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Developing Authentic e-Learning through Virtual Benchmarking
Irja Leppisaari; Leena Vainio; Jan Herrington
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 2609–2618
The implementation of authentic learning elements in 12 universities of applied sciences online courses is examined in this paper. The Virtual Benchmarking Project conducted at the Finnish Virtual University of Applied Sciences in 2008 used the...
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International E-Benchmarking: Flexible Peer Development of Authentic Learning Principles in Higher Education
Irja Leppisaari; Leena Vainio; Jan Herrington; Yeonwook Im
Educational Media International Vol. 48, No. 3 (2011) pp. 179–191
More and more, social technologies and virtual work methods are facilitating new ways of crossing boundaries in professional development and international collaborations. This paper examines the peer development of higher education teachers through...
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Developing More Authentic e-Courses by Integrating Working Life Mentoring and Social Media
Irja Leppisaari; Riina Kleimola; Jan Herrington; Markus Maunula; Tuula Hohenthal
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 25, No. 2 (April 2014) pp. 209–234
Studies show that affordances of social media have not yet been fully exploited in the promotion of authentic e-learning in higher education. The e-Learning of the Future project (2009–2011) has met these challenges through working life mentoring...
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Authentic e-Learning in a Multicultural Context: Virtual Benchmarking Cases from Five Countries
Irja Leppisaari; Jan Herrington; Leena Vainio; Yeonwook Im
Global Learn 2011 (Mar 28, 2011) pp. 961–970
The implementation of authentic learning elements at education institutions in five countries, eight online courses in total, is examined in this paper. The International Virtual Benchmarking Project (2009-2010) applied the elements of authentic...
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Developing More Authentic e-Courses: Working Life Mentoring through Social Media
Irja Leppisaari; Markus Maunula; Jan Herrington; Tuula Hohenthal
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 1368–1377
Affordances of social media have not yet been fully exploited in the promotion of authentic e-learning in higher education. In this paper, we examine the planning and implementation of social media in five e-Learning of the Future project courses...
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Authentic e-Learning in a Multicultural Context: Virtual Benchmarking Cases from Five Countries
Irja Leppisaari; Jan Herrington; Leena Vainio; Yeonwook Im
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 24, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 53–73
Abstract: The implementation of authentic learning elements at education institutions in five countries, eight online courses in total, is examined in this paper. The International Virtual Benchmarking Project (2009-2010) applied the elements of...
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Reflections on creating an international virtual benchmarking model for authentic e-learning: Crossing boundaries and breaking down barriers
Irja Leppisaari; Leena Vainio; Jan Herrington; Yeonwook Im
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 950–959
International virtual teamwork offers new opportunities for the professional development of teachers. In this paper, we examine the initial experiences in an ongoing international virtual benchmarking project coordinated by the Finnish Online...