1. Online pedagogy: authentic assessment tasks achieve authentic learning Herrington et al (2003) advocates a number of design elements to suggest that authentic assessment tasks achieve authentic learning in an online learning environment The following table critiques the design elements in relation to the assessment tasks in FET8604: Online Pedagogy in Practice, a Master’s level course at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) delivered in online mode in Semester 1, 2008 Herrington, J., Oliver, R., & Reeves, T.C. (2003). Patterns of engagement in authentic online learning environments. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 19(1), 59-71. Retrieved May 28, 2008, from http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet19/herrington.html