Week 6
Interactive Module Storyboard Draft

How does the module you sketched out fit within your minicourse?
Module 01 is the first of two modules for my minicourse. It lays the groundwork by introducing learners to the Hatch Insights™ digital platform and explaining how it can be used to support small-group instruction in the classroom. NOTE: This minicourse will be arranged so that learners who are familiar with the general nature of Hatch Insights™ may have the option to skip over to Lesson 1.2 which delves more into Hatch Insights™ and small-group instruction, or hop over to Module 02 where they will be shown how to navigate within Hatch Insights™ in order to generate a small-group lesson plan. 

What are your thoughts on the storyboarding process?
I think storyboarding is a critical piece in the design process of any ID project. It is the blueprint that can guide you through the development phase--saving you valuable time, energy, and money down the road. Storyboarding also helps clarify your thoughts on what you want to see (and/or hear) and experience in the finished product. It provides a shared vision among instructional designers, SMEs, and clients. Likewise, I think that it is a working document in that you can (within a reasonable and agreed-upon time-frame) return back and add onto or take away from as you encounter additional project challenges later on in the design and development process.

Would you use storyboards to help you create additional content for your minicourse?
In this particular storyboarding exercise, creating the storyboard actually prompted me to include additional content of a Canva presentation into Learning Activity 1.2. A storyboard allows me to visualize what is possible given online resources, tools, and material available to me--while always keeping in mind the module objectives. 

Reflect on the software program or template you used to create your storyboard.
After pouring over many sample storyboard templates, I decided to pattern mine after one that looked pretty simple and straightforward. It was also something I could recreate on Google Docs--which is an application I am quite familiar with. This in turn made the task of storyboarding relatively easy for me. I also added a section on each storyboard slide that indicated which of Gagné's 9 Events of Instruction the slide addressed. I did this after reflecting on comments from other instructional designers that this would be a helpful addition to their storyboarding process. The current template fits my needs and I don't see a need so far to find an alternative.