1. Introduction to WebQuests Mark Lee University of Notre Dame Australia Mark Lee University of Notre Dame Australia

2. Outline / What is a WebQuest? / Components of a WebQuest / Examples of WebQuests / Evaluating WebQuests / Creating a WebQuest / What is a WebQuest? / Components of a WebQuest / Examples of WebQuests / Evaluating WebQuests / Creating a WebQuest

3. What is a WebQuest? / "...an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet.” - Bernie Dodge (Co-creator of the WebQuest model) / Provides a structured approach that focuses on having students use web-based resources rather than finding them / "...an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the Internet.” - Bernie Dodge (Co-creator of the WebQuest model) / Provides a structured approach that focuses on having students use web-based resources rather than finding them

4. What is a WebQuest? (Cont’d) / Poses question students, which cannot be answered simply by collecting and regurgitating information - They must “… transform information into something else …” (March, 1998). / Designed to support learners' high order thinking including analysis, synthesis and evaluation / Poses question students, which cannot be answered simply by collecting and regurgitating information - They must “… transform information into something else …” (March, 1998). / Designed to support learners' high order thinking including analysis, synthesis and evaluation

5. What is a WebQuest? (Cont’d) Inquiry-based learning Guided discovery Problem-based learning

6. Components of a WebQuest 1. Introduction 2. Task 3. Process 4. Evaluation 5. Conclusion 6. Teacher’s page 1. Introduction 2. Task 3. Process 4. Evaluation 5. Conclusion 6. Teacher’s page

7. WebQuest examples / The Tortoise and the Hare - http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group2/index.htm http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group2/index.htm / Australian Animals - http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/MENTZER/webquest/austan.htm http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/MENTZER/webquest/austan.htm / Shocking Sharks - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/sharks/http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/sharks/ / What does it mean to be Australian? - http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/webquest/actualquest/actualquest.htm http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/webquest/actualquest/actualquest.htm / Save an Australian Animal - http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group1/animals/ http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group1/animals/ / Freaky Frogs - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/frogs/http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/frogs/ / Compare Proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem - http://www.gowcsd.com/master/ghs/math/furman/pythagor/pythag.htm http://www.gowcsd.com/master/ghs/math/furman/pythagor/pythag.htm / Roller Coaster Madness - http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/roller/http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/roller/ / The Tortoise and the Hare - http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group2/index.htm http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group2/index.htm / Australian Animals - http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/MENTZER/webquest/austan.htm http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/MENTZER/webquest/austan.htm / Shocking Sharks - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/sharks/http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/sharks/ / What does it mean to be Australian? - http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/webquest/actualquest/actualquest.htm http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/webquest/actualquest/actualquest.htm / Save an Australian Animal - http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group1/animals/ http://www.ictpd.net/bj/waitsc/ourwork/group1/animals/ / Freaky Frogs - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/frogs/http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/frogs/ / Compare Proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem - http://www.gowcsd.com/master/ghs/math/furman/pythagor/pythag.htm http://www.gowcsd.com/master/ghs/math/furman/pythagor/pythag.htm / Roller Coaster Madness - http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/roller/http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/roller/

8. WebQuest about WebQuests / http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest.html http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest.html / http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest.html http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest.html

9. Where to find more examples / Web and Flow - http://www.web-and- flow.comhttp://www.web-and- flow.com / Ozline - http://ozline.comhttp://ozline.com / WebQuest Home Page - http:///edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/ http:///edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/ / Web and Flow - http://www.web-and- flow.comhttp://www.web-and- flow.com / Ozline - http://ozline.comhttp://ozline.com / WebQuest Home Page - http:///edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/ http:///edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/

10. WebQuest directories / http://www.webquest.org/search http://www.webquest.org/search / http://bestwebquests.com http://bestwebquests.com / http://www.webquest.org/search http://www.webquest.org/search / http://bestwebquests.com http://bestwebquests.com

