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New technologies, new pedagogies: Mobile technologies and new ways of teaching and learning
Jan Herrington; Jessica Mantei; Anthony Herrington; Ian Olney; Brian Ferry
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2008 (2008) pp. 419–427
This paper describes a major development and research study that investigated the use of mobile technologies in higher education. The project investigated the educational potential of two ubiquitous mobile devices: Palm smart phones and iPod digital ...
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iPods in early childhood: Mobile technologies and story telling
Ian Olney; Jan Herrington; Irina Verenikina
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2008 (2008) pp. 696–700
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Assisting Bulgarian Special Educators with Competency Development Online
Rob Peterson; Jan Herrington; Deslea Konza; Mira Tzvetkova-Arsova; Krassen Stefanov
Campus-Wide Information Systems Vol. 25, No. 4 (2008) pp. 197–208
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss an expansion of the Special Education Bulgaria (SEB) internet community that is required to pilot software created by the European Union's (EU's) Sixth Framework integrated project, TENCompetence....
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Authentic Learning Supported by Technology: Ten Suggestions and Cases of Integration in Classrooms
Jan Herrington; Lisa Kervin
Educational Media International Vol. 44, No. 3 (September 2007) pp. 219–236
Technology use in classrooms is often employed for all the wrong reasons--such as convenience, pressure from school administrators, the belief that students need to be entertained, and so on. In this article, the authors argue that technology...
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Immersive Learning Technologies: Realism and Online Authentic Learning
Jan Herrington; Thomas C. Reeves; Ron Oliver
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 19, No. 1 (September 2007) pp. 80–99
The development of immersive learning technologies in the form of virtual reality and advanced computer applications has meant that realistic creations of simulated environments are now possible. Such simulations have been used to great effect in...
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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Implementing Authentic Tasks in Web-Based Learning Environments
Younghee Woo; Jan Herrington; Shirley Agostinho; Thomas C. Reeves
Educause Quarterly Vol. 30, No. 3 (2007) pp. 36–43
The use of authentic tasks is derived from social constructivist principles of locating learning in the context of reality. Authentic tasks can foster learning transfer because collaboration among students not only helps them learn the concepts...
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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
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Authentic Tasks Online: A Synergy among Learner, Task, and Technology
Jan Herrington; Thomas C. Reeves; Ron Oliver
Distance Education Vol. 27, No. 2 (August 2006) pp. 233–247
Fostering synergies amongst "learner," "task," and "technology" to create innovative and immersive distance learning environments runs counter to the widespread practice of incorporating traditional classroom pedagogical strategies into Web-based...
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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
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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
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Scaffolding Learners in Authentic, Problem Based e-Learning Environments: The "Geography Challenge"
Gwyn Brickell; Jan Herrington
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 22, No. 4 (2006) pp. 531–547
The affordances of online learning technologies have enabled more widespread development of learning environments that facilitate the exploration and solving of complex and realistic problems. In this paper, we describe the design of a real world...
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Scaffolding learners in authentic, problem based e-learning environments: The Geography Challenge
Gwyn Brickell; Jan Herrington
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 22, No. 4 (Jan 01, 2006)
The affordances of online learning technologies have enabled more widespread development of learning environments that facilitate the exploration and solving of complex and realistic problems. In this paper, we describe the design of a real world...
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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....
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Online Learning as Information Delivery: Digital Myopia
Jan Herrington; Thomas C Reeves; Ron Oliver
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 16, No. 4 (October 2005) pp. 353–367
** Invited as a paper from ED-MEDIA 2004 ** In business and commerce, the concept of marketing myopia has been a useful tool to predict, analyze and explain the rise and fall of businesses. In this article, we question whether the concept can...
Topics: Pedagogy, Constructivism, web-based learning, online learning, online teaching
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Design Methodology for the Implementation and Evaluation of a Scenario-Based Online Learning Environment
Shirley Agostinho; Jim Meek; Jan Herrington
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 16, No. 3 (July 2005) pp. 229–242
A constant challenge facing university faculty and academics is determining how innovative and authentic elements, based on constructivist philosophy, can be manifested effectively in online learning settings. In this article, we describe an...
