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WebQuests are problem-based learning activities that engage learners in the learning process. WebQuests are valuable instructional tools for learners of all ages in both the school and work settings. The WebQuest engages learners in experiential (hands on) learning activities. These activities promote collaborative social skills, higher order critical thinking skills, inquiry problem-based learning, and technological skills. In addition, WebQuests motivate and empower teachers and learners to become lifelong learners.
Week 1: Introduction of the WebQuest topic
Decide on a topic from a book, article, video, film, or any subject area relevant to your class and introduce the topic and investigation to your students. Think of the Introduction is the end in mind. What will the students investigate or discover? What direction will they go? What will be the outcome of the WebQuest?
This is an example of an introduction to a topic based on The Giver by Lois Lowry that I wrote for my WebQuest.
Lois Lowry wrote a novel about a community that seems to function perfectly. She called the book, The Giver. The book describes a perfect society.
What makes this community flawless? How has it managed to keep things organized and under perfect control? It seems that man has finally found the ideal way to live until one member of the community starts to uncover flaws. What went wrong?
You have been assigned by the elders of the community to investigate why Jonas, a promising young man chose to leave the community. What made this gifted individual, chosen to be the next Giver rebel against the norms? What went wrong? What flaws did he reveal about this seemingly perfect community?
Today, instructors can integrate technology into their traditional classrooms by developing computer-based learning environments, so that students can interact with the content, each other, the outside world, and the instructor. Online social networks such as Facebook, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Twitter, and emerging tools such as Google Drive, Blogs, Mobile apps, virtual classrooms like GoBrunch https://gobrunch.com and Spatial https://spatial.io, Cloud technology and course management systems such as Google Classroom and Moodle can facilitate the process of active learning and lifelong learning skills.
Take a look at the online conferences, workshops, and free online courses all year round https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P... The online courses include professional development courses on teaching with technology and Moodle. The courses run on Moodle for Teachers (M4T) free Moodle courses for teachers and administrators. The events include two online conferences (Moodle MOOT and Connecting Online for Instruction and Learning) and a Moodle MOOC. MoodleMOOT (2011-2023) takes place in August and Connecting Online (CO09-CO23) runs in February. The events are fully online using two virtual learning environments: Moodle and GoBrunch https://gobrunch.com or Spatial https://spatial.io
Moodle is a learning management system (LMS) that allows for asynchronous learning, while ZOOM or alternatives enable instructors to teach online in a synchronous learning environment. The live online professional development classes and events are recorded and published on Youtube, so that participants can view the live events repeatedly.
The aim of the Moodle for Teachers (M4T) programs (courses, conferences and/ or MOOCs) was not only to engage the participants in developing Moodle skills, but to involve them in socially engaging activities that would develop lifelong learning skills, independent learning, and creative thinking. The learners had to learn about the freedom to learn as they wished. The facilitators of M4T workshop modeled innovative thinking, a new type of leadership to empower the Moodlers (as the participants were called) to become independent lifelong learners responsible for their own learning.
You can give or take Moodle training and professional development courses for free at https://integrating-technology.org and here https://onlinecourses4free.com
Moodle is an amazing Learning Management System (LMS). You can save time by recycling Moodle courses and using them over and over again. You can backup, import, restore, and reset the courses in a few easy steps.
Professional Development Courses and Moodle Training
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