Design WebQuest 2.0 training scenarios focused on the creation of PLEs for professional

developmentMARIA PERIFANOU, GRAHAM ATTWELLPONTYDYSGU, WALES, UK

WWW.WEBQUESTS.EU

In the era of ‘Knowledge Society’….

…nothing can be the same in business, industry, education

different way to communicate

… to get the information

… need to build our PLE

“the idea of PLEs is to bring together all forms of learning, including informal learning, workplace learning, learning from the home, learning driven by problem solving & learning motivated by personal interest as well as learning through engagement in formal educational programmes” (Attwell, 2007)

What is a PLE ?

… need to build our PfLE

Roger’s model for competence development lifecycle, (2003)

Explore & identify the right professional networks

Engage more actively in the professional communities

Have mutually productive & sustainable knowledge exchange with the users of the professional communities

Finally organize the professional network adding tools of your PLE

….a PLE is found to be a core for PLN (Personal Learning Network) & PfLN (Professional Learning Network)

…the transition from PLE to PfLN is an important step that can support everyone to become self-organized & life-long learner (Ivanova M., 2009)

Group work / Discussion

PLE/PLN/ PfLE/ PfLE: Share your personal experience (8min)

Group reporters present the main points of the groups’ discussion (6min)

What do you know about

?

……do you have any experience with this?

Webquest is an“inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet” (Dodge, 1995)

Introduction Task Process Resources EvaluationConclusion

critical thinking, cooperative learning, authentic assessments, technology integration, scaffolding model, cognitive & constructivist theory (Dodge et al., 1995)

http://web2quest.pbworks.com/

1st WQ 2.0 Learning circle

Warm up preparatory activities

Introduction to the WebQuest context

2nd WQ 2.0 Learning circle

Introduction

Definition of the WebQuest

topic/central idea

3nd WQ 2.0 Learning circle

Task

Definition of group

&individual tasks (on line templates)

4th WQ 2.0 Learning circle

Guidance-Process

Useful Instructions to support the learning

process & the completion of the WebQuest task

5th WQ 2.0 Learning circle

‘Close & Open’ evaluation

Definition of assessment strategy

6th WQ 2.0 Learning circle

Conclusions

Sharing impressions & discuss about future projects in & out the

class community

7th WQ 2.0 Learning circle

Teacher's - Trainer's guide

Useful instructions to

share with teachers’/trainers’

community

Group work

Ready to work on 2.0 ?

1. Activity: Creation of the outline of WebQuest 2.0 training scenarios (one each group) focused on the creation of PLEs for professional development & publication of them on line -Pbwiki page (20min)

http://webquestple11.pbworks.com/

2. Oral presentation of the training scenarios by the groups’ reporters (10min)3. Feedback of the activity-Discussion (10min)

Questions?