Lecture3 - Putting the forces in motionVance Stevens
Technology affords powerful resources to help us teach writing, as with collaboration projects involving blogs, wikis, Google docs and mapping tools perhaps in convergence with online writing labs or multi-user virtual environments and even lower-level spelling software, readability analysis systems, automatic assisted translation, text corpora, etc. How can we use these resources and with what implications for writing online? I will focus on an aspect whose widespread use is only just emerging, and which I have found requires some training in teachers and learners, i.e. how tagged learning objects are aggregated in a way that encourages collaboration which in turn elicits writing. Specifically, I will report on the Writingmatrix project, established to pursue exactly this question. In this project students from different parts of the world tagged their individual postings and through these tags found one another while heightening their own experience in tutored writing. We will hear how the teachers in the project implemented it in their classes, how their students reacted, and what this technique suggests for the teaching of writing over the Internet in the 'near and now' future.
Lecture3 - Putting the forces in motionVance Stevens
Technology affords powerful resources to help us teach writing, as with collaboration projects involving blogs, wikis, Google docs and mapping tools perhaps in convergence with online writing labs or multi-user virtual environments and even lower-level spelling software, readability analysis systems, automatic assisted translation, text corpora, etc. How can we use these resources and with what implications for writing online? I will focus on an aspect whose widespread use is only just emerging, and which I have found requires some training in teachers and learners, i.e. how tagged learning objects are aggregated in a way that encourages collaboration which in turn elicits writing. Specifically, I will report on the Writingmatrix project, established to pursue exactly this question. In this project students from different parts of the world tagged their individual postings and through these tags found one another while heightening their own experience in tutored writing. We will hear how the teachers in the project implemented it in their classes, how their students reacted, and what this technique suggests for the teaching of writing over the Internet in the 'near and now' future.
PLN: The paradigm shift in teacher and learner autonomyVance Stevens
Abstract: This presentation explains a dozen tools and paradigm shifts that teachers should apply in transformative ways to working with their students, how Web 2.0, tagging, and RSS are crucial to this process, and how teachers can develop their own personal learning networks to practice continuous lifelong learning and 'teacher autonomy' before applying these concepts to students.
The Non-Disposable Assignment: Enhancing Personalised Learning - Session 1Michael Paskevicius
Slides from our first meeting of three from a course redesign series on creating non-disposable assignments.
As advertised:
Do you want to offer students an opportunity to bring their passions, personal interests, and individual strengths into their coursework?
How can we design assessment which students feel connected to, value, and are proud to share with their peers?
Are you interested in learning how to create a non-disposable assignment for your students?
This 3-part assignment redesign workshop will take you through the steps to create a non-disposable assignment from beginning to end.
Disposable Assignments: "are assignments that students complain about doing and faculty complain about grading. They’re assignments that add no value to the world – after a student spends three hours creating it, a teacher spends 30 minutes grading it, and then the student throws it away” (Wiley, 2013).
This series is about creating a non-disposable assignment. The three sessions will blend a combination of some pre-reading, discussion, and in session time to flesh out the details of a rich assignment that allows students to co-create knowledge, be creative and engage in a personalised learning experience.
We’ll focus on crafting projects which meet your existing or redesigned course learning outcomes, explore tools for students to demonstrate their learning, and identify strategies for conducting peer-review. In the end you’ll end up with plan for implementing your redesigned assignment in Spring 2018 or Fall 2018.
Throughout the three-part workshop we will also be collectively exposing our own learnings to others in the group through a live reflection and blogging site to support our work. We hope faculty can attend all three parts as they are planned with the intent you are coming for the whole series.
Presentation in context of the TENCompetence Workshop "Rethinking Learning and Employment at a time of economic uncertainty". Manchester, November 2009.
Merging Social Media Concepts Into Education #Gaetc13 Carlos Fernandez
The harsh reality is that many of our school districts block key social media tools in their school learning environments. This presentation will focus on teaching tools and strategies that can be used by taking social media concepts (Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook…) and merging them into student’s daily common core instruction.
PLN: The paradigm shift in teacher and learner autonomyVance Stevens
Abstract: This presentation explains a dozen tools and paradigm shifts that teachers should apply in transformative ways to working with their students, how Web 2.0, tagging, and RSS are crucial to this process, and how teachers can develop their own personal learning networks to practice continuous lifelong learning and 'teacher autonomy' before applying these concepts to students.
The Non-Disposable Assignment: Enhancing Personalised Learning - Session 1Michael Paskevicius
Slides from our first meeting of three from a course redesign series on creating non-disposable assignments.
