Introduction to WebQuests

Introduction to WebQuests

Mark LeeUniversity of Notre Dame

Australia

Mark LeeUniversity of Notre Dame

Australia

OutlineOutline

What is a WebQuest? Components of a WebQuest Examples of WebQuests Evaluating WebQuests Creating a WebQuest

What is a WebQuest? Components of a WebQuest Examples of WebQuests Evaluating WebQuests Creating a WebQuest

What is a WebQuest?What is a WebQuest? "...an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet.”

- Bernie Dodge (Co-creator of the WebQuest model) Provides a structured approach that focuses on having students use web-based resources rather than finding them

"...an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet.”

- Bernie Dodge (Co-creator of the WebQuest model) Provides a structured approach that focuses on having students use web-based resources rather than finding them

What is a WebQuest? (Cont’d)

What is a WebQuest? (Cont’d)

Poses question students, which cannot be answered simply by collecting and regurgitating information - They must “… transform information into something else …” (March, 1998).

Designed to support learners' high order thinking including analysis, synthesis and evaluation

Poses question students, which cannot be answered simply by collecting and regurgitating information - They must “… transform information into something else …” (March, 1998).

Designed to support learners' high order thinking including analysis, synthesis and evaluation

What is a WebQuest? (Cont’d)

What is a WebQuest? (Cont’d)

Inquiry-basedlearning

Guided discovery

Problem-based learning

Components of a WebQuestComponents of a WebQuest

1. Introduction2. Task3. Process4. Evaluation5. Conclusion6. Teacher’s page

1. Introduction2. Task3. Process4. Evaluation5. Conclusion6. Teacher’s page

WebQuest examplesWebQuest examples The Tortoise and the Hare -

http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group2/index.htm Australian Animals -

http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/MENTZER/webquest/austan.htm Shocking Sharks - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/sharks/ What does it mean to be Australian? -

http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/webquest/actualquest/actualquest.htm Save an Australian Animal -

http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group1/animals/ Freaky Frogs - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/frogs/ Compare Proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem -

http://www.gowcsd.com/master/ghs/math/furman/pythagor/pythag.htm Roller Coaster Madness - http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/roller/

The Tortoise and the Hare - http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group2/index.htm

Australian Animals - http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/MENTZER/webquest/austan.htm

Shocking Sharks - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/sharks/ What does it mean to be Australian? -

http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/webquest/actualquest/actualquest.htm Save an Australian Animal -

http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group1/animals/ Freaky Frogs - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/frogs/ Compare Proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem -

http://www.gowcsd.com/master/ghs/math/furman/pythagor/pythag.htm Roller Coaster Madness - http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/roller/

WebQuest about WebQuestsWebQuest about WebQuests

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest.html

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest.html

Where to find more examples

Where to find more examples

Web and Flow - http://www.web-and-flow.com

Ozline - http://ozline.com WebQuest Home Page - http:///edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/

Web and Flow - http://www.web-and-flow.com

Ozline - http://ozline.com WebQuest Home Page - http:///edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/

WebQuest directoriesWebQuest directories

http://www.webquest.org/search

http://bestwebquests.com

http://www.webquest.org/search

http://bestwebquests.com

Poor WebQuests…Poor WebQuests… Are based around paper-based worksheets that are simply

converted into web pages, possibly with links to web resources

Ask close-ended questions or seek to result in neat, convergent outcomes for students

Are of little personal relevance to students Are based around tasks/issues that do not address real,

authentic problems with applications beyond the classroom Do not interest, engage and motivate students Are pitched at too high or low a level for the target

audience (ie, not challenging enough or “crush” students) N.B. Vygotsky’s Zones of Proximal Development (ZPD)

Have poorly defined assessment/evaluation criteria (eg, rubrics that focus on quantity but not quality)

Are based around paper-based worksheets that are simply converted into web pages, possibly with links to web resources

Ask close-ended questions or seek to result in neat, convergent outcomes for students

Are of little personal relevance to students Are based around tasks/issues that do not address real,

authentic problems with applications beyond the classroom Do not interest, engage and motivate students Are pitched at too high or low a level for the target

audience (ie, not challenging enough or “crush” students) N.B. Vygotsky’s Zones of Proximal Development (ZPD)

Have poorly defined assessment/evaluation criteria (eg, rubrics that focus on quantity but not quality)

Resources for evaluating WebQuests

Resources for evaluating WebQuests

Rubric for evaluating WebQuests (Bernie Dodge) - http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html

Criteria for Assessing Best WebQuests (Tom March) - http://bestwebquests.com/bwq/matrix.asp

Rubric for assessing WebQuests (Ozline / Tom March) - http://www.ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html

Rubric for evaluating WebQuests (Bernie Dodge) - http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html

Criteria for Assessing Best WebQuests (Tom March) - http://bestwebquests.com/bwq/matrix.asp

Rubric for assessing WebQuests (Ozline / Tom March) - http://www.ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html

Options for creating WebQuests

Options for creating WebQuests Create from scratch

Use HTML or web authoring tool such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Nvu to develop web pages from scratch

Upload to web server Build on an existing template

Download a set of web pages with placeholders to use as a starting point

Use HTML or web authoring tool to edit and customise pages

Upload to web server

Create from scratch Use HTML or web authoring tool such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Nvu to develop web pages from scratch

Upload to web server Build on an existing template

Download a set of web pages with placeholders to use as a starting point

Use HTML or web authoring tool to edit and customise pages

Upload to web server

Options for creating WebQuests (Cont’d)

Options for creating WebQuests (Cont’d)

Use an automatic WebQuest generator (NOT permitted for Assessment Item #2!) Create WebQuest by filling in online forms or anwsering questions presented by a “wizard”

No need for web authoring or uploading Examples: QuestGarden, Filamentality, Instant WebQuest, PHPWebQuest, TeacherWeb

Use an automatic WebQuest generator (NOT permitted for Assessment Item #2!) Create WebQuest by filling in online forms or anwsering questions presented by a “wizard”

No need for web authoring or uploading Examples: QuestGarden, Filamentality, Instant WebQuest, PHPWebQuest, TeacherWeb

WebQuest templatesWebQuest templates Original one-page template (1999): http://webquest.sdsu.edu/templates/lesson-template1.htm

Classic framed templates from San Diego State University (2000): http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html

More modern templates by Dan Schellenberg from the University of Regina (using CSS and XHTML): http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/resources/webquest/templates.php

Original one-page template (1999): http://webquest.sdsu.edu/templates/lesson-template1.htm

Classic framed templates from San Diego State University (2000): http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html

More modern templates by Dan Schellenberg from the University of Regina (using CSS and XHTML): http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/resources/webquest/templates.php

WebQuest design processWebQuest design process

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designsteps/

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designsteps/