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Preservice
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students
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to
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of
resources,
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resources
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them to use their time wisely
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to solve a
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to carry out their
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students
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from a particular
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perspective.
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research
findings, bring their newly
pool
to bear on an issue, formulate
a response
knowledge
acquired
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to a complex,
and propose
open-ended
problem,
and critical
solution. Unlike
traditional
there
activities,
learning
can be multiple
to the problem
in a webquest.
solutions
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collaborative
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of authentic
resources,
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knowledge,
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that learners
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interact with
1). Dodge
short-term
supplemented
delineates
(1997)
comes
with
optionally
from resources
videoconfer
two different
types
of
more
and
long-term.The
commonly
can be completed
in one to
short-term webquest
practiced
on the acquisition
and focuses
and synthesis
three class periods
to
of knowledge.The
students
long-term webquest
requires
on the problem
to one month
and allows
spend one week
an understanding
to demonstrate
of the material
by
a product,
either on-line or off-line. TheWebQuest
Page
at http://webquest.sdsu.edu/,
located
receives
1998),
(Dodge,
more
than 1,700 hits a day and is proof
that educational
learners
creating
interest
concerning
webquests
is growing.
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Typically,
contain
webquests
several
of the same
e following:
some
process,
1. An
an
a task, information
introduction,
a
and
conclusion.
guidance,
3. A
that sets
introduction
the stage
sources,
and provides
some
information.
background
2. A task
compo
should include
that is doable
via
available
documents,
experts
on the
searchable
databases
conferencing,
might
or real-time
Internet,
and books
web
and
other
documents
available
physically
to resources
in the learner's
setting. Because
pointers
the learner is not left to wander
included,
are
through webspace
adrift.
completely
4. A description
of the process
in accomplishing
the task.The
into clearly
described
the learners
process
should
should
go through
out
be broken
on how
guidance
6. A conclusion
learners
them
that brings
about what
to extend
1997, p. 1).
closure
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Schools
Education
the inclusion
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Department,
of a teacher page which
would
further
advocates
contain
informa
tion regarding
for
standards,
learners, and suggestions
targeted
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the unit. Although
the
includes
teaching
same components,
exact
they indeed have a similar structure.
and
to a
carry
Arts. The
on the production
first course
focuses
of
the computer, while
on how
the latter focuses
technology
has changed
the nature of teaching
and learning. Our
students
examine
in the second
course
and work
as
webquests1
together
one. Usually,
teams to design
students
take about
3 to 4 weeks
to collaboratively
construct
the webquest,
using a web
such as Dreamweaver
or Composer
.The students
an introduction,
a task, a process,
an evaluation
rubric,
in their webquests.
for participants
to play,
conclusion
roles
conduct
the research,
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have
section
process
resources
Internet
and questions
to focus
teaching
goals
in mind
editor
include
a
and
includes
to be used
to
the participants'
we
when
the
present
project.
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our
to motivate
to the complexity
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to create
students
of art-based
lessons
that
Lessons
learning.
should
how
to living
2. We
want
the production
of knowledge
in relationship
in society.
to understand
to integrate
how
technology
can enhance
learning and how
technology
learning and create different types of learning opportunities.
are the pros and cons of constructivist
What
learning? Or
students
into art-based
with
some
using technology
of the problems
in a constructivist
students
will
manner?
3. We
want
needs
our
students
of diverse
to understand
learners
through
how
to address
technology.
We
to design
students
are
What
in assessing
face
learning
the
want
our
activities
that
cognitive
specific
to produce
from different perspec
knowledge
tives and that utilize different ways
of learning. Activities
should be meaningful
to not only to preservice
teachers
but
preservice
allow
students
also
4. We
their future
wish
students,
relating
back
to their worldviews.
to enable
to develop
students
their
preservice
future art educators,
this is essential. One
thinking skills.As
our preservice
students
criticized
this project
because
she
was
given "too many
communication,
options"
(personal
April, 2004).Teaching
up to our students
and
5. We
our
art, however,
requires
to make
the best choices
their future
encourage
want
personal
several
webquest
collaboratively.
a team?and
out.
