Jan HerringtonDr. 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 developmen 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. Read More Read Less