Digital Sketchnoting
Leverage the power of an all-in-one tool.
Merge your sketchnoting skills with the unique capabilities of a digital note-taking device to amplify your learning, problem-solving, and storytelling efforts.
Course Overview
Unit 1: Compass
Get oriented with this course and identify your personal goals.
1.1 Course Roadmap
1.2 Digital Dreams
1.3 Digital Sketchnoting Mindset
1.4 Sketchnoting Basics
1.5 Capstone Project
Unit 2: Tools
Explore your hardware and software options and decide on starting tools.
2.1 Pick Your Device
2.2 Browse the Apps
2.3 Explore & Experiment
Unit 3: Techniques
Experiment with the available features inside your note-taking app.
3.1 Pens & Brushes
3.2 Canvas Size
3.3 Layers
3.4 Zooming In & Out
3.5 Moving, Rotating, & Resizing
3.6 Photo Integration
3.7 Videos & Animation
3.8 Export Options
Unit 4: Purpose
Explore the three primary uses of sketchnoting through the digital lens.
4.1 Learning
4.2 Problem-Solving
4.3 Storytelling
Unit 5: Process
Bring it all together into a digital sketchnoting process that meets your needs and can grow with you.
5.1 Build Your Process
5.2 Post-Sketchnote Workflow
5.3 Work the System
5.4 Keep Going
Capstone Project
As a final project for this course, I'll encourage you to walk us through a sketchnote you created while pointing out the tools you use and how you use them, like I do in this video about the app Concepts:
Live Visual Thinking Workshops
Connect with Doug and other visual thinkers from around the globe in these regular live events.
Monthly Q & A
Bring questions related to the course you're working through or share your latest sketchnoting project for feedback. Open to all skill and experience levels. Join us for some rich discussions about the world of visual thinking!
Upcoming Q & A:
May 8th at 9:00am Pacific Time
Quarterly Book Club
Each quarter I share two books that I'll be reading and I encourage you to pick one (or both!) to read and sketchnote along with me. We meet once a month to discuss the ideas within the books and how you're going about making them visual.
Upcoming Book Club Event:
April 22nd at 9:00am Pacific Time
Learn from anywhere.
Built on top of the Mighty Networks platform, you'll be able to access all of our resources from any browser or by using the native iOS or Android app.
But it's not just a place for you to watch video lessons. You'll also be able to share your sketchnoting work, get feedback, and ask questions so that you can keep moving forward.
What Students are Saying
Awesome course. Great introduction to so many varying digital tools. Doug’s a great instructor. You’ll love it.
Doug brings a very unique perspective while taking us through this sketchnoting course. He is a great teacher. This course is an excellent example of an agile way of teaching – the time of the course was fixed but the scope absolutely kept on evolving as we started getting deeper into digital sketchnoting. One of the best teachers to learn such wonderful knowledge. Thanks Doug.
Doug has created a global classroom where participants cheer your work, give you new ideas and useful feedback. The environment encourages you to just go ahead with your journey – your direction is the right one for you, and the community salutes you on the way. It’s been really fun.
As a teacher who works with students who learn in many different ways, including many visual learners, digital sketchnoting is a way to help students, especially these days where remote learning is a possibility for all or some of the school year. These students who say they learn best writing or drawing with pencil and paper can transfer these skills to technology. And as a teacher I can put some difficult concepts in a format that some students will understand better than just in writing. And I can do it remotely and online if necessary. I’m glad I took this course and jumped way out of my comfort zone to learn a new way to teach and reach all students.
