This is an example of two course designs; one in a private course management system and one on a public website.

1. Course
Development
‘Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember,
involve me and I understand’

2. • URCourses
Practice Course
• Environment
WebQuest

3. URC 101 Practice Course

4. Background
• The current student guide is • The URCourse practice
web-based, static, limited, course is interactive and
and hidden inquiry-based
• It moves beyond step-by-
step instructions
• Currently 912 students
are registered in the
course

5. Instructional Methods Used
• Inquiry
• Discussion
• Demonstration
• Simulation

6. Technologies Used
• Moodle tools • Poll Everywhere
• Glogster • Google Forms
• Snag-it
• Gargage Band
• Adobe Connect

7. URC 101 Access
Enter Site

8. Environment WebQuest

9. Background
• This science unit is an • It was awarded as one of
inquiry oriented Curriki’s Summer of
WebQuest based on Content 2010 winners
analysis, synthesis & on Curriki.org an open
evaluation education website
• It was created in • The target audience is
collaboration with two science 10 students in
other educators while high school
never meeting F2F

10. Instructional Methods
• Peer-partner learning
• Guided reading
• Independent research
• Online game

11. Technologies Used
• iWeb • Online game developed
by ABC Science
• Voicethread
• YouTube
• Youblisher
• Jing
• Slideshare

12. WebQuest Access
Enter Site

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