Designing Authentic Activities to Enrich Pre-service Teachers Knowledge of Web-Based Tools to Support E-Learning

• In Event: TED - Web-based Tools to Support Teacher Learning

Short Description

This study provides an overview of an authentic learning project designed to teach pre-service teachers how to create a supplemental e-Learning space for a K-12 student faced with a challenge of being away from the class for a set period of time. The design of the authentic learning activities within the project was grounded in Herrington's authentic learning framework. Findings demonstrated that meaningful authentic learning activities were beneficial in the context of pre-service teacher training.

Authors

• Tian Luo, Ohio University

• Alex Murray, Ohio University