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WebQuest Past, Present and Future

WebQuest Past, Present and Future. Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University. THE ANCIENT PAST. THE ANCIENT PAST. 1995. The Problem. Too much structure or…. Too little structure. The First WebQuest - 1995. What Felt New?. They got to work right away Their conversations were deep

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WebQuest Past, Present and Future

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  1. WebQuest Past, Present and Future Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University

  2. THE ANCIENT PAST

  3. THE ANCIENT PAST 1995

  4. The Problem • Too much structure or…. • Too little structure

  5. The First WebQuest - 1995

  6. What Felt New? They got to work right away Their conversations were deep They were engaged I only introduced, debugged and debriefed They were using authentic data

  7. The Short Definition • A WebQuest is simply good teaching with the web.

  8. The Longer Definition: • Constructivist lesson format • Wrapped around a doable and interesting task that is a scaled-down version of something adults do • Most (not necessarily all) material comes from the Web • Resources are pre-selected • Often (though not always) involves students taking on roles • Involves higher level thinking

  9. WebQuest Assumptions • Authentic tasks are more engaging • Learning is enhanced by social interaction among learners • Higher level thinking skill development is essential and needs to start at an early age • Uncertainty and doubt are instructionally useful Lev Vygotsky John Dewey

  10. WebQuest Assumptions • Better to be evolutionary than revolutionary

  11. Balance Structure Freedom

  12. THE RECENT PAST

  13. THE RECENT PAST 2003

  14. Imperfect Replication Scavenger Hunt “WebQuests” • Here are 5 URLs. • Answer these 10 questions.

  15. Imperfect Replication Busywork “WebQuests” • First look at this site. • Now look at this one. • Next, play the game at this URL • Now explore this other one. • There. Now you know everything.

  16. Imperfect Replication PowerPoint Cut-and-Paste “WebQuests” • Go to this site • And this one • And this other one over here • Now make a PowerPoint presentation to show what you learned.

  17. THE PRESENT 2006

  18. WebQuests: Popularity

  19. The Problem • WebQuest development takes too much time • …too much skill • …a resource that teachers don’t always have access to.

  20. The Problem • Technical Skills • Web Editing • FTP • Layout

  21. The Problem • Pedagogical Skills • Constructivism • Higher Level Thinking • Coherence

  22. The Problem • Environmental Support • Peer feedback • Server space

  23. Solution: QuestGarden

  24. Status Today: Users • Over 29419 users in 114 countries

  25. Where from?

  26. Status Today: Lessons • 19763 WebQuests created • 14000 of them with over 500 words

  27. Histogram of Word Counts

  28. Features of QuestGarden • Step-by-step prompted guidance on creating a WebQuest • Browser-based… no software needed • Emphasis on sharing resources and advice • Ability for WebQuest workshop leaders to monitor progress

  29. Features of QuestGarden • WYSIWYG text formatting • Ability to upload pictures and supplementary files • Based on design patterns

  30. Examples

  31. Still….imperfection • QuestGarden makes it easy to create great WebQuests. • It also makes it easy to create “WebQuests”.

  32. Bloom’s Taxonomy WebQuests WebExercises

  33. Bernie’s Taxonomy Life Verbs Decide Design Create Predict Analyze Apply Explain Classroom Verbs Know Tell Remember

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