For this assignment, you will develop your own WebQuest, using the
QuestGarden web site. The grade level and content of the WebQuest are
entirely up to you. There are loads of on-line resources
to help you think about developing a really good WebQuest with a thoughtful,
challenging task. Check some out!
To plan your WebQuest
You must design your WebQuest around prescribed learning objectives
identified by the B.C. Ministry of Education. Use the
Integrated Resource Packages (IRPs) to identify a grade level,
area of curriculum and one or two (or more) learning outcomes that
your WebQuest will address. (Don't pick a favourite hobby or sport,
and try to shoehorn it into a WebQuest.)
Find a few web sites with trustworthy content that is readable by
students at your target grade level. If you are unsure, check each
of your chosen sites using this
free readability checker.
Carefully plan the content for each of the required components of
a WebQuest. The WebQuest Taskonomy will be a key source of inspiration for
the design of your own task. (Remember: WebQuests are not
meant to be "electronic worksheets". Rather, they are meant to be
life-like experiences that stimulate higher-level thinking, and usually
involve collaborative learning activities. While you plan your WebQuest,
ask yourself if it would work pretty well in some other instructional
mode. If so, your basic concept is weak and you need another one.)
Don't fuss with a lot of graphics and layout until you are
clear about what the WebQuest should include and how it should work!
Design of your WebQuest
Clearly indicate what level of student your WebQuest is appropriate
for, and what learning outcomes are addressed (hotlinks to the appropriate
IRPs are highly recommended).
Address each of the six required components of a WebQuest with the
following additional criteria:
The (learning) Process component must include some collaboration
among students.
The (learning) Resources component must link to at least three
resources, all of which are necessary to complete the task.
The (learning) Evaluation component must be based on a rubric.
Include some graphics (clip art, drawings or photos) to make
your page more attractive. Be sure to respect the intellectual property rights of others by using graphics that are in the public domain, or are distributed under a creative commons license.
Your
WebQuest will be graded according to the following rubric
A+
Your WebQuest meets all
the criteria for an A, but is exceptionally creative or ambitious
in at least one of its components (task, resources, process, etc.)
A
Your WebQuest is centred
around a challenging, authentic and age-appropriate Task. It links to
carefully-selected web resources that are useful and sufficient for supporting
students' work on that task. The Process is well laid out and would be easy for students at the targeted grade level(s) to follow. The assessment rubric is detailed, and keyed to relevant
IRPs. The teacher pages provide all the guidance that a competent teacher would need to use your WebQuest well.
B
Your
WebQuest is lacking in one of the following ways. The Task may not be keyed to BC IRPs, or it may be
inauthentic and worksheet-like (ie. this lesson could be done as well or better without a WebQuest). The Resources may be inadequate to support the task, not age-appropriate, or not very targetted (ie. students have to do too much searching). The Process may be vague, the Evaluation not fully detailed, or the Teacher pages may exclude important advice.
C
Your WebQuest has two of the flaws described for a B grade.
D
Your WebQuest has three of the flaws described for a B grade.
E
Your WebQuest has four of the flaws described for a B grade.
F
No WebQuest is submitted.
Kevin has produced a demonstration
WebQuest in QuestGarden that you can use as an exemplar to work from.