- Author
- Jan Herrington, Thomas C. Reeves, and Ron Oliver
- Publisher
- Routledge, New York
- ISBN
- 9780415998000
- Table of Contents
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List of Figures
List of Tables
Series Editors' Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Impediments to Authentic Learning in Higher Education
Inert Knowledge
Emerging Technologies and Cognitive Tools
Technologies of Participatory Culture
Participatory e-Learning
Learning Management Systems in e-Learning
ch. 1 What is Authentic e-Learning?
The Foundations of Authentic Learning: Situated Learning Critical Characteristics of Situated Learning for a Model of Authentic Learning
Elements of Authentic Learning
A Framework for Implementation
ch. 2 Authentic e-Learning Tasks
Activity as Practice
Academic Problems vs Practical Problems
Defining Authentic Tasks
Elements of Authentic Tasks
Authentic e-Learning Tasks
The Underlying Logic of Online Authentic Tasks in Higher Education
A Logic Map of an Authentic Tasks-based Higher Education Course
ch. 3 What is Not Authentic e-Learning?br> Non-authentic Tasks
Misconceptions of Authenticity of Tasks
Continuum of Authentic Characteristics
ch. 4 How Real does Authentic e-Learning Need to be?
Increasing Relevance in Learning
Simulations and Virtual Reality
Realistic or Real?
The Nature of Authenticity
ch. 5 Authentic e-Learning and the Conative Learning Domain
What should Higher Education Students Learn?
Are Today's Postsecondary Students "Millennials" or "Generation Me"?
Alignment is the Key
Putting it all Together
ch. 6 Designing and Producing Authentic e-Learning Courses
Revising an Existing Course
Designing a New Course
Implementing Authentic e-Learning Courses
ch.7 Assessmentof Authentic e-Learning
Assessment versus Evaluation
The Issue of Assessment
The Value of Assessment
Assessment and Student Learning
Restraints of Institutional Assessment Policies
Characteristics of Authentic Assessment
Authentic Assessment for Authentic Learning
ch.8 Evaluating Authentic e-Learning Courses
Evaluation Planning
Preparing an Evaluation Proposal: An Example
Evaluation Project Management
Evaluation Reporting
Summary
ch.9 Researching Authentic e-Learning
The Need for a Different Kind of Research
Design Research
Phases of Educational Design Research
Reporting Design Research
A Research Agenda for Authentic e-Learning
Conclusion
References
Index
Part of the groundbreaking Connecting with e-Learning series, A Guide to Authentic e-Learning provides effective, working examples to engage learners with authentic tasks in online settings. As technology continues to open up possibilities for innovative and effective teaching and learning opportunities, students and teachers are no longer content to accept familiar classroom or lecture-based pedagogies that rely on information delivery and little else. Situated and constructivist theories advocate that learning is best achieved in circumstances resembling the real-life application of knowledge. While there are multiple learning design models that share similar foundations, authentic e-learning tasks go beyond process to become complex, sustained activities that draw on realistic situations to produce realistic outcomes.
A Guide to Authentic e-Learning:
• develops the conceptual framework for authentic learning tasks in online environments
• provides practical guidance on design, implementation, and evaluation of authentic e-learning tasks
• includes case studies and examples of outcomes of using authentic e-learning tasks
Written for teaching professionals in Higher Education who teach online, A Guide to Authentic e-Learning offers concrete guidelines and examples for developing and implementing authentic e-learning tasks in ways that challenge students to maximize their learning. This essential book provides effective, working examples to engages learners with authentic tasks in online learning settings. (From the Publisher)
A Guide to Authentic e-Learning:
• develops the conceptual framework for authentic learning tasks in online environments
• provides practical guidance on design, implementation, and evaluation of authentic e-learning tasks
• includes case studies and examples of outcomes of using authentic e-learning tasks
Written for teaching professionals in Higher Education who teach online, A Guide to Authentic e-Learning offers concrete guidelines and examples for developing and implementing authentic e-learning tasks in ways that challenge students to maximize their learning. This essential book provides effective, working examples to engages learners with authentic tasks in online learning settings. (From the Publisher)