The task for this activity is to explore and report on a web tour of various technology-related sites that focus on teaching-enhanced tools. WebQuests and associated activities that promote collaborative learning and which are recursive in nature are excellent tools that foster high order thinking. (See Bloom's Taxonomy at http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/suppmat/84taxonomy.htm
In particular, I'm interested in focusing on analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of material and enhancing it with individual megacognitive and personal schema. I previously taught a high-intermediate f2f ESL class in reading one summer at a local community college where group work was the primary focus of learning and where students choose their own individual and group-work novel to read, analyze, and evaluate. It was a great learning experience for all and highly productive. I believe this experience can be, at the least, duplicated on an online format; hence, my interest in exploring the possibilities of activities such as WebQuests.
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