Design-based research and doctoral students: Guidelines for preparing a dissertation proposal

Jan Herrington; Susan McKenney; Thomas Reeves; Ron Oliver

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 4089–4097

At first glance, design-based research may appear to be such a long-term and intensive approach to educational inquiry that doctoral students, most of whom expect to complete their Ph.D. degree in 4-5 years, should not attempt to adopt this approach ...

Topics: Educational Technology, Research Methods, Students

Authentic E-Learning in Higher Education: Design Principles for Authentic Learning Environments and Tasks

Jan Herrington

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (October 2006) pp. 3164–3173

With many learners failing to engage with didactic and outmoded instructional methods, and unwilling to use technology that simply replicates the one-way transfer of information from teacher to student, authentic learning designs have the potential...

Topics: Educational Technology, Multimedia, Preservice Teacher Education, Leadership, Learning Management Systems

Designing Authentic Activities for Web-based Courses

Jan Herrington

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 18–27

Influenced by constructivist philosophy and advances in technology, there is increasing interest in authentic activities as a basis for learning in both face-to-face and web-based courses. Whereas traditionally, activities have primarily served as...

Child’s play: Exploring computer software through theories of play

Irina Verenikina; Pauline Lysaght; Pauline Harris; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4070–4074

The developments of increasingly sophisticated computer technologies, and growing access to computers in both homes and schools, have seen a proliferation of computer programs and games in children's play. Such programs are commonly used in Early...

Topics: Computers, Children, Software, Learning Outcomes

The State of the Art of Design-Based Research

Rob Peterson; Jan Herrington

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (October 2005) pp. 2302–2307

Ann Brown (1992) and Allan Collins (1992) introduced the term design experiment in 1992 as an innovative approach to educational research. Today, commonly termed design-based research (DBR), the approach itself is still very much being designed....

Standards for Educational, Edutainment, and Developmentally Beneficial Computer Games

Rob Peterson; Irina Verenikina; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 1307–1316

The results of a comprehensive review of the body of research concerning the developmental and educational value of computer gaming for children is reported. Based on the review, design criteria are proposed for educational and edutainment computer...

Topics: Games, Teachers, Computers, Children

'Cognitive realism' in online authentic learning environments

Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver; Tom Reeves

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 2115–2121

The development of virtual reality and advanced computer applications have meant that realistic creations of simulated environments are now possible. Such simulations have been used with to great effect in training in the military, air force, and in ...

Topics: Cognition, Physical Education, Physical Environments, Virtual Environments

The affordances and limitations of computers for play in early childhood

Irina Verenikina; Jan Herrington; Rob Peterson; Jessica Mantei

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 3091–3100

The widespread proliferation of computer games for children as young as 6 months of age, merits a re-examination of their manner of use and their facility to provide opportunities for developmental play. This paper describes a research study...

Topics: Games, Computers, Children

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...

Design-based research: Implementation issues in emerging scholar research

Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 1–6

Design-based research (DBR) (also known as educational design research and design experiments) is a promising approach to finding solutions to significant educational problems. This paper describes the background to the approach and a model, and...

Authentic activities in language learning: Bringing real world relevance to classroom activities

Ildeniz Ozverir; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 1423–1428

Maintaining essential contextual conditions in TESOL classroom in order to achieve authenticity have been the target for many researchers. During this process, however, the difficulty and complexity of real life tasks have been disregarded. As a...

Perceptions and reflections: Using Skype chat to build a community of learners

Jenni Parker; Dani Boase-Jelinek; Jan Herrington

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 1599–1604

Abstract: This paper is a report on the preliminary findings of two on-going studies conducted on graduate level courses for pre-service teachers. A survey was used to gather student perceptions about using Skype and written tutor reflections...

Moving from an Instructivist to a Constructivist Multimedia Learning Environment

Jan Herrington; Peter Standen

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 1999 (1999) pp. 132–137

This paper describes the transformation of a multimedia program, designed to teach research skills to business students, from one based on an 'instructivist' model to one underpinned with a constructivist philosophy. The revised program uses the...

