Course Description

Whiteboard animations are videos that ‘show’ the learner an idea or concept through a series of live drawings. Being short and crisp, they align very well to the needs of the modern corporate learner and are fast gaining popularity as an impactful tool for learning delivery in technology-aided learning.

Course Duration: 2 Months

Classes: 5 Days In a Week

Timing: Morning / Evening

5 Tips To Create Effective Whiteboard Animations in e-Learning

1. Solid script
   That’s where you begin. Your script must identify the core learning that you wish to share – and also put it in crisp, succulent terms. Keep in mind that the animation should ideally have minimal text, so use words judicially. Your script should also define how long your video will be, and it should set the pace of image-transitions on the video.
2. Suitable flow
   Ideally, a whiteboard animation should have a distinct beginning, middle and end – like in a story. This flow works wonders in helping the learners understand the issue or concept being taught and how it affects their work lives. Typically, whiteboard animations are short (anywhere from 60 seconds to 5 minutes) and the flow needs to be smooth.
3. Powerful imagery
   Illustrations and images are the backbone of a whiteboard animation video. Creating suitable images and illustrations might take time, but it is time well-spent. In the absence of words, your powerful imagery will be able to make an instant connect with the audience. Illustrations should be developed keeping the audience profile and their cultural or social predispositions in mind. Since the illustrations are either hand drawn or computer generated, they can be tweaked and reworked upon as per the need.
4. Accompanying audio
   Audio is an important accompaniment to the illustrations in a whiteboard animation. In the absence of on-screen text, voice -over describes the ideas and concept in detail. The voice over is developed as per the nature of the animation video and is successful in ‘humanizing’ the e-content.
5. Background music
   Music and sound effects are powerful tools to jazz up the video and create greater impact. They help in creating realistic scenarios even when the scene presented before the learner is an illustration. For instance, even if it is an animated illustration of a door opening – the accompanying ‘creak’ will help the learner perceive it as real.

A few years ago, the process of creating a whiteboard animation was long-drawn and tedious. The popular way was to actually take a video of a hand drawing on a whiteboard and then fast-pace it to make it look ‘animated’. Nowadays the process is much simpler and easier. Using popular graphics software like Flash, Photoshop or Illustrator, it is possible to draw illustrations. Animation software like VideoScribe can then create a hand-animation effect and produce the video in MP4 format. This can then be uploaded on a video-sharing platform like YouTube, your company website – or even the organization LMS – for learners to view.