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Web-Based Course Content: An Emerging Consideration For Authenticity From A Learner Perspective, Laurie Bedford
Web-Based Course Content: An Emerging Consideration For Authenticity From A Learner Perspective, Laurie Bedford
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
More organizations and instructors are incorporating authentic learning strategies into the instructional paradigm of the classroom. One advantage of this ideology is that the diversity of individual learners can be capitalized upon through a dialogue consisting of multiple perspectives. In these contemporary classrooms, the curriculum becomes a more fluid, personal entity based on experience, prior knowledge and individual expertise (Bedford, Wiebe, and Tschida, 2008). At the same time, a plethora of information which draws upon multiple perspectives is also more readily available and accessible though electronic venues—primarily via the Internet. The abundance of available information provides opportunities for learners to …