Topics: Instructional Design

Mobile learning in higher education: Authentic tasks, assessment and Web 2.0

Jan Herrington; Anthony Herrington; Ian Olney

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 1988–1993

Increasingly ubiquitous and smart devices have enabled learning opportunities away from established learning places, as students have extended the means and the spaces in which they learn. In this paper, we describe the evolution of a project...

Design-based research: Learning Italian at university in a community of learners

Mariolina Pais Marden; Jan Herrington; Anthony Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2966–2972

This paper describes a study where design-based research (DBR) is used as a framework for the design and implementation of an online community of foreign language learners, in the context of learning Italian as a second language at university. An...

Topics: Community, Learning Objects, Learning Management Systems, Languages

An effectiveness evaluation of an online learning environment

Shirley Agostinho; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3476–3481

This paper reports on an effectiveness evaluation conducted on a postgraduate course that was delivered totally online. The purpose of the evaluation was to determine whether the course was effective in terms of facilitating student learning, and to ...

Topics: Evaluation

A whole-school approach to technological literacy: Mobile learning and the iPhone

Jan Herrington; Susan McKenzie; Robin Pascoe; Amanda Woods-McConney; Judith MacCallum; Peter Wright

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 181–186

Mobile learning is not pervasive in higher education and yet its potential is enormous. This paper describes a project to instigate mobile learning in a School of Education using a whole-of-school approach to technological literacy and professional...

online learning design for dummies: professional development strategies for beginning online designers

Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2002 (2002) pp. 1500–1505

Much of the conventional development of Web-based learning environments stems from design strategies that are based on providing delivery of the course content. Contemporary courseware delivery systems encourage teachers to see the design of online ...

Topics: Instructional Materials, Instructional Design, Professional Development

Instructional Design Guidelines for Authentic Activity in Online Learning Units

Jan Herrington; Heather Sparrow; Tony Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 435–440

The current trend to use the World Wide Web as a vehicle for the delivery of distance education units has required educators to adopt innovative approaches to the design of learning materials for this medium. However, the temptation to place large ...

Topics: Instructional Materials, Distance Education, Instructional Design

Workplace culture and accessibility of the Internet for professional learning

Madeleine Shanahan; Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2009 (Jun 22, 2009) pp. 4423–4432

The World Wide Web is an important information source for professionals providing immediate access to the most current information and recent research. This study examined accessibility to the Internet within healthcare workplaces by utilising two...

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...

Beginning teacher network: The design of an online community of practice for beginning teachers in Australia

Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Lori Lockyer; Ian Brown

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3251–3258

The high attrition rate of teachers in their first five years of teaching coupled with an ageing teacher profile necessitates innovative approaches to beginning teacher support and professional development. This paper argues (and provides a...

Topics: Community, Teachers, Professional Development, Research Methods

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...

Transfer of online professional learning to teachers’ classroom practice: An analysis of eight cases

Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Garry Hoban; Doug Reid

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 1383–1389

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: Teachers, Educational Technology, Classrooms

The BEST site on the internet: An online resource for beginning and establishing successful teachers

Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Lisa Kervin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 2646–2651

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: Teachers, Professional Development, Evaluation

Developing an Online Community of Learners for Second Language Students Using Design-Based Research

Mariolina Pais Marden; Jan Herrington; Anthony Herrington

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2009 (Oct 26, 2009) pp. 1862–1867

This paper describes the design of a research project that adopted a design-based research (DBR) approach to create and implement an online community of second language learners of Italian. For one semester a group of sixteen intermediate and...

Online Learning as Information Delivery: Digital Myopia

Jan Herrington; Thomas Reeves; Ron Oliver

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3582–3590

In the past, the concept of marketing myopia has been a useful tool to predict, analyze and explain the rise and fall of businesses. In this paper, we question whether the concept can be used to predict the ultimate downfall of online learning in...

