EDU221WebQuestConclusion

The conclusion to a WebQuest is often the hardest part to write, and yet it is critical that it be well done in order for the students to have closure on the unit/lesson and understand why they just went through all of that work. The conclusion should give closure and purpose to the WebQuest.

You and your teammates** will look through the selected conclusions incorporated into the [|Conclusion Wix], designed for this class by former Practicum student, Tracey H. There is a variety of good, bad, and mediocre conclusions. Each team member gets to pick one to evaluate and the whole group will evaluate that one. If there are 4 members* of your team, the whole team will evaluate 4 conclusions together. These are the roles you will take on:


 * Selector: You pick which conclusion will be evaluated.
 * Scribe: You fill out the evaluation form, reflecting the conclusions of all your teammates.
 * Facilitator: You lead the discussion, keep everyone on track, and make sure everyone contributes to the conversation.
 * Timekeeper: Watch the clock (while contributing to the conversation). Your team has 6 minutes to get to the end of the page. Give the facilitator the heads-up when there are only 2 minutes left.

Pick roles at random for the first round, then rotate counter-clockwise around the group so that in the next round, everybody has a new job and by the end, everybody has had every role on one of the conclusion discussions.

//*If you are on a team of 3, combine the duties of the selector and the timekeeper into one role. After you finish 3 evaluations, everyone will have had each job once. For the 4th evaluation, whoever has the most eyelets in his/her shoes will be facilitator and the least eyelets will be selector/timekeeper. If there's a tie, let rock-paper-scissors decide.//

[|Checklist Form]
 * Teams are typically Summation, Denouement, Resolution, Finale.

If you finish early, check out nominees for "The Worst Conclusion Ever" or "The Best Conclusion Ever" contests, nominated by prior practicum students.