Online Learning
Module 3: WebQuests
Introduction | Connect | Apply | Reflect | Extend
Introduction
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What is a WebQuest? |
"A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the web. WebQuests are designed to use the learner's time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, syntheses, and evaluation."
--Bernie Dodge, San Diego State University, originator of WebQuests
A well-planned WebQuest has guidance for the students, an imaginative and flexible project, and a set of web links that provide the information/content for the task. Hundreds of WebQuests already exist on the Internet. The best WebQuests for your class are those that are specifically tailored to your curriculum and students. WebQuests have been developed for all age groups, K-12 through graduate level.
The WebQuest model provides structure and guidance for teachers designing a learning activity that promotes thinking beyond the basic read and recall while making good use of the Internet. Students are given a scenario and a task, which usually is a problem to solve or a project to complete. Current events and social, economic, and environmental issues are great topic areas that lend themselves well to WebQuests. Students can explore and evaluate issues from varying perspectives. They can then analyze and synthesize information from the resources provided to them on the World Wide Web (WWW) and the result is their own solution to the problem.
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Module 2: Goals & Objectives |
After completing this module you will be
able to...
Explain what a WebQuest is.
List at least 2 reasons why you would want to use a WebQuest.
List at least 2 ways a WebQuest can be used.
Create a WebQuest for one of your courses.
Time to Connect
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