Topics: Teachers

A reality check: Taking authentic e-learning from design to implementation

Hanna Teräs; Marko Teräs; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 2219–2228

Tampere University of Applied Sciences has developed a postgraduate certificate program for teaching in higher education that is currently being implemented at Higher Colleges of Technology in the United Arab Emirates. In the design of the program,...

‘Please switch off your (im)mobile’: The demise of immobile learning in higher education

Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 3449–3454

Mobile devices are more and more becoming indispensible tools in everyday life. However, universities continue to rely on the provision of computer labs for ICT-based instruction where in many cases mobile phones would be a much more appropriate...

Technology-supported collaboration on field-based authentic tasks

Gwyn Brickell; Jan Herrington; Barry Harper

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2005 (Jun 27, 2005) pp. 1961–1968

The traditional 'work-sheet' approach has long been a favoured method for the conduct of field trips and excursions for school students. Such an approach fails to capitalise on constructivist theory and more specifically, collaborative learning,...

Topics: Collaboration, Schools, Educational Technology, Students

Teachers' perceptions of online modules to promote professional learning of ICT

Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Garry Hoban; Doug Reid

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 2229–2238

Online professional learning has the potential to be a cost effective, flexible approach that can reach large numbers of teachers. However, there are many factors that need to be evaluated in developing successful online approaches that impact on...

Topics: Teachers, Evaluation

Supporting interaction and collaboration in the language classroom through computer mediated communication

Mariolina Pais Marden; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 1161–1168

This paper describes the design and implementation of a technology supported learning environment that enabled interaction and collaboration between a group of sixteen intermediate and advanced level university students of Italian and a group of...

Design Principles for Applied Learning in Higher Education: A Pedagogical Approach for Non-traditional Students in an Online Course.

Jillian Downing; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 874–881

The profile of university students is changing, as a larger percentage of the population fill our online and on-campus classrooms. A new teacher education program commenced at an Australian university in 2011, with an explicit focus on applied...

Describing and Categorising Online Professional Development for Teachers

Anthony Herrington; Evan Glazer; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1966–1969

The professional development of teachers is an important and necessary process in successful school teaching and learning. While there are varied approaches to professional development there is a widespread view that many have been problematic. The...

Topics: Professional Development, Learning Outcomes

Using Design-based Research to Investigate the Design and Development of an Online Community of Practice for Teacher Professional Development

Eunice Sari; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 121–127

This paper discusses how design-based research (DBR) has been used to investigate the development of OLC4TPD (Online Learning Community for Teacher Professional Development), an online learning community developed in 2009 to support ongoing teacher...

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...

Supporting Beginning Teachers: A Web-based Collegial Enterprise

Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Arshad Omari; Ron Oliver

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 736–742

This paper describes the design, development and evaluation of a website designed to ameliorate many of the problems encountered by beginning teachers. The site allows new teachers, and preservice teachers on school practice, to communicate with...

Topics: Research Methods, Teachers

University Strategies in the Online Learning Marketplace

Jan Herrington; Ann Deden

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 1403–1406

Universities worldwide are faced with enormous challenges as they decide on how the rapid changes in technology and the widespread availability of the Internet will impact upon their modes of operation. This paper examines the strategic planning...

Topics: Learning Outcomes

Providing Reflective Online Support for Preservice Teachers on Professional Practice in Schools

Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver; Tony Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 1999 (1999) pp. 166–171

The forms of support needed by preservice teachers in the practicum setting relate mainly to access to relevant information, resources, guidance and support through communication with university instructors and competent peers. Too often these...

Topics: Students, Teachers, Teaching Methods

Future School research: A school’s response to the digital revolution, Part 1

Jasmine, Ah Hong Tey; Wen Chee Chung; Chiew Weng Hon; Jan Herrington; Choon Cheng Ang; Keng Peng Khoo; Cheng Wai Yip; Hsiu Leng Oon; Adeline Tan; Siew Hoon Ang; Hui Peng Har; Hwee Ngee Gwee; Sandra Tan

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 1259–1263

This symposium will demonstrate how a whole school will potentially be re-invigorated by commitment to innovative practice using information and communications technologies. This symposium will share the strategies developed at one of the pilot...