The
attention.
1. We
steps.
to organize
the information
can take the form of guiding
or
acquired.This
questions,
to complete
as
directions
frameworks
such
organizational
or cause-and-effect
timelines, concept
maps,
diagrams.
5. Some
our program
(UNT),
requires
to complete
two technology
art on
interesting.
sources
to complete
needed
the task.
not necessarily
are
all) of the resources
Many
(though
in theWebquest
embedded
document
itself as anchors
on theWorld Wide Web.
to information
Information
pointing
include
At the University
of North Texas
art education
students
preservice
in the Visual
and
set of information
sources
students
students
to learn how
to do
and it is
choices,
for themselves
the same.
to negotiate
As art teachers
they will be part
it is important
for them to practice
skills.
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An Example of a Webquest
by Preservice Students
Designed
our preservice
students have designed
many
Although
one entitled The
innovative webquests,
here we
describe
Monument
Makers
for teams of high
(see Figure
1). Designed
a particular
school
this webquest
students,
begins with
scenario:
tidal wave
A freak
must
site organizer
the monument,
build
and
the materials
the environmental
needed
to construct
conditions
of the site,
the monument.
Although
their
tasks, they must pool
carry out different research
in order to create
the proposal.
Their
final proposal
knowledge
must
include a PowerPoint
and a design plan
presentation
and a three-dimensional
that includes
two-dimensional
sketches
students
model.
decides
most
who
and
Asburn,
construc
theories
the cognitive
available,
Among
learning
an
to creating
tivism and situated
significant
learning are most
idea
that
Constructivism
the
active art classroom.
promotes
As von Glaserfeld
(1996)
knowledge.
sets constructivism
apart from other
learning
is not
in other words,
is its epistemology;
knowledge
learners
construct
explains,
theories
what
collection
of facts but
a mapping
of actions
to a learner's
experience.
an activity that students must
constructivism
includes
(1996),
become
viable
becomes
Fosnot
that
such
as
characteristics
in realistic,
investigations
open-ended
to generate
students
their own
allowing
as possibilities.
our preservice
We want
and models
challenging,
meaningful
contexts,
hypotheses
students
a classroom
facilitate
where
their students
them.
webquests
In developing
construct
students
mates,
a problem
to present
for feedback
Situated
learning
the assessment
and
tasks contained
to
to
engage
atmosphere
as they communicate
and defend
in activity and reflection,
is used
their ideas. Such an understanding
of constructivism
create
operations
thus
Learning
carry out. According
and
to
within
students
their webquests,
preservice
and allows
solutions
that enables multiple
to an audience,
these
and
such
as their class
evaluation.
asserts
that enculturation
leads
to learning.
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Table 1
Differences Between Traditional and Constructivist Learning
inwhich
of the activity, context,
and culture
situated, a product
it is used. Most
situated
theorists
advocate
for
learning
content within
context.
authentic
which
practices,
place
Traditional Methods
Constructivist Methods
Knowledge
ideas about
learning has it roots in LevVygotsky's
notes
that understanding
(1997)
development.
Vygotsky
is social;
the relationship
between
and a social
the individual
Knowledge is created by
learners and shaped by their
cultures and values.
Learning
Is an organic process;
meaningful learning occurs
through reflection and
resolution of cognitive
Situated
social
context
is dynamic.To
be human
life space
inwhich
we
it. So
leads
is to be
historical.The
we
who
produce
learning
situated
and
socially
live is inseparable
from
conflict.
development.
As noted
and Holzman
(1996),
by Newman
understanding
must be seen as a relational
to
do not respond
activity. We
and useful
stimuli, acquire
skills, and adapt
socially determined
to an environment.