As advertised:
Do you want to offer students an opportunity to bring their passions, personal interests, and individual strengths into their coursework?
How can we design assessment which students feel connected to, value, and are proud to share with their peers?
Are you interested in learning how to create a non-disposable assignment for your students?
This 3-part assignment redesign workshop will take you through the steps to create a non-disposable assignment from beginning to end.
Disposable Assignments: "are assignments that students complain about doing and faculty complain about grading. They’re assignments that add no value to the world – after a student spends three hours creating it, a teacher spends 30 minutes grading it, and then the student throws it away” (Wiley, 2013).
This series is about creating a non-disposable assignment. The three sessions will blend a combination of some pre-reading, discussion, and in session time to flesh out the details of a rich assignment that allows students to co-create knowledge, be creative and engage in a personalised learning experience.
We’ll focus on crafting projects which meet your existing or redesigned course learning outcomes, explore tools for students to demonstrate their learning, and identify strategies for conducting peer-review. In the end you’ll end up with plan for implementing your redesigned assignment in Spring 2018 or Fall 2018.
Throughout the three-part workshop we will also be collectively exposing our own learnings to others in the group through a live reflection and blogging site to support our work. We hope faculty can attend all three parts as they are planned with the intent you are coming for the whole series.
Presentation in context of the TENCompetence Workshop "Rethinking Learning and Employment at a time of economic uncertainty". Manchester, November 2009.
Merging Social Media Concepts Into Education #Gaetc13 Carlos Fernandez
The harsh reality is that many of our school districts block key social media tools in their school learning environments. This presentation will focus on teaching tools and strategies that can be used by taking social media concepts (Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook…) and merging them into student’s daily common core instruction.
"Opening up Education: The LangMOOC challenge" �Maria Perifanou
SMART 2016 conference – Scientific Methods in Academic Research and Teaching, KEYNOTE presentation
http://academia.edusoft.ro/conferences/smart-2016-scientific-methods-in-academic-research-and-teaching/
Keynote presentation at 'Breaking Barriers – Embracing Literacy through Digital Media organised by the Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Early School Leavers', Valetta, Malta, 30 November-4 December 2015. More info: https://ec.europa.eu/epale/en/content/breaking-barriers-embracing-literacy-through-digital-media
Exlporing New challenges in TELL: Language Learning MOOCsMaria Perifanou
Invited online lecture about Language MOOCs for Language teachers who are enrolled at the Master Course for CALL at the Language Center of Cyprus University of Technology. (7 November 2015)
OPENNESS: A challenge for Education, an opportunity for teachers! Let's work ...Maria Perifanou
My presentation about "Open Education" and Open Education Europa portal at the UIB 2015 Summer School!!
The Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) offered this summer a course about ICT trends in Education. The course will took place in the Spanish island of Ibiza during the week of 7-11 September 2015.
Future teachers had the possibility to explore the context of Open Education and the Open Education Europa Portal participating actively in a series of online activities.
http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/blogs/openness-challenge-education-opportunity-teachers-lets-work-together
Exploring new challenges in TELL: LangMOOC and Open Education EuropaMaria Perifanou
This is the presentation that I did as invited speaker at the Elearning panel at the 28th Foreign Language Education conference in Thessaloniki on 27th and 28th August 2015 organised by the Panhellenic Federation of Language School Owners.
LangMOOC project _EMMA Summer School 2015, Ischia, ItalyMaria Perifanou
This is a presentation of the LangMOOC project (Erasmus+) http://www.langmooc.com/ that took place at the EMMA Summer School, Ischia Italy on July 2015. http://project.europeanmoocs.eu/project/get-involved/summer-school/programme/
The aim of the project is to research the potential of MOOCS in Language Learning, to explore the pedagogical framework of Language MOOCs, to develop a toolkit for the creation and management of Language MOOCs and OERs and to test the use of OERs in language MOOCs in a pilot course.
The LangMOOCs project focus is to step up support for language learning and promote multilingualism via the implementation of Massive Open Online Courses for Language Learning. One of the main outcomes of the project, the Language MOOCs toolkit, will include all the innovative methods and tools for the creation, management and evaluation of MOOCs and OERs for Language Learning. Most of the MOOCs are implemented and run by academic institutions. The LangMOOCs project also aims to non-academic institutions and language teacher and trainers.
