Possible Task with StoryboardThat

This task could be related to the SAMR framework, “a model to encourage educators to significantly enhance the quality of education provided via technology” (Romrell et al., 2014). For such authors, “there are four classifications of the SAMR model: substitution, augmentation, modification and redefinition” (Romrell et al., 2014). 

Jackson (2023), differentiates the four levels in the following way:

“Substitution: Tech acts as a direct tool substitute, with no functional change.

Augmentation: Tech acts as a direct tool substitute with some functional improvement.

Modification: Tech allows for significant task design. 

Redefinition: Tech allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivable” (Jackson, 2023). 

The task with StoryboardThat can be placed at the augmentation level of the framework since technology “provides some type of functional improvement over what could have been achieved with traditional tools” (Romrell et al., 2014). Some functional improvements in StoryboardThat may include quick visual scene creation, easy panel rearrangement and integrated text and imagery. These enhancements can improve narrative clarity and allow more efficient revisions than traditional paper-and-pencil methods.