View source for Unit III: Characteristics of Effective WebQuest Design

WebQuests can be designed within a '''single discipline''' or they can be '''interdisciplinary'''.  Given that designing effective interdisciplinary instruction is more of a challenge than designing for a single content area [[http://webquest.sdsu.edu/about_webquests.html 1]]. 

WebQuests promotes '''collarbortive work''' and group activites amongst students.  Students work together to complete a task and to create a project to show their completed research.  Students could work together to create a slideshow presentation, create a pamphlet using computer software, create a short video, a public service annoucement or any other multimedia presentations.  

Webquests also adds '''motivational elements''' to its basic structure by giving students a role to play.  The roles students can play and scenarios that teachers can create are endless.  Role-playing also encourages students to look at issues from multiple perspectives. The group then synthesizes the information they find and create a product that demonstrates their learning [[http://www.thematzats.com/webquests/page4.html 2]]. 

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