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USING WEBQUESTS TO MAXIMIZE LANGUAGE
LEARNING
Jennifer Andrea Solano JiménezFarith Amin Lasso
Master degree in English DidacticsLanguage Learning Resources
Universidad SurcolombianaUniversidad de Caldas
June 2008
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OUTLINE
CONCEPT
TYPES OF WEBQUESTS
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD WEBQUEST
WEBQUESTS ELEMENTS
ADVANTAGES OF WEBQUESTS
EXAMPLES
REFERENCES
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WHAT IS A WEBQUEST?
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet, optionally supplemented with videoconferencing. (Dodge, 1995)
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TYPES OF WEBQUESTS
Short Term WebQuests
Longer Term WebQuest
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A GOOD WEBQUEST MUST HAVE A “HOOK”
RELY ON MATERIAL THAT IS AGE AND ABILITY APPROPRIATE
CAN BE COLLABORATIVE
BE HIGHLY VISUAL
ARE EASY TO USE
LINKED TO THE REST OF YOUR IN-CLASS CONTENT
SOME SORT OF BUILT-IN EVALUATION MECHANISM
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WEBQUESTS ELEMENTS
TASKS
CONCLUSION
EVALUATION
PROCESS
RESOURCES
INTRODUCTION
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A good webquest puts the power of the web behind your topic
Webquests are a way to let students work at their own pace
A webquest lets students explore selected areas in more depth
Webquests offer a dynamic approach to teaching the value of research
Webquests can also increase the "comfort level" of students
ADVANTAGES OF WEBQUEST
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REFERENCESDodge, B. 1995a. “Some thoughts about WebQuests”. <http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/about_webquests.html>. [Consulta 05/06/2004].
Dodge, B. 1995. “WebQuests: a technique for Internet-based learning”. Distance Educator, 1, 2: 10-13.
http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-b.shtml
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Practice_of_Learning_Theories/Using_WebQuests_in_English_as_a_Second_Language_Contexts
http://www.aula21.net/index.htm