The WebQuest Story: A 21st Century Chronicle

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The WebQuest Story A 21st Century Chronicle

• Bernie Dodge, PhD
• San Diego State University

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Having access to great, free resources is not
enough

• Looking at something ? learning

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Real, important, lasting learning
requiresaction,struggle andcontext
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around, at, before, beside, between, by, down,
during, except, for, from, in, into, near, of,
on, off, over, through, to, towards, under, up,
with.
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Alex asked What about outside?
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Transmission Model
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Traditional
Student
Teacher
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Traditional
Transmission
Student
Teacher
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Constructivist Model
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Inputs
Constructivist
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Inputs
Constructivist
Transformation
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Inputs
Outputs
Constructivist
Transformation
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THE ANCIENT PAST

• 1995

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The First WebQuest - 1995
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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

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THE PRESENT
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The Short Definition

• A WebQuest is simply good teaching with the web.

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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

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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

John Dewey
Lev Vygotsky
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WebQuest Assumptions

• Better to be evolutionary than revolutionary

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Balance
Structure
Freedom
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WebQuests Major Parts

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Teacher Page

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WebQuests Major Parts
Critical Attribute The taskrequires higher
order thinking

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Teacher Page

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Blooms Taxonomy
WebQuests
WebExercises
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Bernies Taxonomy
Life Verbs
Decide Design Create Predict Judge
Apply Analyze Explain
Know Tell Remember
Classroom Verbs
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A Few Examples
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So how do you create lessons like this?
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Status Today Users

• Over 55000 users in 120 countries
• Over 25000 WebQuests created

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Were giving back to the net
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THE FUTURE
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WebQuests Will Evolve

• Incorporation of Web 2.0 technologies
• More video
• 3-D Environments with avatars

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Our challenge isnt about technology
Its about pedagogy
As we move towards e-learning, we shouldnt
recreate 19th century schools
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Bernies Taxonomy
Life Verbs
Decide Design Create Predict Analyze
Apply Explain
Know Tell Remember
Classroom Verbs
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The WebQuest Story A 21st Century Chronicle

• Bernie Dodge, PhD
• San Diego State University

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