Sunday, October 21, 2007

Inquiry Learning & Webquests


Ever tried a webquest? If you have, you know that an authentic one requires an essential question and the following:

Introduction
Task
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion

"A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than on looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation." ~ Bernie Dodge, the originator of the WebQuest

Webquest Resources
Inquiry Learning Resources
Bloom's Taxonomy Resources

Do you have a webquest to share or recommend?

Here is Sarah Sutter's Contribution:

Propaganda WebQuest at Wiscasset High School.

2 comments:

Sarah Sutter said...

I have a webquest for a media literacy class that involves video, podcast, print or web media projects and is focused on propaganda - how it works and how to use it.

http://whs.wiscasset.k12.me.us/art/propwq2/PropagandaWQ/Welcome.html

Feedback would be welcome. It's definitely a long project in my class, but maybe the resources could be used by others for a shorter version.

Jim Burke said...

Thanks, Sarah. I've posted the URL on the original post as it seems to have been truncated (sp?) in this comment section. I plan to take a much closer look this evening when I have more time, as the propaganda theme is one that I think deserves much more attention.