New Digital Media And Learning As An Emerging Area And "Worked Examples" As One Way Forward by Henry Gee​

The book argues that interactive, networked digital media create a new, interdisciplinary area of learning research and practice and proposes the systematic use of 'worked examples'—carefully designed, step-by-step demonstrations embedded in digital environments—as a practical way to scaffold novice learners, reduce cognitive load, and promote transfer from informal to formal settings; it reviews relevant evidence, outlines design principles for integrating worked examples into multimedia and participatory contexts, and offers recommendations for educators, technologists, and researchers to evaluate and scale these approaches.