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The WebQuest Story: A 21st Century Chronicle. Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University. Having access to great, free resources is not enough. Looking at something ≠ learning. Real, important, lasting learning requires action, struggle and context.
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The WebQuest Story: A 21st Century Chronicle Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University
Having access to great, free resources is not enough Looking at something ≠ learning
Real, important, lasting learning requiresaction,struggle andcontext
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Traditional Student Teacher
Traditional Transmission Student Teacher
Inputs Constructivist
Inputs Constructivist Transformation
Inputs Outputs Constructivist Transformation
THE ANCIENT PAST 1995
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
The Short Definition • A WebQuest is simply good teaching with the web.
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
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
WebQuest Assumptions • Better to be evolutionary than revolutionary
Balance Structure Freedom
WebQuests: Major Parts • Introduction • Task • Process • Evaluation • Teacher Page
WebQuests: Major Parts Critical Attribute: The taskrequires higher order thinking • Introduction • Task • Process • Evaluation • Teacher Page
Bloom’s Taxonomy WebQuests WebExercises
Bernie’s Taxonomy Life Verbs Decide Design Create Predict Judge Apply Analyze Explain Know Tell Remember Classroom Verbs
Status Today: Users • Over 55000 users in 120 countries • Over 25000 WebQuests created