Webquest 2.0Webquest 2.0Designing Webquests in a Web 2.0 World

Sonja V. Heeter, Ph.D.ED 517

IntroductionIntroduction

Webquests have been around for a long time…since 1995.

Originally, the authors were responding to a way to “scaffold advanced cognition by integrated the ‘ill-structured’ nature of the World Wide Web with a process that guides novices”…

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Since then Dr. Bernie Dodge has maintained a website to support the use of webquests in the classroom.

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Dr. Tom March has also developed his own website about webquests at BWQU.

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However, Tom March has extended the concept of webquests that fit more with new learning and motivation theories.

Individual autonomy may be a key component for producing higher performance.

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Choose a technology that can deliver and is already known.

1.Word2.Powerpoint3.Others that support media display and hyperlinking.

Continue to Task.

TaskTask

Create or adapt a webquest for your classroom, parents, or peers using Powerpoint as the authoring medium.

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ProcessProcess

1. Find out what a webquest is and isn’t by reviewing the Best Webquests website.

2. Determine appropriate design issues related to color and other tips for using Powerpoint by reviewing the resources in the Background Notes area of Module 3.

3. Review the Webquest Design Process to guide your development.

4. Use Powerpoint to author or adapt your webquest.5. Submit your file as a Powerpoint or as a zipped folder in

whatever format you have elected as your preferred presentation format.

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EvaluationEvaluation

You can review the rubric in the Assignments area at Bb for the Webquest project.

The project is worth 30 points.

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ConclusionConclusion

A well-designed webquest transforms a learner’s current understanding with “learning inputs” to a “newly constructed, assimilated understanding”.

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Powerpoint is a tool that can be used to author webquests.

It provides essential capabilities of hyperlinking and displaying media.

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Here are a few resources you may find useful in your work:

◦ Do Your Part! Sample webquest◦ Webquest.org from Bernie Dodge◦ Best WebQuests from Tom March◦ Ellen Finkelstein’s PPT Tips

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