Authentic Assessment and Multimedia: How University Students Respond to a Model of Authentic Assessment

Jan Herrington; Anthony Herrington

Higher Education Research and Development Vol. 17, No. 3 (1998) pp. 305–22

Describes seven defining characteristics of "authentic" assessment and how they have been operationalized in an interactive multimedia learning environment in preservice teacher education. A study showed students responded favorably to the elements...

Re-Examining Categories of Computer-Based Learning in Mathematics Education

Boris Handal; Anthony Herrington

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 3, No. 3 (April 2003) pp. 275–287

In 2002, the online journal Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education republished the seminal paper by Arthur Luehrmann discussing approaches to using computers in schools in the 1970s (Luehrmann, 2002a). Juxtaposed with this...

On Being Dependent or Independent in Computer Based Learning Environments

Boris Handal; Anthony Herrington

E-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology Vol. 7, No. 2 (2004)

This paper critically examines the concepts of field dependent and field independent cognitive styles within the context of computer-based instruction. The literature suggests that hypermedia instructional environments are more likely to engage...

Online Support for Preservice Mathematics Teachers in Schools

Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Arshad Omari

Mathematics Teacher Education and Development Vol. 2 (2000) pp. 62–74

Describes the development of a web-based resource on school practice designed to support preservice mathematics teachers. Conducts focus group discussions to gain ideas from students about the type of support that would be most helpful to them as...

Learning To Assess School Mathematics: Context, Multimedia and Transfer

Jan Herrington; Anthony Herrington; Len Sparrow

Mathematics Teacher Education and Development Vol. 2 (2000) pp. 75–92

Explores the use of a multimedia program on assessment strategies within a preservice teacher mathematics method unit and investigates the extent of transfer to classroom practice. Indicates that all students used a variety of assessment strategies...

Transfer of Online Professional Learning to Teachers’ Classroom Practice

Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Garry Hoban; Doug Reid

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 20, No. 2 (April 2009) pp. 189–213

Professional learning is an important process in enabling teachers to update their pedagogical knowledge and practices. The use of online technologies to support professional learning has a number of benefits in terms of flexibility and scalability. ...

Topics: Schools, eLearning, Professional Development, Teachers, Information Communication Technologies

The Design of an Online Community of Practice for Beginning Teachers

Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Lisa Kervin; Brian Ferry

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 6, No. 1 (March 2006) pp. 120–132

Beginning teachers face enormous challenges in their first year of teaching. High attrition rates of teachers within the first five years attest to the difficulties inherent in commencing professional life as a teacher. This paper describes the...

Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Mentoring, Preservice Teacher Education, Teachers, Community

Representing Authentic Learning Designs Supporting the Development of Online Communities of Learners

Ron Oliver; Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Thomas C. Reeves

Journal of Learning Design Vol. 2, No. 2 (2007) pp. 1–21

Authentic learning designs have been explored for some time now and have frequently been shown to provide learning settings that provide many meaningful contexts for learning. These meaningful contexts provide not only encouragement for students to...

Literacy Practitioners' Perspectives on Adult Learning Needs and Technology Approaches in Indigenous Communities

Michelle Eady; Anthony Herrington; Caroline Jones

Australian Journal of Adult Learning Vol. 50, No. 2 (July 2010) pp. 260–286

Current reports of literacy rates in Australia indicate an ongoing gap in literacy skills between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults, at a time when the literacy demands of work and life are increasing. There are many perspectives on...

Mature Students Using Mobile Devices in Life and Learning

Agnes Kukulska-Hulme; Ana Carvalho; David Kennedy; John Pettit; Linda Bradley; Anthony Herrington; Aisha Walker

International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 18–52

The paper reports on research concerned with learners’ uses of mobile technologies based on an international survey that targeted students registered in selected master’s and doctoral programmes in Australia, Hong Kong, Portugal, Sweden, and the...