Web Based Tools

Useful Web-Based Tools for

Teaching /Learning Process

By

Dr.Kumuda Gururao

Learning Consultant @ C2 Workshop

Dr.Kumuda Gururao, Learning Consultant @ www.c2workshop.com

WebQuest: A pedagogic tool

WebQuest templates can be accessed from http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html

The webpage offers :• Traditional no framed version• New framed version with text links• New framed version with graphic text rolloversDr.Kumuda Gururao, Learning Consultant @

www.c2workshop.com

The interface will be as shown below.


When you click the ‘New framed version with graphic text rollovers’, you get an interface as shown below.


Each hyperlink on the left hand side enables the student to perform the respective tasks such as Title (as shown above), Introduction, Task, Process.

The evaluation webpage suggests how the various objectives are evaluated.


Evaluation WebPage


Clicking the hyperlink ‘Teacher’, presents the work (shown in LHS) to be performed by the teacher before giving the assignment to the students.

The hyperlinks on L.H.S of the following interface illustrates the work to be performed by the teacher.




Clicking the hyperlink student shows the work to be performed by the student.

The hyperlinks on L.H.S of the following interface illustrates the work to be performed by the student. (Task, Process)



Thus WebQuest can be used as a tool for assigning projects to students individually or in groups. It also aids the teacher in presenting the topic through the framework shown earlier.


SQWorl-An Online Service Tool, that combines many links into one.

SQWorl can be accessed from http://www.sqworl.com/index.php

Visit the link, click register and create a user name and password for you.

Then, create a group by giving a title and description as shown in next figure and click ‘start’.



You will be provided with public URL and asked to add your link. As shown below.


Your URL gets added and you would be asked to add more links.


In a similar manner you can create public URL for other links. The following figure shows the links I have created for 3 groups.


The following figure illustrates the links I have added under the title WebQuest.

Anki : A learning tool to improve basic skill of cognitive domain.

Anki can be used online as well as offline.

The online version can be accessed from http://anki.ichi2.net/account/other


The interface would appear as shown below


By clicking ‘Add’ we get the following interface, where I have added information related to ‘staffing’ in front and back of the card.

The Question and Answer must be entered on the front and back of the cards as shown in next figure.



To prepare more cards, click ‘Add’ and prepare different ones.

The following URL, http://anki.ichi2.net/deck/list and the following interface shows the 6 cards I have prepared on topics related to Training, Staffing and Recruitment.



The review button enables you to review the content at regular intervals of time.

Anki enables you to create

• A maximum of 10MB of deck storage per user. • A maximum of 10,000 cards per user.


Thank You

Dr.Kumuda Gururao

Learning Consultant @ C2Workshop


Technology

Web Based Tools