Topics: web-based learning, Educational Technology, Evaluation, Constructivism, online teaching
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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
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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
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Design Research: A Socially Responsible Approach to Instructional Technology Research in Higher Education
Thomas C. Reeves; Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 16, No. 2 (March 2005) pp. 96–115
Design research has grown in importance since it was first conceptualized in the early 90s, but it has not been adopted for research in instructional technology in higher education to any great extent. Many researchers continue to conduct studies...
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Designing Authentic Activities in Web-Based Courses
Jan Herrington; Thomas C. Reeves; Ron Oliver; Younghee Woo
Journal of Computing in Higher Education Vol. 16, No. 1 (September 2004) pp. 3–29
Influenced by constructivist educational theory 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, real-world activities have...
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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
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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
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A Development Research Agenda for Online Collaborative Learning
Thomas C. Reeves; Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 52, No. 4 (2004) pp. 53–66
Although important, traditional basic-to-applied research methods have provided an insufficient basis for advancing the design and implementation of innovative collaborative learning environments. It is proposed that more progress may be...
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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
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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
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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
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Exploring Technology-Mediated Learning from a Pedagogical Perspective
Ron Oliver; Jan Herrington
Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 11, No. 2 (August 2003) pp. 111–126
A considerable amount of the effort and enthusiasm that goes into the development and implementation of technology-mediated learning environments often fails to create effective settings for learning. Too often the opportunities and advantages of...
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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...
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Patterns of engagement in authentic online learning environments
Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver; Thomas Reeves
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2003) pp. 59–71
The use of authentic activities within online learning environments has been shown to have many benefits for learners in online units and courses. There has been renewed interest in the role of student activities within course units, as...
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'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
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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...
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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
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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
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Authentic Approaches to Learning Assessment Strategies: Beginning Teachers' Practice in Classrooms
Anthony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Evan Glazer
Annual Meeting [of the] North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2002 (2002)
In the project described in this paper, the synthesis of research into situated learning was used to design and develop a multimedia learning environment to teach assessment strategies in mathematics to preservice teachers which was intended to...
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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
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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
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An Instructional Design Framework for Authentic Learning Environments
Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 48, No. 3 (2000) pp. 23–48
The purpose of this study was to: identify critical characteristics of a situated learning environment from the extensive literature base on the subject; operationalize the critical characteristics of a situated learning environment by designing a...
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Moving from an Instructivist to a Constructivist Multimedia Learning Environment
Jan Herrington; Peter Standen
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 9, No. 3 (2000) pp. 195–205
This article describes the transformation of a multimedia pro-gram, designed to teach research skills to business students, from one based on an "instructivist" model to one under-pinned with a constructivist philosophy. The revised program uses the ...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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
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A Web-Based Resource Providing Reflective Online Support for Preservice Mathematics Teachers on School Practice
Tony Herrington; Jan Herrington; Ron Oliver; Arshad Omari
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 1, No. 2 (2000) pp. 117–140
I have come, over the years, in spite of all the reform agendas, to believe that the best we can do in teacher preparation programs, through a variety of courses and clinical experiences in intentionally selected schools, is to help academically...
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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
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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
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Using Situated Learning and Multimedia to Investigate Higher-Order Thinking
Jan Herrington; R. Oliver
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 10, No. 1 (1999) pp. 3–24
This paper describes a qualitative study into students' use of higher-order thinking as they use an interactive multimedia program based on a situated learning framework. The analysis of types of talk used by students as they worked with the program ...
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Using Situated Learning and Multimedia to Investigate Higher-Order Thinking
Jan Herrington; R. Oliver
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 8, No. 4 (1999) pp. 401–422
This paper describes a qualitative study into students' use of higher-order thinking as they use an interactive multimedia program based on a situated learning framework. The analysis of types of talk used by students as they worked with the program ...