My slides for the online presentation to the English Teachers of Switzerland SIG Day 8th Sept

1. WebQuests
Do they have a future?

2. Key People
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3. Web what?
Web + Quest
Scavenger hunt?
For language?
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4. Online Scavenger/Treasure hunt
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5. Scavenger
hunt
Sample 1
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6. Scavenger
hunt
Sample 2
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7. Webquest classic
The overall assignment
Teacher’s Product
Guidance for the
guide teacher
Self, peer or teacher
Step by step instructions Intro Task Process assessment
Final results of the Lead-in to the
WebQuest
Resources Evaluation
WebQuest
Links & tools to complete
the WebQuest
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8. Introduction
Task
Process
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Final product
Resources
Webquest classic
Evaluation
Teacher
guidance

9. Samples
Guilty or Innocent? You be the Judge Could stopping all aid to Africa actually help end poverty?
Follow this format:
You will choose between 2 fairy tales and decide who is guilty
or innocent. Listen carefully and you be the JUDGE! 1. Clearly outline the African food crisis, citing facts and
Task figures and quoting from local Africans, aid workers and any
In order to try your case you must know your facts. other relevant players where necessary.
Step 1 2. Formulate a statement which reflects your informed
Read two stories. You and your team will decide who is guilty opinion on the matter after reading all the relevant material.
and who is innocent.
Step 2 3. Examine all the available arguments for both sides,
supporting all statements with evidence.
Examine the crime scene and gather the FACTS.
Step 3 4. Try to make your writing persuasive enough to make other
You and your team will present your case to the class. The readers of the blog want to respond to your view.
class will be the jury.
Teacher guidance YOU WILL POST YOUR RESPONSE TO OUR CLASS BLOG YOUR
CLASSMATES AND TEACHER WILL READ AND COMMENT ON
I designed this web quest to be a fun and interesting way to IT.
introduce students to the fundamentals of a trial YOU WILL ALSO WRITE A REFLECTIVE SELF-EVALUATION IN
courtroom, while building on their skills of comparing and YOUR LEARNING JOURNAL.
http://www.theconsultants-e.com/resources/webquests/repository/general-language.aspx
contrasting.
http://questgarden.com/105/61/2/100623071707/
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10. Talenquests
•Introduction
A WebQuest •Task
•Process
•Resources
attributes •Evaluation
•Conclusion
•Teachers page
•Quality of language
B Instructional •Suitable level
•Processing required
value •Focus on form
•Language production
•Interaction in L2
•Encourages compensatory strategies
C Task-based •Tasks lead to final product
•Degree of authenticity
or content?
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11. Talenquests
•Introduction
A WebQuest •Task
•Process
•Resources
attributes •Evaluation
•Conclusion
•Teachers pageof language
•Quantity
•Quality of language
•Suitable level
B Instructional
B Instructional
• Quantity of language
•Processing required
• Quality of language
• Suitable level
• Processing required form
•Focus on
value
value
• Focus on form
• Language production production
•Language
• Interaction in L2
• Encourages compensatory in L2
•Interaction strategies
•Encourages compensatory strategies
C Task-based •Tasks lead to final product
•Degree of authenticity
or content?
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12. Talenquest test
In a WebQuest about Disneyland Paris which is
the better task and why?
1. In which restaurant can you order a
hamburger?
2. Decide what you would like to eat in each
restaurant?
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14. Different cultural rules and behaviours and media
Level of expertise:
This task requires no previous knowledge and experience.
Learning objectives
1. To critically consider different forms of representation of culture and behaviour
2. To consider how cultural rules and behaviours are represented in media
Description
1. Participants are asked to watch at least 6 of the HSBC video adverts on culture available on You Tube.
2. Participants are asked to comment on one of them on the group wiki, considering both the cultural rules and behaviours they
reflect and the forms of media representation.
Evaluation
Peer evaluation through commenting on the group wiki page
Time
This activity will take around an hour.
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15. Webquest 2.0
Tom March
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16. From WebQuest 1.0 to 2.0
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17. Challenge-based learning
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18. From 1.0 to 2.0
WINDPOWER: Good, Bad or Ugly?
Windfarms have been proposed as a green alternative energy
source. But how green are they really?
Quandong Shire Council has received an application for a
permit to construct an eco-resort within the shire. It is
important for the resort owners, Quecco, to use renewable
energy as much as possible.
Task: Advise the Council on:
1. decide on the form of windpower suitable for the Quecco
resort and
2. formulate a set of criteria for similar permit applications on
the future.
Roles: Windfarm investor, environmentalist, politician etc
Product: Presentation to Council (likely bias?)
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23. Conclusions
Use WebQuests as a way of
Scavenger hunts are OK promoting authentic
(now and again) learning.
The talenquest checklist
WebQuest products could
does not have to be
have impact with Web 2.0
followed to the letter.
tools.
WebQuests can be
WebQuests could have a broadened out to
place in workplace learning Challenge-based learning
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24. Resources
Find all my
links here.
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