Creating Successful WebQuests

Characteristics of Effective WebQuests

During this session you will be introduced to a variety of WebQuest activities designed by different teachers and oriented toward diverse disciplines. The goal will be to identify the effective elements in these WebQuests. Go to the activity description for more information.

Activity- A WebQuest About WebQuests

WebQuests and Inquiry-Based Learning

During this session we will look more closely at the WebQuest model as a good example of inquiry based learning. You will learn how to find and use them in your teaching, as well as how to develop your own WebQuest projects. See the PowerPoint presentation for this session.

We will start by the session by examining the parts of a WebQuest including an activity in which you will explore different introduction scenarios. You will also learn how to locate WebQuests that may be relevant to you and your students. See the WebQuest resources handout for more WebQuest related resources.

Handouts for This Session

Parts of a WebQuest

The five basic parts of a WebQuest are illustrated through an examination of the following examples.

WebQuest Scenarios

In this final portion of the WebQuest workshop, we will examine various WebQuest scenarios. The following four examples support this examination. See the activity description for more information.

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Last updated, July 8, 2002