Assignment #3: Building a WebQuest

Note: There are loads of on-line resources to help you think about developing a really good WebQuest with a thoughtful, challenging task. (Check some out!)

• To plan your WebQuest
  
  
  1. Choose a grade level, area of curriculum and one or two (or more) learning outcomes that your WebQuest will address. Use the Integrated Resource Packages (IRPs) on the B.C. Ministry of Education's Website, which describe the mandated curriculum goals here in the province.
     
     
  2. Carefully plan the content for each of the required primary components of a WebQuest. (Note: WebQuests are not meant to be "electronic worksheets". Rather, they are meant to be life-like experiences that stimulate higher-level thinking, and usually involve collaborative learning activities. While you plan your WebQuest, ask yourself if it would work pretty well in some other instructional mode. If so, you are headed toward a poor grade and need another idea.)
     
     
  3. Look again at the many WebQuest examples you were referred to in class. These and the WebQuest Taskonomy will be key sources of inspiration for the design of your own task.
     
     
  4. Finally, decide on a "look" for your WebQuest that will integrate the primary components in an attractive way. Don't fuss with a lot of graphics and layout until you are clear about what the WebQuest should include and how it should work!
     
     
• Design of your WebQuest
  
  
  1. Clearly indicate what level of student your WebQuest is appropriate for, and what learning outcomes are addressed (hotlinks to the appropriate IRPs are highly recommended).
     
     
  2. Address each of the six required components of a WebQuest with the following additional criteria:
     
     
     • The (learning) Process component must include some collaboration among students.
       
       
     • The (learning) Resources component must include at least 3 URL's, along with a brief description of each of the sites they connect to, and at least one text-based material or audio-visual material. All the resources you choose should support the learning process described in the WebQuest in some clear way.
       
       
     • The (learning) Evaluation component must be based on a rubric.
       
       
  3. Include at least 3 graphics (clip art, drawing or photos) to make your page more attractive. At least one of your graphics should be taken from the Web.
     

   

• Evaluation Criteria (see the WebQuest rubric for more detail)

Examples of previous semester's work (with students' permission)

Comic Book WebQuest (Grade 3 Visual Arts) by V. Chau Fall 2002

Ancient Art (Grade 11-12 Comparative Civilization, World History, Art and Art History) by J. Rose Fall 2002