The Guided Tour A Journey of Exploration

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The Guided TourA Journey of Exploration
Discovery

• Fida Atallah
• College of Education ZU
• T LC December 2006

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Overview

The Guided Tour is the first of six instructional
activities that use the Web Based Learning Model
as a conceptual framework. In a Guided Tour,
the teacher makes use of internet resources to
design activities that allow students to explore
concepts or themes related to their course of
study.
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This is done through carefully guided steps that
direct students to the sources of information,
while maintaining a level of autonomy that allows
students to engage in exploration and discovery.
During this tour, students collect the
information needed to complete their tasks.
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Integrating technology into the classroom
requires change. Teachers seem to lack an
integration model that guides them through the
change process.
Johnson Liu, 2000
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The Web Based ModelConceptual Framework
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The Web Based ModelThe Six Processes
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Guided TourDescription

• The Guided Tour is an instructional activity that
  involves students in a journey of guided
  discovery and exploration.
• The Guided Tour addresses a particular unit of
  instruction. It focuses on the knowledge level of
  Blooms Taxonomy.
• The Guided Tour may be used for introducing new
  material or for revision.

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Guided TourComponents
Introduction to the topic and activity-
interesting and motivating for learners. Tasks
a variety of tasks, links and instructions
regarding websites. Enrichment and extension
tasks. Evaluation rubrics that clearly
identify evaluation criteria. Survey of learner
attitude towards task and recommendations for
future use (optional).
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Guided TourDevelopment
Select a unit or topic related to course learning
outcomes Sample Topic Creating
Rubrics Search the web resources and create a
hot list of related websites e.g.
www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr248.shtml
Design tasks centered around learning outcomes
of selected unit. Develop the activity sheet
http//www.spa3.k12.sc.us/guidedtourtemplate.htm
Save as web page and post (optional).
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Samples
Sample School Activity on Ibn Al Haitham
s Life and Work
EDC 460 Activity on Constructivism
EDC 460 Activity on Web
Based Learning
EDC 351 Activity on Teacher as
Decision Maker
EDC 351 Activity on Instructional Planning
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Essential Question
Designed to challenge students to think at the
highest level of Blooms Taxonomy as it requires
critical thinking and evaluation. Helps teachers
and students establish a context for the
instructional content. Allows students to move
from collecting data to shaping information.
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References
http//www.spa3.k12.sc.us/Resources.html
http//www.spa3.k12.sc.us/wblearningmodel.htm
http//www.spa3.k12.sc.us/Guided.html
http//www.spa3.k12.sc.us/guidedtourtemplate.htm
http//www.spa3.k12.sc.us/upstate_files/frame.htm
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