| Reviewed: |
Jan 29, 2007 by Teacher Education |
| Overview: |
Many instructors have found WebQuests to be a successful way to engage student with an inquiry-oriented learning activity. However, most instructors are limited to using WebQuests created by others because of a lack of web authoring skills. Bernie Dodge has provided a solution to this problem by introducing QuestGarden, a low-threshold application for authoring and hosting WebQuests. Instructors use a wizard to walk through the process of creating a WebQuest. When finished, they have the option of publishing a completed WebQuest to the QuestGarden server or to a location of their own choosing. |
| Learning Goals: |
The goal of QuestGarden is to provide a systematic supported online service to make it easier and quicker to create a high quality WebQuest. |
| Target Student Population: |
This site is geared for K-University educators who wish to create their own WebQuests. |
| Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills: |
Basic internet and word processing skills. |
| Type of Material: |
QuestGarden is a true interactive learning object because it allows instructors to enter their own content into a template and publish a finished WebQuest that can be used in the classroom. |
| Recommended Uses: |
Well constructed WebQuests can be used in a variety of ways. The educator using this site can customize the use to his or her specific class and its needs. Individuals, small groups, and whole classes can participate in the learning process. WebQuests can include online work, off-line work, research components, and/or student rotations within a class. |
| Technical Requirements: |
Instructors will need to know how to add content to a web form. For best results, they should be able to copy and paste their content from a word processing program into the WebGarden form. Instructors should have a general understanding of web graphics as they will be able to add images to their WebQuest. |
