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Growing Great WebQuests the Easy Way with QuestGarden

Growing Great WebQuests the Easy Way with QuestGarden. Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University. Outline. What’s the problem? What’s the solution? Demonstration Future plans Q & A.

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Growing Great WebQuests the Easy Way with QuestGarden

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  1. Growing Great WebQuests the Easy Way with QuestGarden Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University

  2. Outline • What’s the problem? • What’s the solution? • Demonstration • Future plans • Q & A

  3. I can’t seem to locate the saved WebQuests that I’ve started…Everytime I try to import an image, the whole program just locks. The Problem

  4. The Problem …then when I was finished, I was scared to death to “publish” it because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to fix the mistakes I had not seen.

  5. The Problem …I’d like to develop another WebQuest but I don’t know if I’d have the patience or time to be be able to create one during the school year.

  6. The Problem …the typical uploading doesn’t seem to be working for me, I will be saving my files to disk and and uploading it from school.

  7. Survey of WebQuest Authors • Solicited from the WebQuest list, classes & organizations that use WebQuests • N = 110

  8. Hours Spent

  9. What Was Hard / Tedious? • Finding good web sites • Mechanics of making the pages • Creating navigation buttons • Making it pretty • Process steps • Scaffolding • Aligning the evaluation with task, standards

  10. What Was Hard / Tedious • Uploading from home • Not losing pieces • Higher-order thinking

  11. WebQuest Creation Technical Knowledge

  12. WebQuest Creation Technical Knowledge Pedagogical Knowledge

  13. WebQuest Creation Technical Knowledge Pedagogical Knowledge Web Editing FTP Aesthetics Searching

  14. WebQuest Creation Technical Knowledge Pedagogical Knowledge Web Editing FTP Constructivism Scaffolding Aesthetics Higher Level Thinking Searching Cooperative Learning

  15. Design Patterns http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm

  16. Authoring Tools

  17. Teach-nology http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_quest/

  18. http://www.phpwebquest.org/english/index.htm

  19. http://www.teacherweb.com/IN/PNC/Cassady/index.html

  20. Beyond Authoring Tools:Authoring Environments

  21. Metcalfe’s Law

  22. Solution: QuestGarden

  23. Early Development • Debut at TCEA 2005 • Tested in workshops throughout the Spring and Summer • Announced at NECC, July • Opened to anyone September 1.

  24. QuestGarden: Present • Over 15000 users in 116 countries • Free until September 1, 2006 • $20 for a 2 year subscription after that

  25. Where from?

  26. Demonstration

  27. 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

  28. Features of QuestGarden • WYSIWYG text formatting • Ability to upload pictures and supplementary files • Based on design patterns

  29. QuestGarden: Future • Free until September 1, 2006 • $20 for a 2 year subscription after that

  30. Features Coming Soon • Can be stored on site or exported to any other site • Will be translated into Mandarin, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan (so far) • Peer Ratings and Feedback • Scaffolding extras built in • Integrated Quiz/Drill/Game • Ability to download someone else’s WebQuest into your space and tweak it

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

  32. Q & A ? ? ?

  33. Growing Great WebQuests the Easy Way with QuestGarden Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University

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