Digital Storytelling Remix: Three Little Pigs
Become a Literacy Pedagogy Specialist!
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A digital publisher has sent you a prototype of a new Three Little Pigs e-book for 5-year-olds. They’ve added "bells and whistles" that they claim make the book "high-tech" and "engaging". However, we know that poorly designed interactions can actually hinder comprehension. Your mission is to audit the scene, identify the "Pitfalls", and prescribe "Research-Based Nudges" to fix them.
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There are 3 Bad Designs on this page that violate Multimedia Learning principles. Click on the elements to investigate them!
The Big Bad Wolf stood before the house made of bricks. He took a very deep breath. "I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!" he shouted. But the brick house was very strong. The Wolf huffed and he puffed, but the house did not move.
Continue
There are 3 Bad Designs on this page that violate Multimedia Learning principles. Click on the elements to investigate them!
The Big Bad Wolf stood before the house made of bricks. He took a very deep breath. "I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!" he shouted. But the brick house was very strong. The Wolf huffed and he puffed, but the house did not move.
Continue
There are 3 Bad Designs on this page that violate Multimedia Learning principles. Click on the elements to investigate them!
The Big Bad Wolf stood before the house made of bricks. He took a very deep breath. "I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!" he shouted. But the brick house was very strong. The Wolf huffed and he puffed, but the house did not move.
Continue
WAIT A MINUTE!
Hold on! Are these "Bells and Whistles" actually helping? They are flashy, clickable, but are they educational? Let’s look at the evidence from Takacs et al. (2015) to see if this feature is a "Narrative Nudge" or just a distracting "Pitfall."
Continue
Continue
Continue
The Big Bad Wolf stood before the house made of bricks. He took a very deep breath. "I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!" he shouted. But the brick house was very strong. The Wolf huffed and he puffed, but the house did not move.
Continue
Audit Complete!
Great work, Specialist! You’ve removed the "Bells and Whistles" and replaced them with Research-Based Nudges. By removing the butterflies and the dress-up game, you’ve lowered the Extraneous Cognitive Load, allowing the child to focus on the narrative. By adding text-highlighting and dialogic prompts, you've turned a "toy" into a powerful "learning tool."
start over?
What clothes do you think the wolf should wear?
Unit 5: Digital Storytelling Remix: Three Little Pigs
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Digital Storytelling Remix: Three Little Pigs
Become a Literacy Pedagogy Specialist!
start
A digital publisher has sent you a prototype of a new Three Little Pigs e-book for 5-year-olds. They’ve added "bells and whistles" that they claim make the book "high-tech" and "engaging". However, we know that poorly designed interactions can actually hinder comprehension. Your mission is to audit the scene, identify the "Pitfalls", and prescribe "Research-Based Nudges" to fix them.
Continue
There are 3 Bad Designs on this page that violate Multimedia Learning principles. Click on the elements to investigate them!
The Big Bad Wolf stood before the house made of bricks. He took a very deep breath. "I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!" he shouted. But the brick house was very strong. The Wolf huffed and he puffed, but the house did not move.
Continue
There are 3 Bad Designs on this page that violate Multimedia Learning principles. Click on the elements to investigate them!
The Big Bad Wolf stood before the house made of bricks. He took a very deep breath. "I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!" he shouted. But the brick house was very strong. The Wolf huffed and he puffed, but the house did not move.
Continue
There are 3 Bad Designs on this page that violate Multimedia Learning principles. Click on the elements to investigate them!
The Big Bad Wolf stood before the house made of bricks. He took a very deep breath. "I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!" he shouted. But the brick house was very strong. The Wolf huffed and he puffed, but the house did not move.
Continue
WAIT A MINUTE!
Hold on! Are these "Bells and Whistles" actually helping? They are flashy, clickable, but are they educational? Let’s look at the evidence from Takacs et al. (2015) to see if this feature is a "Narrative Nudge" or just a distracting "Pitfall."
Continue
Continue
Continue
The Big Bad Wolf stood before the house made of bricks. He took a very deep breath. "I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!" he shouted. But the brick house was very strong. The Wolf huffed and he puffed, but the house did not move.
Continue
Audit Complete!
Great work, Specialist! You’ve removed the "Bells and Whistles" and replaced them with Research-Based Nudges. By removing the butterflies and the dress-up game, you’ve lowered the Extraneous Cognitive Load, allowing the child to focus on the narrative. By adding text-highlighting and dialogic prompts, you've turned a "toy" into a powerful "learning tool."
start over?
What clothes do you think the wolf should wear?