IBLT: Webquests in Language Education Week 12

Tonight Sign-up for account on before class starts! Midterm Q’s Webquest introduction Creating a website Webquest about webquests Webquest creation HW

Midterm Q’s Common issues: – Theory – Wikis– need organizational/purpose statement, This wiki … – APA

Introduction to Webquests Introduction video

Website Could use wiki, too Two views How to: – Create pages – Upload files – Link

Webquests and Learning Theory Why are they important? – Ideas from readings – Linked to SLA? How were ideas of Simina and Hamel (2005) different than those of Luzon-Marco (2010)?

Webquest about webquests paste on wiki t.html t.html Group of 4 Decide grade to evaluate for the group Assign roles, download and save worksheet to desktop. 25 mins to review all sites I will stop activity, then your group share findings

Examples duction.htm duction.htm

Building Webquests Templates (paste on wiki) template1.htm

Introduction What information is in the Introduction? If we were to evaluate a webquest, what question(s) would we ask about the introduction? Some create Webquest rubric page on wiki

Task What are critical features of the task? What question would be ask if we were evaluating a webquest task section?

Process What content is included here? How can we evaluate it?

Evaluation What is evaluated? What question can we ask to evaluate the Evaluation section of a webquest?

Conclusion What features should be included here? What can we ask to evaluate it?

Other things to consider? Working links? And…

Webquest Creation With a partner, create a short webquest (1-2 hours to be completed by students) Include at least 4 links to resources Accessible online (via website or wiki) This will be evaluated based on the criteria we established (see course wiki for rubric) Start thinking about: who Ss are, goals of class, product to be created, guiding question, where Ss do, rubric, resources..

HW Video/Youtube Introduction—Berk 2009 King (2002) Using DVD Youtube Technology Intro (bring webcam? Show how to annotate) Webquest activity (paste link on Contact Info page on wiki)