Transcript WebQuest Past, Present and Future

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WebQuest Past, Present and
Future
Bernie Dodge, PhD
San Diego State University
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THE ANCIENT
PAST
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THE ANCIENT
PAST
1995
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The Problem
Too
much structure or….
Too little structure
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The First WebQuest - 1995
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What Felt New?
They got to work right away
Their conversations were deep
They were engaged
I only introduced, debugged and debriefed
They were using authentic data
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The Short Definition
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A WebQuest is simply good teaching with the
web.
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The Longer Definition:
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Constructivist lesson format
Wrapped around a doable and interesting task that
is a scaled-down version of something adults do
Most (not necessarily all) material comes from the
Web
Resources are pre-selected
Often (though not always) involves students taking
on roles
Involves higher level thinking
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WebQuest Assumptions
Authentic tasks are more engaging
 Learning is enhanced by social interaction
among learners
 Higher level thinking skill development is
essential and needs to start at an early age
 Uncertainty and doubt are instructionally
useful
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Lev Vygotsky
John Dewey
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WebQuest Assumptions
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Better to be evolutionary than revolutionary
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Balance
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THE RECENT
PAST
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THE RECENT
PAST
2003
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Imperfect Replication
Scavenger Hunt “WebQuests”
Here are 5 URLs.
 Answer these 10 questions.
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Imperfect Replication
Busywork “WebQuests”
First look at this site.
 Now look at this one.
 Next, play the game at this URL
 Now explore this other one.
 There. Now you know everything.
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Imperfect Replication
PowerPoint Cut-and-Paste “WebQuests”
Go to this site
 And this one
 And this other one over here
 Now make a PowerPoint presentation to
show what you learned.
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THE PRESENT
2006
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WebQuests: Popularity
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The Problem
WebQuest development takes too much time
 …too much skill
 …a resource that teachers don’t always have
access to.
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The Problem
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Technical Skills
– Web Editing
– FTP
– Layout
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The Problem
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Pedagogical Skills
– Constructivism
– Higher Level Thinking
– Coherence
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The Problem
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Environmental Support
– Peer feedback
– Server space
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Solution: QuestGarden
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Status Today: Users
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Over 29419 users
in 114 countries
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Where
from?
USA
Canada
Australia
Spain
United Kingdom
Germany
Brazil
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Portugal
China
25454
907
554
189
183
172
134
110
96
90
87
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Status Today: Lessons
19763 WebQuests created
 14000 of them with over 500 words
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Histogram of Word Counts
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
1st Qtr
0 to 250
251 to 500
501 to 750
751 to 1000
1001 to 1250
1251 to 1500
1501 to 1750
1751 to 2000
2001 to 2250
2251 to 2500
2501 to 2750
2751 to 3000
over 3000
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Features of QuestGarden
Step-by-step prompted guidance on creating
a WebQuest
 Browser-based… no software needed
 Emphasis on sharing resources and advice
 Ability for WebQuest workshop leaders to
monitor progress
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Features of QuestGarden
WYSIWYG text formatting
 Ability to upload pictures and supplementary
files
 Based on design patterns
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Examples
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Still….imperfection
QuestGarden makes it easy to create great
WebQuests.
 It also makes it easy to create “WebQuests”.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy
WebQuests
Web
Exercises
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Bernie’s Taxonomy
Life
Verbs
Decide Design Create
Predict Analyze
Apply Explain
Classroom
Verbs
Know Tell Remember
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Design Patterns
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm
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Redesigned Design Patterns
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Chunked to make them easier to grasp
Organized under the higher level thinking verbs:
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Design
Decide
Create
Predict
Analyze
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Metcalfe’s Law
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THE NEAR
FUTURE
2007
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The Future of WebQuests
Evolution & mutation will continue
New task types will emerge
 Blogs
 Wikis
 Podcasts
New forms will emerge
 WebQuests as DVDs
 WebQuests as Quake
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WebQuest Genesis, Present
and Future
Bernie Dodge, PhD
San Diego State University