This week's learning has been intense and rewarding. After being exposed to so much information on Project-Based Learning and one of its uses, WebQuesting, one starts to mull over all the potential uses it can really have on our students' education.
On the one hand, I talked to the Dean of Education at my university, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, about the possibility of using one of my two reading classes to "execute" a technology-based change to this particular class. Not only did she agree on the project, but also provided interesting information to have this idea come true. (See presentation on Adult Learning provided by our Dean of Education: www.scribd.com/doc/26812835/LHEG-Adult-Learning-Nov-12-k-Schoch-Notes)
On the other hand, my two partners in the curriculum development unit at Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano have become great sources of feedback for this project. Of course, we want to see what the implications in those students can have, but also in the potential uses for our bi-national center students.
PBL can become an important conerstone for the b-learning program we are going to be lauching second semester this year at Centro Cultural, and I am looking forward to experiencing as much intense learning as we have all experienced this year.
It's a shame I could not find any WebQuest posting service for free on the Web. What I found was a WebQuest Creator for Spanish speakers, which can be accessed in the following address, www.orospeda.es/majwq/. If anyone has found a posting service for WebQuest for free, please let me know.
Jonathan
Dear Jonathan,
Blended learning gets an edge advantage with PBL. And PBL get an inch advantage with WQ.
I think you may get FREE WQ servies from following links.
http://www.webquest.org/index-create.php
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil
http://www.zunal.com/
http://eduforge.org/projects/phpwebquest/
I have just taken an overview of these sites. So do not know with certainty if they give FREE services. Pls check it.
Regards,
Dilip (India_
Dear Jonathan,
It sure was a tough week for me, too. I just try to remind myself of the phrase, “No pain, no gain”.
I am not sure if you need my help, but I found some ideas in these sites. Perhaps they might help you.
http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/travel/ “Internet expeditions”
“Webquest collections” http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic4.htm#3
Sincerely,
Kazumi
Dear Jonathan,
I misunderstood you. So, I will try again.
I signed up for 30 days free trial from QuestGarden. They did not ask for a credit number. Did you see that?
Sincerely,
Kazumi