WebQuest

Belinda Snyman presented on a "WebQuest" that she ran with her English class. It was adapted from "BardQuest" by Derek Furr, and involved breaking the class into groups with roles for each student in the group; each group researched an assigned topic related to Shakespeare and his cultural context. The groups presented their work as a web page or PowerPoint presentation.

The technology certainly helped the project-- students assigned the role of "skeptic" questioned each group's sources, pushing the groups to examine websites, (and articles and books) for validity. The ease of digital collaboration lowered the bar for students working at different speeds. The ease with which students could record and share each others' presentations meant that the whole class had a better chance of benefitting from each group's different work.