 emissions
  • Proper disposal of CFL lightbulbs, which contain mercury

Check it out: http://www.commoncraft.com/cfl-video

http://www.commoncraft.com/transcript-cfl-light-bulbs-plain-english

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Storyboarding Software

Free to try. Storyboarder Pro integrates into Microsoft Word (2003 or later).

Check it out: http://www.storyboarderpro.com/

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Tips for effective storyboarding

ASTD presentation - tips from the front lines
Check it out: http://tk07.astd.org/Handouts%20for%20Web/FR204.pdf

Creating Scripts and Storyboards for e-Learning - article from Kevin Kruse
Check it out: http://www.e-learningguru.com/articles/art2_5.htm

Storyboards tailored to you
Check it out: http://www.elearningguild.com/pdf/2/050304des.pdf

Storyboards for eLearning
Check it out: http://theelearningcoach.com/getting_started/storyboards-for-elearning/

Monday, June 29, 2009

History of Storyboarding Video

My focus this week is on storyboarding e-Learning. I've been searching for a new tool or template to use - something easy enough for SMEs to review with enough features for developers. Through my research, I have collected a series of programs, videos and articles to share. Hope they help you!

Check out this video on the history of storyboard - much of this translates to e-learning. The author of this blog has another article on when to storyboard.

Check it out: http://minutebio.com/blog/2009/06/25/it-came-from-hollywood-storyboarding/

http://minutebio.com/blog/2009/01/13/to-storyboard-or-not-to-storyboard/