Many people just start developing content, using approaches akin to "Free Writing" used in some creative writing courses. The problem is that these approaches are usually inefficient. Structured approaches, such as storyboarding and outlining, can make the development process more efficient. Many Instructional Design experts prefer the "ADDIE" approach:

1. A nalysis
2. D esign
3. D evelopment
4. I mplementation
5. E valuation

We don't have time to explore ADDIE here, but a few ADDIE examples might help you when you are on your own:

1. Introduction to Instructional Design
   and the ADDIE Model by Kevin Kruse 

2. ISU College of Education - ADDIE