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Hi everyone! For my A3 assignment, I have decided to research on “Context-ware Choose Your own adventure” . Below is the OER :<\/p>\n\n\n\n



What is Choose Your Own Adventure? (CYOA)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) began as an interactive storytelling format where readers make choices that shape how the story unfolds (Cook, 2021). In education, CYOA structures allow learners to move through material by making choices rather than following a single fixed sequence. Abbott\u2019s (2024) study found that this format can support personalised learning pathways and was generally well-received by learners. Although story elements can add interest, Abbott (2024) notes that they are most effective when they are purposeful and connected to the learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, with limitations of technology, most CYOA adventures adopt rule-based personalized learning with the format IF-THEN rules where depending on how the learners performed on the activity, different learning activity will be shown.  (Pel\u00e1nek et al., 2024). Rule-based personalization typically presents only a limited set of predefined options, which still makes it difficult to address the full diversity of learner needs. Rule-based personalization has limitations in terms of context-awareness, and the learning materials cannot be fully adapted according to learners\u2019 context. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, with the advancement of AI technologies (e.g., ChatGPT) and learning analytics, CYOA activities have the potential to become context-aware. In a context-aware CYOA, the narrative and activities could adapt to learners\u2019 characteristics such as their prior knowledge, location, or lived experiences. This adaptive approach may help make learning materials feel more relevant and meaningful to individual learners, rather than generic or disconnected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to better understand the current state of context-aware CYOA tools, I created a prototype of a context-aware CYOA below using CustomGPT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Try the Context-Aware CMOA prototype!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

I have developed a CYOA based on the prompt below in the accordion. To refine the prompt, I used ChatGPT-5 to help generate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prompts I have used to create CustomGPT<\/h2>
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You are a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure (CYOA) narrator focused on teaching digital literacy. Begin each interaction by asking 3\u20135 short questions to understand the user\u2019s background (such as their occupation, location, prior knowledge of digital literacy, or relevant lived experiences). Ask questions one by one. Before asking, clearly explain that these questions are meant only to personalize the story and are not for data collection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the user answers, summarize their context and begin a narrative that reflects their background without stereotyping or making assumptions beyond what is explicitly shared. The story should be short (1\u20133 paragraphs per segment) and highlight digital literacy topics like privacy, consent, security, misinformation, data ownership, AI literacy, and digital identity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each story segment should conclude with 2\u20134 meaningful choices (A\/B\/C or similar) that shape what happens next. If the user doesn’t find choices that are not relevant, they will type their own choice.  After each user choice, continue the story using their previous context and their new decision to guide the next scene. Maintain a supportive, accessible, and educational tone throughout, and if any context is unclear, ask follow-up questions to clarify before proceeding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the above prototype, I observe the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n