Teachers as Masters. Teachers as Big Bosses. Teachers as Kings and Queens. This seems to be a recurring concept when 'authority' enters the classroom. Unbeknown to most, however, having such an attitude is quite detremental to a student's learning. When one wants to teach well, the students should have a say. Afterall, it is the student who knows best about how they learn. For effective teaching, activites and learning should be student-centered. Unfortunately, teachers always feel as though they have to be in control. Because of this, most activities are more teacher-centered than student-centered.

When first introduced to this concept, I never thought of it as true. Unfortunately, when given the task to complete of such a lesson plan that is student-centered, I found that it was a lot harder than I perceived. Luckily, I was introduced to the concept of WebQuest.

WebQuest is a learning activity that it is ‘completely’ student-centered. A student is given a task and they would have to accomplish such through using the internet as their main tool. Having a student-centered activity enhances learning, and having the internet as a tool reinforces the importance of the internet (an emerging research tool). For these reasons, with a WebQuest, a teacher can never go wrong. Knowing this, it is important that a teacher be familiar with WebQuests available online.

With that, I conclude with the thought of continuing such education on WebQuest. Not only should teachers be aware of WebQuest availability, but they should also venture onto making WebQuests of their own to fit their needs. It's fun, easy, and quite a learning experience for the student and the teacher!