Instructional Designers Just Wanna Have Fun

Sometimes, Instructional Designers just want to do something a little quirky to investigate and explore a new tool. That’s what happened when I was getting to know gomo! Packed full of options for design flexibility, integration, and xAPI reporting capabilities, gomo helps content designers and developers build responsive, adaptative learning opportunities. I hope you have some fun with this work sample, too!

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Flip Card Interaction

This interaction, built in Storyline, is a great way to display a lot of information efficiently. Although it looks simple, there is a complex triggering system which allows the user to interact with the content freely, without forcing a linear or pre-determined progression through the images.

This interaction is also designed to be a team template, with dev text and other instructions in the Notes section.


Articulate Storyline with Animation (simple design)

Within a simple project design, authoring tools like Storyline allow instructional designers to partner with clients to determine the level of interaction and complexity.

This example is an uncomplicated course containing interaction and animation.

 

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Complex Storyboarding

Depending upon client needs, development strategy, the number of stakeholders involved, the review process, and the chosen content delivery method, storyboards can become considerably more complex.

This example of storyboarding highlights an elevated level of detail necessary for a more involved development and review process. This storyboard was designed for deployment on the Thought Industries platform.

Click here to download a PDF version of this file – complex storyboard example

 

Simple Storyboarding

Preliminary design work, like storyboarding, helps ensure a project’s success – regardless of the genre or media type.

Throughout my career, I have responded to clients’ needs for varying levels of detail in the storyboard of their projects.

This example of simple storyboarding includes graphic placeholders, content, and narration suggestions, and development notes.

Click here to download and view development notes – Seven Seconds to Success storyboard