1. Overcoming Obstacles to Quicker WebQuest Creation Bernie Dodge, PhD San Diego State University

2. Outline What’s the problem? What’s the problem? What are some partial solutions? What are some partial solutions? What’s the Grand Perfect Solution? What’s the Grand Perfect Solution? Q & A Q & A

3. The Problem I can’t seem to locate the saved WebQuests that I’ve started…Everytime I try to import an image, the whole program just locks.

4. The Problem …then when I was finished, I was scared to death to “publish” it because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to fix the mistakes I had not seen.

5. The Problem …I’d like to develop another WebQuest but I don’t know if I’d have the patience or time to be be able to create one during the school year.

6. The Problem …the typical uploading doesn’t seem to be working for me, I will be saving my files to disk and and uploading it from school.

7. Survey of WebQuest Authors Solicited from the WebQuest list, classes & organizations that use WebQuests Solicited from the WebQuest list, classes & organizations that use WebQuests N = 70 and rising N = 70 and rising

8. Years of Teaching Experience

9. Hours Spent

10. What Was Hard / Tedious? Finding good web sites Finding good web sites Mechanics of making the pages Mechanics of making the pages Creating navigation buttons Creating navigation buttons Making it pretty Making it pretty Process steps Process steps Scaffolding Scaffolding Aligning the evaluation with task, standards Aligning the evaluation with task, standards

11. What Was Hard / Tedious Uploading from home Uploading from home Not losing pieces Not losing pieces Higher-order thinking Higher-order thinking

12. Wishlist Templates in various forms Templates in various forms Compatibility with Dreamweaver Compatibility with Dreamweaver Library of images Library of images Flexibility in appearance Flexibility in appearance WYSIWYG text input WYSIWYG text input Access to appropriate links Access to appropriate links Ability to customize existing WebQuests Ability to customize existing WebQuests

13. Wishlist Easy image inclusion Easy image inclusion Guidance on content for each section Guidance on content for each section Easy uploading Easy uploading Access to standards Access to standards Cool navigation Cool navigation

14. Technical Knowledge WebQuest Creation

15. Technical Knowledge Pedagogical Knowledge WebQuest Creation

16. Technical Knowledge Pedagogical Knowledge Searching FTP WebQuest Creation Aesthetics Web Editing

17. Technical Knowledge Pedagogical Knowledge Searching FTP Higher Level Thinking Constructivism Cooperative Learning Scaffolding WebQuest Creation Aesthetics Web Editing

18. Solution Strategies For each of these elements, we could… change the environment, or change the environment, or change the learner change the learner

19. FTP change the environment change the environment Use web-based FTP Use web-based FTP Upload for them Upload for them Don’t put them online at all Don’t put them online at all change the learner change the learner Repeated practice Repeated practice

20. Web Editing change the environment change the environment Use browser-based editor Use browser-based editor Use Word or Powerpoint Use Word or Powerpoint change the learner change the learner Repeated practice Repeated practice

21. Searching change the environment change the environment Provide links to appropriate resources Provide links to appropriate resources Farm it out to the experts Farm it out to the experts change the learner change the learner Repeated practice Repeated practice

22. eThemes http://www.emints.org/ethemes/index.shtml

23. Aesthetics change the environment change the environment Provide templates preselected to be purty Provide templates preselected to be purty change the learner change the learner Repeated practice Repeated practice ignore it & pay a price ignore it & pay a price Hideous sites, low legibility Hideous sites, low legibility

24. Pedagogical Knowledge change the environment change the environment Provide templates preselected to engage higher level thinking and encourage social construction of knowledge Provide templates preselected to engage higher level thinking and encourage social construction of knowledge change the learner change the learner Repeated practice Repeated practice

25. Design Patterns http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm

26. Technical Knowledge Pedagogical Knowledge Searching FTP Higher Level Thinking Constructivism Cooperative Learning Scaffolding WebQuest Creation Aesthetics Web Editing

27. Summary of Short Cuts Create banks of resources Create banks of resources Partner with librarians Partner with librarians Use Word or Powerpoint Use Word or Powerpoint Do the FTP for them Do the FTP for them Don’t upload it at all Don’t upload it at all Use design patterns Use design patterns Use an online authoring tool Use an online authoring tool

28. Authoring Tools

29. http://www2.csduroy.qc.ca/mission/generateur/index.asp

30. Teach-nology http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_quest/

31. http://www.phpwebquest.org/english/index.htm

38. http://www.teacherweb.com/IN/PNC/Cassady/index.html

39. Beyond Authoring Tools: Authoring Environments

40. Metcalfe’s Law

41. Introducing QuestGarden

42. Demonstration

43. Features of QuestGarden Step-by-step prompted guidance on creating a WebQuest Step-by-step prompted guidance on creating a WebQuest Browser-based… no software needed Browser-based… no software needed Emphasis on sharing resources and advice Emphasis on sharing resources and advice Ability for WebQuest workshop leaders to monitor progress Ability for WebQuest workshop leaders to monitor progress

44. Features of QuestGarden WYSIWYG text formatting WYSIWYG text formatting Ability to upload pictures and supplementary files Ability to upload pictures and supplementary files Scaffolding extras built in Scaffolding extras built in Based on design patterns Based on design patterns Ability to download someone else’s WebQuest into your space and tweak it Ability to download someone else’s WebQuest into your space and tweak it

45. Features of QuestGarden Can be stored on site or exported to any other site Can be stored on site or exported to any other site Will be translated into Mandarin, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan (so far) Will be translated into Mandarin, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan (so far) Style sheet control over fonts, colors Style sheet control over fonts, colors

50. Access to QuestGarden Now beta tested by over 300 participants Now beta tested by over 300 participants Available for all on September 1 Available for all on September 1 Free until September 1, 2006 Free until September 1, 2006 $20 for a 2 year subscription after that $20 for a 2 year subscription after that

51. New WebQuest Server http://webquest.sdsu.edu

52. Q & A

53. Overcoming Obstacles to Quicker WebQuest Creation http://webquest.sdsu.edu/NECC2005/