ICT in ELT Option

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ICT in ELT Option

• Tilly Harrison
• University of Warwick
• 24th Jan 2012

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History of WebQuests

• Started 1995 (now 16 years old!)
• San Diego State University
• Bernie Dodge and Tom March
• Part of teacher training course
• Now a large and growing site with many examples
  for all areas of education

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Definition of WebQuests

• 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 learners' time well, to focus on
  using information rather than looking for it, and
  to support learners' thinking at the levels of
  analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Dodge

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WebQuest essentials

1. Description of Process Steps
2. Guidance
3. Conclusion

• Introduction
• Task
• Sources

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WebQuest Taskonomy

• Retelling
• Compilation
• Mystery
• Journalistic
• Design
• Creative Product

• Consensus Building
• Persuasion
• Self-Knowledge
• Analytical
• Judgement
• Scientific

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Example of a WebQuest

• Get into groups of 4
• Go to the ICT in ELT website and open Weekly
  Links
• Go to the ELT WebQuest
• Read the Introduction
• Complete the task

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Discussion

• ONE
• Which WebQuest did you like best as a group?
• Why?

• TWO
• How do you think WebQuests can be adapted for
  ELT?
• Would they work in your context?
• Why? Why not?