Jan Herrington

Dr. Jan Herrington is currently an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, at the University of Wollongong. She is a member of the Research Centre for Interactive Learning Environments (RILE) at the University. Recent research and development interests have focused on the design of web-based learning environments for higher education and the use of authentic tasks as a central focus for web-based courses. She was awarded the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Young Researcher of the Year Award in Houston Texas in 1999 and won a Fulbright Professional Award in 2002 to conduct research at the University of Georgia, USA.

Publications

Learning Cultures and Multiculturalism: Authentic E-Learning Designs
Learning Cultures and Multiculturalism: Authentic E-Learning Designs
Hanna Teräs, Irja Leppisaari, Marko Teräs, Jan Herrington. © 2014. 21 pages.
In the rapidly globalizing 21st century knowledge society, multicultural understanding plays a major role. However, what do we mean by “culture” in the educational context, what...
Authentic Tasks: The Key to Harnessing the Drive to Learn in Members of “Generation Me”
Authentic Tasks: The Key to Harnessing the Drive to Learn in Members of “Generation Me”
Thomas C. Reeves, Jan Herrington. © 2013. 16 pages.
Regardless of whether one thinks of today’s higher education students as “digital natives” or members of “Generation Me,” it is obvious that traditional instructional methods are...
Authentic Tasks Online: Two Experiences
Authentic Tasks Online: Two Experiences
Tel Amiel, Jan Herrington. © 2012. 14 pages.
This chapter presents an exploration of the design and methods of two instantiations of authentic learning tasks in online learning environments. The first case employs a service...
Authentic Tasks: The Key to Harnessing the Drive to Learn in Members of “Generation Me”
Authentic Tasks: The Key to Harnessing the Drive to Learn in Members of “Generation Me”
Thomas C. Reeves, Jan Herrington. © 2010. 18 pages.
Regardless of whether one thinks of today’s higher education students as “digital natives” or members of “Generation Me,” it is obvious that traditional instructional methods are...
Using Technology in Pedagogically Responsive Ways to Support Literacy Learners
Using Technology in Pedagogically Responsive Ways to Support Literacy Learners
Lisa Kervin, Jessica Mantei, Jan Herrington. © 2009. 13 pages.
In this chapter the authors discuss two central themes: the changing nature of literate activity brought about by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and...
What is an Authentic Learning Environment?
What is an Authentic Learning Environment?
Anthony Herrington, Jan Herrington. © 2008. 10 pages.
Recent research and learning theory provides a wealth of thought, ideas and strategies to inform the design and implementation of learner-centered, realistic and effective...
Authentic Learning on the Web: Guidelines for Course Design
Authentic Learning on the Web: Guidelines for Course Design
Jan Herrington, Ron Oliver, Anthony Herrington. © 2007. 10 pages.
In response to the growing influence of constructivism as a philosophical approach to learning, and a wide range of research studies investigating alternative models of teaching...
Authentic Learning Environments in Higher Education
Authentic Learning Environments in Higher Education
Tony Herrington, Jan Herrington. © 2006. 340 pages.
As greater accountability in higher education grows, authentic learning has found a prominent place in the education agenda. Technology continues to open up possibilities for...
What is an Authentic Learning Environment?
What is an Authentic Learning Environment?
Anthony Herrington, Jan Herrington. © 2006. 14 pages.
Recent research and learning theory provides a wealth of thought, ideas and strategies to inform the design and implementation of learner-centered, realistic and effective...
An Authentic Appraoch to Facilitating Transfer of Teacher's Pedagogical Knowledge
An Authentic Appraoch to Facilitating Transfer of Teacher's Pedagogical Knowledge
Anthony Herrington, Jan Herrington, Evan Glazer. © 2006. 12 pages.
The pedagogical knowledge learned by pre-service teachers often fails to transfer to teaching practice. Instead, new teachers revert to instructional strategies they observed as...
Professional Development for the Online Teacher: An Authentic Approach
Professional Development for the Online Teacher: An Authentic Approach
Jan Herrington, Ron Oliver. © 2006. 13 pages.
While telecommunications and telematics have been available in schools and universities for decades, the speed of adoption of the Internet into general use has been...
Using Situated Learning as a Design Strategy for Web-Based Learning
Using Situated Learning as a Design Strategy for Web-Based Learning
Ron Oliver, Jan Herrington. © 2000. 14 pages.
Many writers argue for a place for the use the new educational technologies from the perspective of IT management (e.g., Holt & Thompson, 1998). This form of reasoning sees a...