1. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-1 Title Special Needs Students as Peer Tutors using ICT to support the creation and delivery of WebQuests. Area: Special Educational Needs. Problem : Breaking the cycle of failure. Idea: Involving SEN students in constructing their own learning. Using ICT to engage and motivate SEN students. nick@scoileoin.ie

2. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-2 Literature  Piaget. Constructivist theory of knowledge.  Papert. Constructionism, actively making things.  Vygotsky. Social interaction, Social learning, ZPD The More Knowledgeable Other, MKO  Brunner. Enquiry based learning, constructivism  Keller. Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction  Dodge. Higher level thinking, Relevance nick@scoileoin.ie

3. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-3 Research Question  How does using ICT do design and construct WebQuests for their peers help students with Mild General Learning Disabilities engage in high order thinking ? nick@scoileoin.ie

4. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-4 Learning Experience/Artefact  Design and Construction of a set of WebQuests by students with MGLD for use by their peers.  The students will deliver the WebQuests to their peers and carry out post assessments. nick@scoileoin.ie

5. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-5 Design Table p-1 nick@scoileoin.ie Learning through collaborative, constructional means. Children in the Technology. Learning teams Piaget Papert Dewey Glasser Webquest content product of collaborative learning and group consensus. Technology used by children to show and convey understanding to their peers. Creation of Webquest content encourages talk, discussion, working together to learn and share understanding. Design aspect from the literatureTheory Incorporation of design aspect into artefact/learning experience

6. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-6 Design Table p-2 Design aspect from the literatureTheory Incorporation of design aspect into artefact/learning experience Social interaction Social learning Aided learning Vygotsky Webquest designed using prior learning experiences, (e.g. computer skills, team work and prior knowledge of webquest format.) Enquiry based learning Dewey Brunner Children asking questions, investigating, checking and sharing, drawing conclusions. nick@scoileoin.ie

7. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-7 Design Table p-3 Motivation Relevence Keller Dodge March Eager to show how a webquest could have made their visit more interesting and to make a webquest for their peers. Content relevant and of interest to their peers nick@scoileoin.ie

8. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-8 Artefact Demo  Demo of the (prototype) artefact/learning experience  https://www.cs.tcd.ie/~rochen1/researchartifact/ https://www.cs.tcd.ie/~rochen1/researchartifact/ nick@scoileoin.ie

9. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-9 Research Methodology & Ideas on the end users/data sample  Case study  Based on observation and experience  Appropriate for individual researcher  One aspect of problem under time constraints.  Prior background knowledge of participants nick@scoileoin.ie

10. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-10 Potential Findings  The data gathered will be analysed for evidence of higher order thinking skills during the process.  E.g.  Webquests themselves.  Threads in discussions with the pupils u Teacher – pupil, pupil-pupil, pupil designer- pupil learner  Teacher observations u Development process u Delivery u In other situations (other people’s comments)  Comments from peers  Students reflections  Test results  Self esteem nick@scoileoin.ie

11. M.Sc. (T&L) Milestone Presentation 2 p-11 nick@scoileoin.ie