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Instructional Design Guidelines for Authentic Activity in Online Learning Units
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, , , Edith Cowan University, Australia

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Montreal, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-40-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

Abstract

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 tracts of text online is deeply entrenched. This paper describes a project where guidelines for the design of authentic activities have been derived from a broad literature base. The guidelines have been used in the development of Masters subjects, where authors are encouraged to use learning activities as the central focus of study—the activity does not supplement the unit, it is the unit. The emphasis is placed on the design of activities, integrated assessment of the activities, identification of resources and establishment of collaborative tools. Examples of activities, together with the instructional design guidelines, are provided, and the use of theory and research to inform the instructional design process is discussed.

Citation

Herrington, J., Sparrow, H. & Herrington, T. (2000). Instructional Design Guidelines for Authentic Activity in Online Learning Units. In J. Bourdeau & R. Heller (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2000--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 435-440). Montreal, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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