Instructional Story Design Curriculum
With step-by-step guidance, your students can master Story Design, the method of instruction that speaks the language of every learner: stories.
See below for recommendations on how to use the exercises and assignments in the book for your Instructional Design/Technology program.
Dean of Online and Continuous Learning, Anderson University
Joshua Herron
"We recognized Rance's approach to Story Design was one that would help set our students apart in the field. We now use Rance's book in our program and he has facilitated virtual workshops with our students."
CHAPTER 1
A FAMILIAR PROCESS
Story Design seems familiar because it mirrors instructional design. It deepens the instructional designer's understanding of training's impact at every stage of the instructional design process, from SME interviews to implementing a final product: story-based training. Action-driven and incredibly compelling.
CHAPTERS 2-4
DISCOVER
Strengthen performance consulting abilities and analytical skills.
- Use PRIMED questions from the book to interview stakeholders and subject matter experts
- Write a goal for training the client
- Create an audience profile with the audience profile questionnaire
- Complete the action list template
CHAPTERS 5-7
DESIGN
Build story-writing skills and increase connection with learning audiences
- Create relatable characters following the character description guideposts
- Match characters with conflicting actions and motivations
- Start with a story premise and use the Build the Story worksheet to complete the story
CHAPTERS 8-10
DELIVER
Develop a product that makes a business impact
- Complete the storyboard template
- Produce the story with available tools and applications; use examples from the book and online resources here at needastory.com
- Design and develop a story-designed course using the Story-Reflection-Solving-Feedback model
CHAPTERS 11-13
OVERCOME BARRIERS | DESIGN for tomorrow
Construct a strategy to implement Story Design anywhere with any technology
- Study how companies like PepsiCo, Pizza Hut and others are implementing stories for training
- Create a persuasive strategy for showing the value of Story Designed training
- Use Story Design for microlearning, gamification and immersive technologies