11. Poor WebQuests… / Are based around paper-based worksheets that are simply converted into web pages, possibly with links to web resources / Ask close-ended questions or seek to result in neat, convergent outcomes for students / Are of little personal relevance to students / Are based around tasks/issues that do not address real, authentic problems with applications beyond the classroom / Do not interest, engage and motivate students / Are pitched at too high or low a level for the target audience (ie, not challenging enough or “crush” students) / N.B. Vygotsky’s Zones of Proximal Development (ZPD) / Have poorly defined assessment/evaluation criteria (eg, rubrics that focus on quantity but not quality) / Are based around paper-based worksheets that are simply converted into web pages, possibly with links to web resources / Ask close-ended questions or seek to result in neat, convergent outcomes for students / Are of little personal relevance to students / Are based around tasks/issues that do not address real, authentic problems with applications beyond the classroom / Do not interest, engage and motivate students / Are pitched at too high or low a level for the target audience (ie, not challenging enough or “crush” students) / N.B. Vygotsky’s Zones of Proximal Development (ZPD) / Have poorly defined assessment/evaluation criteria (eg, rubrics that focus on quantity but not quality)

12. Resources for evaluating WebQuests / Rubric for evaluating WebQuests (Bernie Dodge) - http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html / Criteria for Assessing Best WebQuests (Tom March) - http://bestwebquests.com/bwq/matrix.asp http://bestwebquests.com/bwq/matrix.asp / Rubric for assessing WebQuests (Ozline / Tom March) - http://www.ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html http://www.ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html / Rubric for evaluating WebQuests (Bernie Dodge) - http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html / Criteria for Assessing Best WebQuests (Tom March) - http://bestwebquests.com/bwq/matrix.asp http://bestwebquests.com/bwq/matrix.asp / Rubric for assessing WebQuests (Ozline / Tom March) - http://www.ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html http://www.ozline.com/webquests/rubric.html

13. Options for creating WebQuests / Create from scratch / Use HTML or web authoring tool such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Nvu to develop web pages from scratch / Upload to web server / Build on an existing template / Download a set of web pages with placeholders to use as a starting point / Use HTML or web authoring tool to edit and customise pages / Upload to web server / Create from scratch / Use HTML or web authoring tool such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Nvu to develop web pages from scratch / Upload to web server / Build on an existing template / Download a set of web pages with placeholders to use as a starting point / Use HTML or web authoring tool to edit and customise pages / Upload to web server

14. Options for creating WebQuests (Cont’d) / Use an automatic WebQuest generator (NOT permitted for Assessment Item #2!) / Create WebQuest by filling in online forms or anwsering questions presented by a “wizard” / No need for web authoring or uploading / Examples: QuestGarden, Filamentality, Instant WebQuest, PHPWebQuest, TeacherWeb / Use an automatic WebQuest generator (NOT permitted for Assessment Item #2!) / Create WebQuest by filling in online forms or anwsering questions presented by a “wizard” / No need for web authoring or uploading / Examples: QuestGarden, Filamentality, Instant WebQuest, PHPWebQuest, TeacherWeb

15. WebQuest templates / Original one-page template (1999): http://webquest.sdsu.edu/templates/lesson- template1.htm http://webquest.sdsu.edu/templates/lesson- template1.htm / Classic framed templates from San Diego State University (2000): http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html / More modern templates by Dan Schellenberg from the University of Regina (using CSS and XHTML): http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/resources/w ebquest/templates.php http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/resources/w ebquest/templates.php / Original one-page template (1999): http://webquest.sdsu.edu/templates/lesson- template1.htm http://webquest.sdsu.edu/templates/lesson- template1.htm / Classic framed templates from San Diego State University (2000): http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html / More modern templates by Dan Schellenberg from the University of Regina (using CSS and XHTML): http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/resources/w ebquest/templates.php http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/resources/w ebquest/templates.php

16. WebQuest design process http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designsteps/