We
transform
the circumstances
continually
of our
jointly with
environment,
working
and Holzman
Newman
(1996)
is not
language
transformative,
the mere
opening
explain,
of a skill or behavior.
acquisition
for the child.
up new possibilities
is related
she
only
facilitates
not
located
and
transforms
experience.
students participate
webquests,
preservice
in the context
of production.
is thus
Learning
an
within
individual
but
is placed
in the context
situated
thus goes beyond
learning experience
of learning by doing, and is considered
inseparable
a virtual
In the context
of webquests,
practice.
situates
interaction
and participa
learning. Social
and
critical
thinking.
Students
facilitate
understanding,
address
concepts
the differences
between
use
art, and
teaching
Active
Is a transmitterof knowledge,
an authority.
Is a facilitator,a collaborator,
and/or a participant.
Teaching
Activities
Require problem-solving
activities that enable more
than one correct answer,
this context.
toward
collaborate,
ideas central
and
issues
traditional
Authentic
activi
solving
problem
do activities
that
to the discipline
of
in life.Table
1 summarizes
and
constructivist
methods:
of
Conclusion
As
time
to seriously
examine
researchers
begin
to better understand
for art educators
should
they are
others,
involved
in both
critical
thinking
activities
are used
stimulate
students
toward problem
to
understanding,
ideas central to the discipline
concepts and
issues in life.
use
of
and problem
solving.
At various
make
new
in the development
of a webquest,
stages
that enrich
their production
connections
students
and
their
to integrate
of how
into the art
understanding
technology
manner.
in a constructivist
classroom
Furthermore,
webquests
are authentic.
and
themselves
work
Participants
cooperatively
to produce
knowledge.They
collaboratively
in relationship
from a particular
perspective,
knowledge,
reading
ability, and mastery.The
Authentic
it is
webquests,
how and why
they
consider
programs.
knowledge
it furthers
because
carry out
to prior
research
researched
to their group
bring
the understanding
of others.
individuals
10
reflective thinking,and
authentic connections to
lifeand living.
child
to as a speaker.
but also reshapes
In developing
their peers
with
Passive
It is
as a speaker
even
if she does not
a speaker
becomes
because
not
Any tool, including
technology,
to the child
People
respond
have all the credentials.The
Student
Teacher's role
back
is of value
own
has been
of using webquests
rewarding.
practice
has engaged
their
report that constructing
webquests
skills, and has
solving
thinking, and problem
creativity, critical
in the
of technology
them to re-examine
the usefulness
enabled
art classroom.
As student Elizabeth
noted,
Smalling
Our
Students
While
a Power
Point
a webquest
instruction,
students
engage
activity,
may complement
presentation
it. In a webquest
truly redefines
in constructivist
learning by role
as
and performing
tasks. By working
independent
playing
a team with
the same goal yet individual
tasks, children
it is in a real work
with
how
place?people,
experience
toward one goal,
jobs, working
December
10, 2004)
communication,
differing
2006
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(personal
Furthermore,
as student Alesia
Shaw
Thompson
also
explains,
enter a community
in a diverse
of thinkers
of
ecology
of ideas can occur with
real
where
discussion
participation
of their schoolmates
and teachers
outside
(Looi,
people
of ideas and informa
the changing
2000). With
organization
tion that theWeb
teacher
not want
Internet
communication,
(personal
any
provide, why would
to this community?
students
December
13, 2004)
Kundu
of constructivism.
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1934.)
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Wilkinson, P.F, McNutt, M.A., & Friedman, E.S. (2003). Practical
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Vygotsky, L. (1997). Thought and language.
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Christina
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Texas,
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or bain@unt.edu
education
*Before
a webquest,
students have engaged with a number of
producing
issues in relationship to teaching and learning with technology,
including information literacy, the ability to identify, locate, evaluate, and
use information for a problem at hand. Because
the Internet is leveled,
faculty
Dent?n.
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