WebQuests Revisited
Zdzisław Głębocki
Białystok University
1. Basic information on the WebQuest concept
and methodology developed by Bernie Dodge
and Tom March in 1995
- examples.
2. Guidelines for the B.A. (Licencjat) Seminar at
the English Philology (Białystok University)
based the WebQuest concept.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rel5qOPvU
http://questgarden.com/
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WebQuest examples:
The WebQuest WebQuest
http://questgarden.com/11/99/7/051206172945/index.htm
Culture Shock ? Culture Shake !
by JISOOK YUN, CSU San Bernardino
http://questgarden.com/113/76/3/101206193756/t-index.htm
Web Quest Projects INDEX
A selection of Web Quests developed by English teachers during
on-line ICT Workshops sponsored by the British Council
Web Quest for:
Pre-Secondary School Students
• Animal Shelters
• Bialystok on the Web
• Humour Festival
• Music Styles
• Shrek’s Webquest
• Summer Full of Adventures
• Unexplained Phenomenon
• Welcome to Ireland
Secondary School Students
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A Week in New York City
Anti-Semitism
Around the World in 80 Days
Forrest Gump
Learn English in England
Let’s Travel to London
Limericks
Meet Einstein
National Stereotypes
Plan Your Holidays in Europe
Tolkien’s Fantasy
Trip to London
Visiting the South-West
Post Secondary School Students
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Good Spirits in Well Bodies
My Perfect Computer
Phobias
Study Skills
General Guidelines for the B.A. (Licencjat)
Seminar at the English Philology
(Białystok University)
Theoretical Background
• Readings in English Language Learning
and Technology
• Background work on Project Work,
Content Based Learning, Inquiry-oriented
Learning and WebQuest Concepts
(readings, tasks)
Planning and Introductory Work
• Students select a Target Group and
construct its characteristics: level, needs,
computer literacy level, computer access,
problem areas, etc.
• Consider what WEB-based materials
connected with American Culture could be
used with this group and how to introduce
them into the syllabus (discussion)
Project Work
• Building an ELT based WebQuests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyhtehlAWY&feature=related
• Informing other students on the
progress/problems
• Assistance and guidance from the Project
Supervisor
Implementation
• Implementation of the project in Target
Groups
• A diary of the process kept by students
• Informing other students on the progress
of the project
Final Activities
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Presentation of the completed projects
Commenting on the Implementation Stage
Sharing experiences
Modification of Projects considering
feedback from other students
• Publication of WebQuests on
Neofilologia’s Web Page and on
QuestGarden
WebQuests Revisited
Zdzisław Głębocki
Białystok University