Yale University Library Research Guides: Digital Tutorials Advisory Group: From Idea to Storyboard

Session One: From Idea to Storyboard

Session Objectives:

Describe various standards and guidelines that inform the tutorial creation process (online pedagogy, accessibility, branding, writing for the web, committee documentation)
Identify content that is well-suited for video and develop learning objectives
Write an engaging, succinct storyboard and script

Slides: Idea to Storyboard

Tools

Writing Learning Objectives
Handy PDF from the Association of American Medical Colleges summarizing how to write good learning objectives.
Writing Intended Learning Outcomes
The Poorvu Center's faculty-facing resource on writing learning outcomes (for our purposes, outcomes/objectives are interchangeable).
Bloom's Taxonomy Verbs
There are many representations of Bloom's taxonomy, but this is my personal favorite. This one uses original domain terminology.
Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
This image reflects the updated domain names from the 2001 publication. There are, however, fewer example verbs in this graphic.

Video tutorial considerations

Take time to write down your video tutorial intentions. Then using those intentions consider: does this video tutorial already exist and what is the value of creating a new video?

What is your video idea or topic:
Who is your audience?:
Using Bloom's Taxonomy (linked above), write your 1-2 learning objectives using the structure: "By the end of this video, viewers will be able to...":
On YouTube or around the web, find a video tutorial similar to yours (in topic, purpose, audience, etc.) .

What is one thing this video does well?
What is one thing this video could do better?

Additional Information & Optional Reading

Understanding by Design
From Vanderbilt's Center for Teaching, this article discusses the foundational text behind backward design as well as applications of/benefits of the course design strategy.
Backward Design
Process overview from the Poorvu Center.

Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins; Jay McTighe
ISBN: 9781416602248
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Foundational text for designing curriculum, instruction, and assessments that lead students to genuine understanding.

Effective Educational Videos: Principles and Guidelines for Maximizing Student Learning from Video Content
Comprehensive literature review in three main areas: managing cognitive load, engaging students, and incorporating active learning. From Cynthia Brame, 2016.
What Makes a Good Tutorial Video? Here are 7 Essentials You Need to Include
Easy-reading blog post from the company that developed Camtasia. Mirrors the Brame piece, but less academic.

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Digital Tutorials Advisory Group: From Idea to Storyboard

Session One: From Idea to Storyboard

Tools

Video tutorial considerations

Additional Information & Optional Reading

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