"Open minds": another way to access knowledge & share your ideasMaria Perifanou
Workshop proposal for the JTEL & EMMA Summer School 2015
“OPEN Minds”: another way to access knowledge & share your ideas
A proposal for an interactive and collaborative learning activity for early- to mid-stage PhD candidates and for young researchers.
Nowadays everyone has unprecedented access to online resources and materials from all over the world. Finding good online resources and most importantly “open” access resources though is not easy. This remains a big challenge for every PhD student and generally for every researcher. Knowing where to search and how to find, for example, high quality open access journals needs effort and strategy. Furthermore, sharing research to “high quality” open access repositories needs also caution, planning and good knowledge of copyright issues.
Young researchers and PhD students have also enormous possibilities of networking and sharing research (i.e. Academia) as well as the possibility to access a big variety of online open courses of large scale (Massive Online Open Courses, MOOCs) that could support their work such as basic lessons of “qualitative research methods”.
Besides that, there are open access spaces of collaboration where PhD students can peer-review their unpublished research work (e.g. Prolearn Website/mediabase) as well open access databases where they can upload their PhD (e.g TEL Map Confolio).
But how easy is for PhD students and for young researchers to take advantage of all the “open access” possibilities? Which are the challenges and what are the risks?
INTED 2014 M. PERIFANOU & A. ECONOMIDES
The paper will first present
the requirements for a successful online Language Learning course and then it will continue with the
exploration of the use of MOOCs in Language Education. Next an evaluation of the platforms and the
instructional design used so far for Massive Open Online Language Learning Courses will follow.
Finally, after the presentation of possible concerns and recommendations regarding the Language
Learning MOOCs, there will be a discussion that aims to draw the first conclusions of this research
and share some future research plans.
DLC12 Transfer of Innovation: Collaborative Blended Learning model and WebQue...Maria Perifanou
Keynote presentation at the European Congress for Technology Enhanced Learning in Business: "Digital Learning Congress", Copernicus Center, Warsaw, Poland http://dlcongress.pl/
Jtelss12, Workshop: “Webquest 2.0 training scenarios: Connecting TEL research...Maria Perifanou
Bridging the gap between TEL research and workplace practices is a big challenge for
researchers, trainers and professionals especially nowadays. The focus of this workshop is to invite phd TEL students to design WebQuest 2.0 training scenarios in order to promote TEL practices in a workplace contex
PLE11 Workshop proposal:
Design WebQuest 2.0 training scenarios focused on the creation of PLEs for professional development.
Maria A. Perifanou, Pontydysgu,Wales, UK
Graham Attwell, Pontydysgu,Wales, UK
Organic.edunet: Join our virtual “agrotouristic” journey to Tuscany!!Maria Perifanou
“Enhancing Environmental and Ecological Awareness and Education in Schools, Training Teachers on the Use of Web2.0 tools and Open Educational Resources, Organic.Edunet”, organised by the “Corvinus” University of Budapest, Hungary for the European project “Metaschool” (15-18/09/2010)
Presentation of 'Our Nature ' scenario concepts created for Language Learning context.
This is presentation for a proposal of a new blended Learning Model, the Collaborative Blended Learning Model The Collaborative Blended Learning model (CBLM) refers to web2quest collaborative projects that take place less in class (F2F) but mostly online out of class, supported by (a)synchronous web 2.0 technologies combining at the same time collaborative learning with self paced learning.This learning model aims to be implemented in the context of HRM.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Introduction to WEBQUEST & Language Learning: Proposal of a WEB2QUEST model
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2. E-learning Methodologies: WebQuest & Language Learning Interactive session @Maria Perifanou Kapodistrian University of Athens
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4. Technology is a tool , not a goal for instruction. (Kajder 2003, 2004) ..finding the right pedagogical /teaching method is … Technology is not pedagogy, neither a mean of pedagogy, but just a way of delivering learning . It is crucial that the teacher’s educational community understand how these tools can be, & are being used . (Ferdig, R. E., 2007)
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7. Webquests were designed to bring together the most effective instructional practices, theories & models into one integrated student activity: critical thinking, cooperative learning, authentic assessments, technology integration, scaffolding model, cognitive & constructivist theory (Dodge et al., 1995)
8. Thinking Visually with WebQuests quality resource links, compelling problems, production templates
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10. Structure 5. Evaluation 6. Conclusion 2. Task 3. Process 4. Resources 1. Introduction CONCLUSION OF LEARNING PROCESS LEARNING PROCESS PREPARATION
31. Practice of basic skills ITALIAN LANGUAGE 25 11 (2007) (2008-09 ) (FLL platform CMS) (Communication channel, activities ) (FLL platform , E-portfolios, Collaborative projects) (WQ introduction activities) ( FLLresourses , activities) blogquest-wikiquest-microquest
32. “ Learning is an active process of constructing rather than acquiring knowledge & instruction is a process of supporting that construction rather than communicating knowledge” ( Duffy, T. M. & Cunningham, D. J , 1996)
33. ???? Is webquest ready for the future development of Web _.0, Education _.0, and Teacher _.0 ???
