1. WebQuests vs Inquiry: Whose Question is it, Anyway? Philip Molebash & Bernie Dodge San Diego State University

2. Viva Las WebQuest Adios Las WebQuest

3. WebQuests: The Beginning 1993: $5M grant 7 Post-doc fellows 12 GA’s Delphi study Meta-analysis Prototype testing n=500

5. WebQuests: The Beginning

6. New WebQuest Server http://webquest.sdsu.edu

7. Now 4500 - 6400 hits/day 204,000 “WebQuests” in Google

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20. http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html

21. http://www.geocities.com/salemwitches_ca

22. Gridlock http://imet.csus.edu/imet2/stanfillj/projects/grid/intro.htm

23. What is Scaffolding? Scaffolding is a temporary structure which provides help at specific points in the learning process. It allows learners to complete a challenging task which they would not be able to accomplish without help.

24. How Do We Scaffold in a WebQuest? by… Specifying the Task Specifying roles and perspectives Providing links and offline resources Providing outlines, guides and templates Guiding thinking through visual and other means

25. Inquiry Levels of Science Activities 0. CONFIRMATION/VERIFICATION – confirmation of a principle through an activity with the results are known in advance. 1.STRUCTURED INQUIRY – students investigate a teacher-presented question through a prescribed procedure.

26. Inquiry Levels of Science Activities 2. GUIDED INQUIRY – students investigate a teacher-presented question using student-selected procedures. 3.OPEN INQUIRY – students investigate topic-related questions which are student formulated through student-selected procedures.

27. Levels of Inquiry LevelProblem?Procedure ? Solution ? Not Inquiry No problem Complete worksheet Locate answers 0 1 – 2 –– 3–––

28. Ways of Thinking & Acting Associated with Inquiry Asking questions Planning and conducting investigations Using appropriate tools and techniques to gather data Critical thinking about relationships between evidence and explanation Constructing and analyzing alternative explanations Communicating results/arguments

29. Ways of Teaching Commonly Associated with Inquiry Science Experiments Problem-Based Learning Socratic Dialogue Constructivism WebQuests

30. 1. Structured Inquiry Web Inquiry Projects 2. Guided Inquiry 3. Open Inquiry? Remove Scaffolding Learners’ Responsibility

31. Web Inquiry Projects Use online uninterpreted data/information –primary sources, weather data, sports statistics, music lyrics… –used in ways that allow learners to actively pursue answers to questions that are both interesting and relevant to their required studies.

32. Web Inquiry Projects

33. http://edweb.sdsu.edu/wip/ Web Inquiry Projects

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35. WebQuests and Weaning Q: How does this way of teaching prepare kids to be independent inquirers? A: Gradually!

36. WebQuests and Weaning Q: How does this way of teaching prepare kids to be independent inquirers? A: Gradually!

37. WebQuests and Weaning Q: How does this way of teaching prepare kids to be independent inquirers? A: Gradually!

38. WebQuests and Weaning Q: How does this way of teaching prepare kids to be independent inquirers? A: Gradually!

39. Stages of Self-Directed Learning 1. Dependent 2. Interested 3. Involved 4. Self-Directed http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow/SSDL/Model.html

40. Fading the WebQuest Support TASK: Gradually allow more flexibility in how and what to produce in the task PROCESS: Gradually provide fewer URLs and expect learners to find more PROCESS: Gradually move scaffolding of notetaking, information organizing, writing prompts, etc. from required to implicit. CONCLUSION: Put more resources here for learners to explore on their own later

41. Levels of Inquiry LevelProblem?Procedure ? Solution ? Not Inquiry No problem Complete worksheet Locate answers 0 1 – 2 –– 3–––