Bloom’s Taxonomy Storyboard

Course name: Module or lesson name: Date:

1. Remember 2. Understand 3. Apply

Recognize, list, describe, identify, locate Interpret, summarize, paraphrase, compare, classify, Execute, use, implement, illustrate, teach, solve,
explain modify, calculate
What should your students remember after completing this course/
module? What should your students understand after completing this course/ How will your students be able to apply their new knowledge or skills
1. module? after completing this course/module?
1. 1.

2.
2. 2.

3. 3. 3.

Define activities that will help your students remember the subject matter of this course/ Define activities that will help your students understand the subject matter of this course/ Define activities that will help your students apply the subject matter of this course/
module, e.g.: module, e.g.: module, e.g.:
• Memorize a list of facts • Summarize the lesson • Use the knowledge from the module to complete a quiz
• Describe the purpose of the course/module • Explain the examples used in the presentation

4. Analyze 5. Evaluate 6. Create

Compare, contrast, categorize, differentiate, Critique, hypothesize, check, experiment, judge, test Design, construct, plan, produce, invent, plan,
investigate, deconstruct propose
What critical thinking skills will this course/module teach your
What analytical skills will this course/module teach your students? students? What will your students be able to create after completing this course/
1. module?
1.
1.

2. 2.
2.

3. 3. 3.

Define activities that will help your analyze relevant information using their new Define activities that will help your apply critical thinking using their new knowledge or Define activities that will help your analyze relevant information using their new
knowledge or skills, e.g.: skills, e.g.: knowledge or skills, e.g.:
• Compare two approaches discussed in the course • Use your knowledge to propose solutions to a problem • Design a plan/strategy/model

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Gagné’s 9 Events of Instruction Storyboard
Course name: Module or lesson name: Date:

Event 1: Gain the learner’s attention Event 4: Present the instruction Event 7: Provide feedback
How will you gain the learners attention? What will you include in your lecture? How will you provide your students with feedback?
Will you focus on group or individual feedback?
List introductory information, anecdotes, fun facts, etc. that you What visual materials will you include in your presentation?
will use in this course/module intro:
List the key elements of your delivery (that you can then flesh
1. out into a script and presentation):
2. 1.
3.
2.
4.
5. 3.
BEFORE you present the instruction

AFTER you present the instruction

WHILE you present the instruction
Event 2: Tell them what they are going to learn Event 5: Guided practice Event 8: Assess performance
How will you introduce the subject matter of your course/ What activities and exercises will you include in this course/ Help your students assess their progress. You can provide
module in an engaging and relevant way? module to help your students practice their new knowledge them with self-assessments tools, e.g. journaling strategies, or
or skills? you can direct them to an online community of peers. You can
Answer the following questions:
also help them understand what real-life tasks employ their
1.
Why is this course valuable to my students? What will they take new knowledge.
away from it?
How will you help your students assess their performance?
1.
State the learning objectives: 2.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
4. 3.

5.

Event 3: Stimulate the recall of prior learning Event 6: Independent performance Event 9: Extension and transfer
How does this course/module fit in with what your students What activities and exercises will you ask your students to Define how you will encourage students to internalize their
already know? Can they apply familiar learning patterns to it? perform on their own? new knowledge or skills. List ways in which they can apply
their learnings to their life and work. Provide further reading or
1.
information on follow-up courses/modules if relevant.

2.

To place your program in context: 3.

1. Ask your students about their experiences related to the course subject matter
2. Ask your students about their understanding of related concepts

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ADDIE Storyboard
Course name: Module or lesson name: Date:

1. Analyze 2. Design 3. Develop

Pre-launch Pre-launch Pre-launch
Who is your audience? Why do they need this course/module? How will information be sequenced in this course/module? What Write your lecture. Collect visuals. Put together slides. [Create course/
What are their needs, challenges, motivations? visuals should be included? What activities will you plan for students? module script and upload all necessary data into your online course
[Create course/module outline] platform]

Post-launch Post-launch Post-launch

How can I work my findings form the “Evaluate” stage into a new, better What elements of this course or module, specifically, need Apply edits to your course script and presentation.
version of the course/module? improvement? What should the new, improved version look like?

4. Implement 5. Evaluate
Pre-launch Pre and post-launch
Deliver the course/module to a focus group. How effective and engaging was the course/module?
What could be improved?

Post-launch
Deliver the updated version of the course/module to students.

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SAM Storyboard
Course name: Module or lesson name: Date:

Evaluate Design
Pre-launch Define what information should go into this course/module.
Decide on the sequencing.
What is the market need for this course/module? Collect visual resources for your presentation.
Who are my potential students? What are their needs, challenges, motivations? Prepare activities for your students (quizzes, scenarios, etc.)
How will my course/module address those needs, challenges, motivations?

Post-launch
Is there anything about this course’s/module’s outline or delivery that could be improved?
Did my students benefit from this training? Did I effectively cover the subject matter?

Develop
Film your video lecture.
Put together your presentation.
Write down a script.
Upload the course to your online course platform.

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Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction Storyboard
Course name: Module or lesson name: Date:

1. Task/Problem centered 2. Activation 3. Demonstration

What real-world problems is this course/module relevant to? What How will I engage and activate my students’ prior knowledge or How will I demonstrate this course/module’s subject matter in a way
real tasks will my students be able to apply this knowledge or skills to? learning patterns? that relates to real problems or tasks?
List a series of problems or tasks, ordered from the least to the most List relevant contexts for the knowledge or skills you’re teaching: List examples, scenarios and anegdotes you will use in your lecture or
complex: presentation:
1.
1. 1.

2.
2.
2.

3.

3. 3.

4.

4. Application 5. Integration
How will my students practicly apply their new knowledge or skills? How can the knowledge or skills gained by my students in this course/
module be applied to their real lives, jobs, etc.?
List exercises and quizzes you will include in this course/module:
List a few ways students can integrate their learnings into their lives:
1.
1.

2.
2.

3. 3.

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Action Mapping Storyboard
Course name: Module or lesson name: Date:

1. Goal 2. Actions
What’s the central objective or takeaway of this course or module? What actions have to be taken to achieve this goal?
Your objective: Action 1:

Action 2:

Action 3:

3. Practice activities 4. Information

What are practical ways my students can learn to perform and practice these actions? What information is necessary to perform these activities?
Exercise: Talking point 1:

Quiz: Talking point 2:

Guided Practice: Talking point 3:

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70:20:10 Storyboard
Course name: Module or lesson name: Date:

70% 20%
Experience, experiment, reflection Working with others
What practical applications of knowledge will this course or module support? How will you encourage your students to learn from peers?
What relevant activities will you include? (This can include creating a dedicated Facebook group for course participants, etc.)

10%
Formal, planned learning
What self-study activities or homework will you include in your this course of module?

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