Activity 9: Group Roles in a Project

Though this activity cost me a lot of time, I find the idea of group roles to be very good as it pins learners down to exactly what is expected of them. It keeps members of the group from writing irrelevant information. Learners are better able to grapple with the information when they put themselves into the roles of the projects. Learning is more enjoyable and effective when these are real life roles. The members of the group will be bringing different perspectives to the group so group members can learn from each other.
Because each member of the group has a specific role to play it ensures that all are actively involved in the group process and all has a role to play in the success of the results.

Activity 8: Setting the scene of a webquest

This  activity was a challenge to start off with but my creativity and imagination was stimulated as I was forced me to think about what I would like my learners to do and what they are expected to learn by doing so.
I also became excited as I watched my webquest developed into not just words but lovely and meaningful graphics too.
I have learned not to underestimate myself. I tend to think sometimes that some things are so difficult in the beginning until I delve into. I have also recognized how we can make learning and projects more exciting for learners when we move away sometimes from the traditional way of doing things.

Activity 7A: Introduction to Webquests

I think Webquests can make project work much more interesting and easier to manage for students.
It looks like the webquest will be a lot of work for the teacher to design though. I can see that it will be time consuming and demands that the teacher do a lot of research herself.
The teacher should not be daunted though as I think with practice she can get better at it. The teacher needs to bear in mind that what matters most is that it will make learning much easier and interesting for the learner.