Quick Quality WebQuests: Tips to Rapidly Create an Excellent Virtual Educational Activity
Laura Marie Schwarz
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Nancyruth Leibold
Southwest Minnesota State University
Keywords: WebQuests, online learning, creative, innovative, virtual, interactive
Abstract
WebQuests are a creative and interactive teaching/learning strategy that can be used to engage online learners in both knowledge acquisition and application through a constructivist method. Quality WebQuests can however be time consuming to create with faculty often spending upwards of 8 hours to prepare a single virtual learning activity. This session will provide some practical ways to create a quick, quality WebQuest. The presenters will describe methods for both sketching out a sound framework for this virtual activity as well as where and how to find high-quality websites and materials to fill in this framework. The presenters also provide some ideas for websites for WebQuest creation and hosting, and a handout of “tips” for quick, quality creation.
Author Biography
Laura Marie Schwarz, Minnesota State University - Mankato
Dr. Laura Schwarz is an Assistant Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Laura teaches Nursing, primarily in the 100% online RN-BS program . Laura has been an RN since 1991, and a nurse educator since 1996. She has many years of experience teaching online.
