Elements of Authentic Learning:
Authentic tasks
It's the task that matters most
Designing an authentic task for students is the most important of all elements of authentic learning.
Video: 6.36 minutes
More Reading:
- Herrington, J., Reeves, T. Oliver, R., & Woo, Y. (2004). Designing authentic activities in web-based courses. Journal of Computing and Higher Education, 16(1), 3-29
- Pais Marden, M., Herrington, J., & Herrington, A. (2007). Design-based research: Learning Italian at university in a community of learners. In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of EdMedia 2007 (pp. 2966-2972). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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