The WebQuest strategy for integrating the World Wide Web into classroom learning was launched in early 1995 by Professor Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University with early input from Tom March. A WebQuest has been defined as …. This definition has been refined over the years, and adapted for various different disciplines Tom March had the opportunity to work closely with Dodge for five years, as student and research fellow, and has regularly produced new WebQuests and other related formats (March, 1997) in an attempt to extend our understanding of what facilitates effective Web-based learning.
Webquests projects were designed to bring together the most effective instructional practices, theories and models into one integrated student activity: critical thinking, cooperative learning, authentic assessments, technology integration, scaffolding model, cognitive and constructivist theory (Dodge et al., 1995)
Three Domains . Dodge identified three domains to assist in developing web-enhanced, information-rich learning environments : inputs (i.e., articles, resources, experts and other information sources), transformations (i.e., high-level activities such as analysis, synthesis, problem solving and decision-making), and outputs (i.e., products such as presentations, reports, and web publishing). He points out that students need scaffolding in each of these domains such as quality resource links, compelling problems, and production templates to assist in building understandings Transformational Learning . Beyond traditional term papers and tests, WebQuests require students to connect their understanding of information to meaningful situations through original products for authentic audiences. The most effective WebQuest communication products provide students with opportunities to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information and alternative perspectives several learning theories and concepts are embedded in WebQuests. These concepts and ideas relate to critical thinking skills, second language acquisition, and social constructivism to name few Constructivism Learning principles involved Learning through authentic tasks Negotiating meanings through face-to-face interaction in the target language Constructing knowledge of the structures of the target language Constructing knowledge of a particular subject Developing an expertise on a subject Promoting cooperative and collaborative learning Participating in a learner-centered activity Critical thinkingDeveloping analysis, synthesis, and evaluation skills, considered the higher-thinking skills on the Bloom’s taxonomy Making informed decisions based on information obtained Developing critical reading skills Learning to write critically Developing reasoning skills Negotiating ideas critically Learning to evaluate information from the Internet
Introduction to Quest The introduction is a short paragraph written in second person that introduces the students to the activity. It should catch the students’ attention, provide background information and include the role being taken in the quest. For example, “You just found out your best friend is an alien from another planet and need to explain Christmas . . . “ or “Your favorite author will be visiting . . . .” WebQuest Task The task is what should be accomplished through the WebQuest. It typically starts with a paragraph, but may also contain a list of what the students will be required to do. Another primary component of the task section is to explain to the students what is expected to be created for evaluation and any specific tools, such as PowerPoint, that will be used to create them. Step-by-Step Process The process is a logical, step-by-step guide for the students to follow. It should provide responsibilities, either for individuals or for each group member. It should also suggest to students how to organize or save their information for the final product. This is also the section where links are provided to specific Internet sites. These sites should be investigated in advance for content, relevance and even availability from school. The links would be placed as part of the steps involved in the process so students know where to go to look for the information. Evaluation Using Rubrics The evaluation section contains the rubric with which students will be evaluated. This could be for an individual or group. It could also be a self-evaluation, overall evaluation or a combination as deemed appropriate by the teacher. Though the evaluation style is objective it should be written in such a way that students understand how they will be evaluated. Conclusion or Summary of WebQuest The conclusion is an overall summary of the WebQuest. It should provide students with a way to reflect about the process. Also, it should provide advanced, related questions that might be investigated at another time. Throughout the WebQuests, students should be engaged through second person writing, as if the lesson speaks directly to them. By following this basic form the WebQuest also provides a structure that is easy for teachers to design and for students to follow. An introduction that sets the stage and provides some background information. A task that is doable and interesting. A set of information sources needed to complete the task. Many (though not necessarily all) of the resources are embedded in the WebQuest document itself as anchors pointing to information on the World Wide Web. Information sources might include web documents, experts available via e-mail or realtime conferencing, searchable databases on the net, and books and other documents physically available in the learner's setting. Because pointers to resources are included, the learner is not left to wander through webspace completely adrift. A description of the process the learners should go through in accomplishing the task. The process should be broken out into clearly described steps. Some guidance on how to organize the information acquired. This can take the form of guiding questions, or directions to complete organizational frameworks such as timelines, concept maps, or cause-and-effect diagrams as described by Marzano (1988, 1992) and Clarke (1990). A conclusion that brings closure to the quest, reminds the learners about what they've learned, and perhaps encourages them to extend the experience into other domains.
