Slide 1 WebQuest Past, Present and Future Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University

Slide 2 THE ANCIENT PAST

Slide 3 THE ANCIENT PAST 1995

Slide 4 The Problem Too much structure or…. Too much structure or…. Too little structure Too little structure

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Slide 7 The First WebQuest

Slide 8 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

Slide 9 The Short Definition A WebQuest is simply good teaching with the web. A WebQuest is simply good teaching with the web.

Slide 10 The Longer Definition: Constructivist lesson format Constructivist lesson format Wrapped around a doable and interesting task that is a scaled-down version of something adults do 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 Most (not necessarily all) material comes from the Web Resources are pre-selected Resources are pre-selected Often (though not always) involves students taking on roles Often (though not always) involves students taking on roles Involves higher level thinking Involves higher level thinking

Slide 11 WebQuest Assumptions Authentic tasks are more engaging Authentic tasks are more engaging Learning is enhanced by social interaction among learners Learning is enhanced by social interaction among learners Higher level thinking skill development is essential and needs to start at an early age Higher level thinking skill development is essential and needs to start at an early age Uncertainty and doubt are instructionally useful Uncertainty and doubt are instructionally useful John DeweyLev Vygotsky

Slide 12 WebQuest Assumptions Better to be evolutionary than revolutionary Better to be evolutionary than revolutionary

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Slide 15 THE RECENT PAST 2003

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Slide 23 Imperfect Replication Scavenger Hunt “WebQuests” Here are 5 URLs. Here are 5 URLs. Answer these 10 questions. Answer these 10 questions.

Slide 24 Imperfect Replication Busywork “WebQuests” First look at this site. First look at this site. Now look at this one. Now look at this one. Next, play the game at this URL Next, play the game at this URL Now explore this other one. Now explore this other one. There. Now you know everything. There. Now you know everything.

Slide 25 Imperfect Replication PowerPoint Cut-and-Paste “WebQuests” Go to this site Go to this site And this one And this one And this other one over here And this other one over here Now make a PowerPoint presentation to show what you learned. Now make a PowerPoint presentation to show what you learned.

Slide 26 THE PRESENT 2006

Slide 27 WebQuests: Popularity

Slide 28 The Problem WebQuest development takes too much time WebQuest development takes too much time …too much skill …too much skill …a resource that teachers don’t always have access to. …a resource that teachers don’t always have access to.

Slide 29 The Problem Technical Skills Technical Skills –Web Editing –FTP –Layout

Slide 30 The Problem Pedagogical Skills Pedagogical Skills –Constructivism –Higher Level Thinking –Coherence

Slide 31 The Problem Environmental Support Environmental Support –Peer feedback –Server space

Slide 32 The Symptoms Many WebQuests are created in required courses and never updated Many WebQuests are created in required courses and never updated Scared by the time demands, many teachers never make a second WebQuest Scared by the time demands, many teachers never make a second WebQuest There are excellent teachers out there who will never make a WebQuest. There are excellent teachers out there who will never make a WebQuest.

Slide 33 Solution: QuestGarden

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Slide 35 Early Development Debut at TCEA - February, 2005 Debut at TCEA - February, 2005 Tested in workshops throughout the Spring and Summer Tested in workshops throughout the Spring and Summer Announced at NECC, July, 2005 Announced at NECC, July, 2005 Opened to everyone September 1. Opened to everyone September 1.

Slide 36 Status Today: Users Over users in 114 countries Over users in 114 countries

Slide 37 Where from? USA25454 Canada907 Australia554 Spain189 United Kingdom183 Germany172 Brazil134 Hong Kong110 New Zealand96 Portugal90 China87

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Slide 39 Status Today: Lessons WebQuests created WebQuests created of them with over 500 words of them with over 500 words

Slide 40 Histogram of Word Counts

Slide 41 Features of QuestGarden Step-by-step prompted guidance on creating a WebQuest Step-by-step prompted guidance on creating a WebQuest Browser-based… no software needed Browser-based… no software needed Emphasis on sharing resources and advice Emphasis on sharing resources and advice Ability for WebQuest workshop leaders to monitor progress Ability for WebQuest workshop leaders to monitor progress

Slide 42 Features of QuestGarden WYSIWYG text formatting WYSIWYG text formatting Ability to upload pictures and supplementary files Ability to upload pictures and supplementary files Based on design patterns Based on design patterns

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Slide 57 Still….imperfection QuestGarden makes it easy to create great WebQuests. QuestGarden makes it easy to create great WebQuests. It also makes it easy to create “WebQuests”. It also makes it easy to create “WebQuests”.

Slide 58 Bloom’s Taxonomy WebQuests Web Exercises

Slide 59 Bernie’s Taxonomy Life Verbs Classroom Verbs Decide Design Create Predict Analyze Know Tell Remember Apply Explain

Slide 60 Design Patterns

Slide 61 Redesigned Design Patterns Chunked to make them easier to grasp Chunked to make them easier to grasp Organized under the higher level thinking verbs: Organized under the higher level thinking verbs: –Design –Decide –Create –Predict –Analyze

Slide 62 QuestGarden: Future Free until September 1, 2006 Free until September 1, 2006 $20 for a 2 year subscription after that $20 for a 2 year subscription after that 30 day free trial 30 day free trial Access to published WebQuests will always be free Access to published WebQuests will always be free

Slide 63 Features Coming Soon Can be stored on site or exported to any other site Can be stored on site or exported to any other site Will be translated into Mandarin, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan (so far) Will be translated into Mandarin, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan (so far) Peer Ratings and Feedback Peer Ratings and Feedback Scaffolding extras built in Scaffolding extras built in Integrated Quiz/Drill/Game Integrated Quiz/Drill/Game Ability to download someone else’s WebQuest into your space and tweak it Ability to download someone else’s WebQuest into your space and tweak it

Slide 64 Features Coming Soon Merger of webquest.org and webquest.sdsu.edu sites with Drupal Merger of webquest.org and webquest.sdsu.edu sites with Drupal RSS feeds for newly uploaded WebQuests RSS feeds for newly uploaded WebQuests New design patterns for integration of blogs, wikis and podcasting into the WebQuest format New design patterns for integration of blogs, wikis and podcasting into the WebQuest format Hosted tools for creating timelines, concept maps and surveys Hosted tools for creating timelines, concept maps and surveys

Slide 65 Metcalfe’s Law

Slide 66 THE NEAR FUTURE 2007

Slide 67 The Future of WebQuests Evolution & mutation will continue New task types will emerge Blogs Blogs Wikis Wikis Podcasts Podcasts New forms will emerge WebQuests as DVDs WebQuests as DVDs WebQuests as Quake WebQuests as Quake

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Slide 70 WebQuest Genesis, Present and Future Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University