ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DE YAOUNDE HIGHER TEACHERS’ TRAINING COLLEGE OF YAOUNDE UNIVERSITE DE YAOUNDE I THE UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE I ***** DEFENCE OF DIPES II DISSERTATION DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING SCIENCE AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY TOPIC: MULTIMEDIA AS A TEACHING TOOL FOR HISTORY IN SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOLS: WEBQUEST LESSON ON THE TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE CANDIDATE: TAKORNKONGHO A. BERNADETTE AKOMBI

PRESENTATION PLAN Objectives of the Research Teaching of history How can we help students construct knowledge Pedagogic theories for multimedia Webquest teaching method Webquest; Internet into the classroom A Webquest lesson on the teaching of the trans atlantic slave trade conclusion

OBJECTIVES Transform the Teaching of History - One platform of historical sources - Encourage discovery learning - Effective classroom management and discipline Use of Internet as a pedagogic tool - Active learning tool - Provision of different learning styles Experiment the use of ICT by designing a didactic tool - Webquest lesson on the Transatlantic Slave Trade

TEACHING OF HISTORY Purpose –To encourage the application of acquired knowledge to real situations –To make the study of history more practical, realistic and interesting and environment oriented Method –Traditional approach (Teachers centered), Student consumer of knowledge, direct teaching.

STUDENT- CENTERED APPROACH

PEDAGOGIC THEORIES Facilitator theory Socio-constructivist theory Behaviorist theory

WEBQUEST TEACHING METHOD Attributes of a webquest -Introduction -A task or problem to be addressed -A process -A set of information sources -A conclusion Webquest design models -Short term -Long term Design steps

WEB QUEST:BRINGING INTERNET IN THE CLASSROOM The use of ICT as a facilitating tool –Provision of historical sources –Meet the different learning styles Internet as a pedagogic tool –Guided inquiry –Active learning

EXAMPLE OF WEB QUEST METHOD IN THE TEACHING OF TRANS ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE What is the trans Atlantic Slave Trade Objectives of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Importance of Web quest in Trans Atlantic Slave Trade

CONCLUSION Schools should be equipped with Computer Laboratories and Projectors Seminars should be organised in Web quest Teaching Techniques

WEB QUEST ACTIVITIES Research activities Visual activities Audio learning activity Analytical activity Discovery learning Problem solving activity

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