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

2. Slide 2 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

3. Slide 3 WebQuest Assumptions Better to be evolutionary than revolutionary Better to be evolutionary than revolutionary

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

6. Slide 6 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.

7. Slide 7 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.

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15. Slide 15 THE PRESENT 2006

16. Slide 16 WebQuests: Popularity

17. Slide 17 Language Penetration

18. Slide 18 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.

19. Slide 19 The Problem Technical Skills Technical Skills –Web Editing –FTP –Layout

20. Slide 20 The Problem Pedagogical Skills Pedagogical Skills –Constructivism –Higher Level Thinking –Coherence

21. Slide 21 The Problem Environmental Support Environmental Support –Peer feedback –Server space

22. Slide 22 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.

23. Slide 23 Solution: QuestGarden

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25. Slide 25 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.

26. Slide 26 Status Today: Users Over 29419 users in 114 countries Over 29419 users in 114 countries

27. Slide 27 Where from? USA25454 Canada907 Australia554 Spain189 United Kingdom183 Germany172 Brazil134 Hong Kong110 New Zealand96 Portugal90 China87

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29. Slide 29 Status Today: Lessons 19763 WebQuests created 19763 WebQuests created 14000 of them with over 500 words 14000 of them with over 500 words

30. Slide 30 Histogram of Word Counts

31. Slide 31 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

32. Slide 32 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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47. Slide 47 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”.

48. Slide 48 Bloom’s Taxonomy WebQuests Web Exercises

49. Slide 49 Bernie’s Taxonomy Life Verbs Classroom Verbs Decide Design Create Predict Analyze Know Tell Remember Apply Explain

50. Slide 50 Design Patterns http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm

51. Slide 51 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

52. Slide 52 QuestGarden: Future Free until November 1, 2006 Free until November 1, 2006 $20 for a 2 year subscription after that $20 for a 2 year subscription after that Site licenses available Site licenses available 30 day free trial 30 day free trial Access to published WebQuests will always be free Access to published WebQuests will always be free

53. Slide 53 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

54. Slide 54 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

55. Slide 55 Metcalfe’s Law

56. Slide 56 THE NEAR FUTURE 2007

57. Slide 57 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 + GPS WebQuests + GPS WebQuests as Quake WebQuests as Quake

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60. Slide 60 WebQuest Genesis, Present and Future Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University