Building on the previous activity, you will design group roles which will provide a structure for the learners and determine the nature of their engagement with and accountability to each other during the project. Group roles will be introduced in the WebQuest immediately after the scenario has been described in the task. In most project-based approaches to learning the teacher designs some kind of collaboration between learners in and sometime beyond the class. Good WebQuests achieve this by allocating different group members real-world roles that offer different perspectives to the task. At times these are different skills sets, but in other WebQuests these roles may represent opposing viewpoints, which would mean members of the group will have to reach consensus before coming to a final conclusion. This kind of role setting contributes towards positive engagement in the project.
Learning Objectives:
Once you successfully complete the lesson you will be able to:
- Analyse existing projects and recognise examples of sound principles, best practice and practical ideas for your own practice;
- Plan a WebQuest or similarly structured project;
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a WebQuest or similarly structured project.
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