Concept mapping as a collaborative activity: Using concept mapping software in a distributed learning environment

Carole Steketee; Ron Oliver; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2001 (2001) pp. 1796–1798

As part of an ongoing study into distributed learning environments, this paper examines the effects of concept mapping software when used as a collaborative learning tool. Preliminary findings are explored in relation to pre-service teachers'...

Topics: Software

Exploring the pedagogical foundations of museum exhibitions and their websites

Jan Herrington; Gwyn Brickell; Barry Harper

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2008 (Jun 30, 2008) pp. 4143–4151

This paper reports in research conducted in two museums in Australia on the beliefs and pedagogies that influenced the design and development of educational materials on museum websites, both for materials that explicitly accompanied and explained...

Topics: Museums

A Technology Supported Visitation Program to the Sydney Olympic Park: Learner Challenges and Teacher Support

Gwyn Brickell; Lori Lockyer; Jan Herrington; Gordon Brown; Barry Harper

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4683–4689

This paper outlines the development and initial implementation of a technology-supported visitation program for the site of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney Australia – the Sydney Olympic Park. The site is embedded with rich content and offers a...

Topics: Learning Objects, Games

Considering Communities of Learners When Creating an E-learning Course

James Vesper; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2012 (Jun 26, 2012) pp. 481–490

There are many definitions of the term community of learners, but regardless of which is used, it is important for instructional designers, instructors, and facilitators to understand how these informal groups can enhance – or thwart – a learning...

The Application of Expert Review as a Formative Evaluation Strategy within an Educational Design Research Study

James Vesper; Thomas Reeves; Jan Herrington

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2011 (Oct 18, 2011) pp. 973–978

This paper describes how expert review strategies were applied to the testing and refinement phase of an educational design research project being conducted under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO). The overall goals of the...

Exploring the Development of Students’ Generic Skills Development in Higher Education Using A Web-based Learning Environment

Ron Oliver; Jan Herrington; Catherine McLoughlin

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) pp. 848–854

This paper reports on a study undertaken in Australia where the practice and development of generic skills was studied in the context of a Web-based learning environment. The results showed that students perceived the learning environment provided...

Topics: Students

Developing Expertise in those Handling Time and Temperature Sensitive Pharmaceutical Products: Applying the Early Phases of a Design Research Methodology

James Vesper; Jan Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 591–600

The storage, transportation and distribution of time and temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products such as vaccines and human insulin, within the proper temperature conditions is an important public health concern worldwide. The people...

Future School research: A school’s response to the digital revolution, Part 2

Jasmine, Ah Hong Tey; Wen Chee Chung; Chiew Weng Hon; Jan Herrington; Choon Cheng Ang; Keng Peng Khoo; Cheng Wai Yip; Hsiu Leng Oon; Adeline Tan; Siew Hoon Ang; Hui Peng Har; Hwee Ngee Gwee; Sandra Tan

Global Learn 2010 (May 17, 2010) pp. 1264–1269

This symposium will demonstrate how a whole school will potentially be re-invigorated by commitment to innovative practice using information and communications technologies. This symposium will share the strategies developed at one of the pilot...

In defence of ‘shovelware’: A powerful tool in staff development for online teaching and learning

Heather Sparrow; Jan Herrington; Tony Herrington

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2000 (2000) p. 1831

A significant challenge for universities creating effective online learning environments is educating and empowering teaching staff. Those who are not confident using technology are frequently unconvinced about the benefits and are concerned that...

Topics: Educational Technology

Scaffolding Students’ Reflection in an ePortfolio-based Learning Environment: Interaction with the Technology

Pauline Roberts; Dorit Maor; Jan Herrington

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2013 (Oct 21, 2013) pp. 1339–1348

e-Portfolios have the potential not only to act as repositories for student artefacts, but to provide a powerful tool for reflection in learning. This paper details a study within a doctoral project that investigated the use of an ePortfolio to...

Topics: Instructional Design, Evaluation, Implementation Examples & Issues