Assignment 5: The WebQuest

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This was a very useful assignment. First, I had to create another site using Google Pages exclusively for the WebQuest. (This was good practice.) And then, because I did not like the appearance of the embedded videos into the WebQuest resource list, I created a third Google Page site and embedded all the videos there. Then, for uniformity, I placed the link to the new Google site in the resource list as a hyperlink. I now feel quite comfortable working with Google Page Creator!

I am excited about the potential use of the WebQuest. I often tell my nursing students that if they can not play well with others, nursing will, indeed, be a tough and lonely profession. (One must be able to be a good team member to be successful in a busy and stressful clinical practice.) I believe the WebQuest assists in the team building process. I also like that it provides a framework for using the Web correctly to find references, and that this stimulates critical thinking and problem-solving--all essential elements needed to be successful in nursing.

I designed my WebQuest to assist with teaching physical assessment. The physical assessment is the first major skill of the semester, and the one that often challenges the students the most. The WebQuest includes actual heart and breath sounds that learners can listen to again and again. (It takes practice and a finely tuned ear to discern and grade murmurs and to learn which lung sound is which.) Additionally, the Quest includes full length assessment videos. I believe the students who use the WebQuest and complete the exercises will be well prepared and confident when they come to me to perform the assessment as a critical event necessary for "check-off" and progression in the course. I, therefore, plan to assign the WebQuest to my clinical group, though I will lighten the workload it requires a bit (they won't have to make a PowerPoint.)