The task is what should be accomplished through the WebQuest. It typically starts with a paragraph, but may also contain a list of what the students will be required to do. Another primary component of the task section is to explain to the students what is expected to be created for evaluation and any specific tools, such as PowerPoint, that will be used to create them. Deep questions to address Problems to be solved Positions to be debated Alternatives to be explored Products to be created
assess the value of your WQ before students use it
Through wq language students acquire language competence but also content information
Introduction to Quest The introduction is a short paragraph written in second person that introduces the students to the activity. It should catch the students’ attention, provide background information and include the role being taken in the quest. For example, “You just found out your best friend is an alien from another planet and need to explain Christmas . . . “ or “Your favorite author will be visiting . . . .” WebQuest Task The task is what should be accomplished through the WebQuest. It typically starts with a paragraph, but may also contain a list of what the students will be required to do. Another primary component of the task section is to explain to the students what is expected to be created for evaluation and any specific tools, such as PowerPoint, that will be used to create them. Step-by-Step Process The process is a logical, step-by-step guide for the students to follow. It should provide responsibilities, either for individuals or for each group member. It should also suggest to students how to organize or save their information for the final product. This is also the section where links are provided to specific Internet sites. These sites should be investigated in advance for content, relevance and even availability from school. The links would be placed as part of the steps involved in the process so students know where to go to look for the information. Evaluation Using Rubrics The evaluation section contains the rubric with which students will be evaluated. This could be for an individual or group. It could also be a self-evaluation, overall evaluation or a combination as deemed appropriate by the teacher. Though the evaluation style is objective it should be written in such a way that students understand how they will be evaluated. Conclusion or Summary of WebQuest The conclusion is an overall summary of the WebQuest. It should provide students with a way to reflect about the process. Also, it should provide advanced, related questions that might be investigated at another time. Throughout the WebQuests, students should be engaged through second person writing, as if the lesson speaks directly to them. By following this basic form the WebQuest also provides a structure that is easy for teachers to design and for students to follow. An introduction that sets the stage and provides some background information. A task that is doable and interesting. A set of information sources needed to complete the task. Many (though not necessarily all) of the resources are embedded in the WebQuest document itself as anchors pointing to information on the World Wide Web. Information sources might include web documents, experts available via e-mail or realtime conferencing, searchable databases on the net, and books and other documents physically available in the learner's setting. Because pointers to resources are included, the learner is not left to wander through webspace completely adrift. A description of the process the learners should go through in accomplishing the task. The process should be broken out into clearly described steps. Some guidance on how to organize the information acquired. This can take the form of guiding questions, or directions to complete organizational frameworks such as timelines, concept maps, or cause-and-effect diagrams as described by Marzano (1988, 1992) and Clarke (1990). A conclusion that brings closure to the quest, reminds the learners about what they've learned, and perhaps encourages them to extend the experience into other domains.
A TalenQuest is a WebQuest with a focus on foreign language learning. (Talen is Dutch for Languages). It is a venture that leads to a product and, in the process, triggers, in a natural way a variety of effective learning activities http://www.feo.hvu.nl/koen2/Talenquest/index-l.htm http://members.aol.com/adrmoser/tips/mwq.html
. Assisting the development of web-enhanced & information-rich learning environments is what Dodge wanted with the creation of web1quests The WebQuest's biggest requirement is to remain open to the implementation of emerging technology
Web 2.0 enables: • Socialisation - Through socialisation our students can use the language and skills they are learning to build networks and develop relationships with real people. • Collaboration - They can work together with others to construct and share real knowledge. • Creativity - They can create genuine products, in a wide range and combination of media to high standards, that will have a real audience. • Authenticity - The tasks and activities they do and the people they communicate with to do them are real and motivating. • Sharing - They can share what they create and learn from each other
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Long's interaction hypothesis (1996) : “ comprehensible input ” & “ negotiated meanin g training in grammar and vocabulary alone does not result in linguistic competence with no interaction (Rüschoff & Ritter 2001
A useful summary of the requisite conditions for successful language learning is provided by Egbert et al (1999), who drew on similarities in SLA research to come up with eight key factors