Introduction
Everyone in this world wants to be happy. The whole world is seeking to figure out what the key to happiness is, but very few achieve it.
You have been hired as a psychology expert by a newly created well-being organization in your city to write its first magazine about Happiness and its role in people's life. As part of their educational campaign, each team will publish an article for the magazine about what factors are important in achieving happiness. The magazine will be distributed in an effort to educate the public and help them improve the quality of their life.
Task
Students need to work as a team of 4 and have specific roles. the team will visit websites and find a definition of happiness, why happiness matters, how important people believe happiness is in their life, what makes people happier, how people can improve the quality of their life, and how policymakers can promote a happier society. The team will also get information about the most common causes of unhappiness, what changes people can make in their life in order to be happier, and what advice the team would give them to make their lives happier. Finally, the team will summarize the findings and design the layout of the presentation (Google presentation or PowerPoint), including pictures, texts, audio, and videos. Each member needs to write a report.
Process
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Choose the role and the member you like to work with ( fill out the "teamwork policy form");
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Get information about happiness, its role in life and the important factors in achieving happiness (You will get information from resources).
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Get information about the role of happiness in life (You will get information from resources).
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Get information about the important factors in achieving happiness (You will get information from resources).
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Get together and present your findings to your team members;
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Check new words’ pronunciation, and their meanings with team members (Dictionary);
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Prepare a fifteen-minute PowerPoint presentation in order to share your information with the rest of the class (in groups).
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Write an essay in which you have a final definition of happiness and explain what changes you would most like in order to make in your life to be happier (Individually).
Resources
Information about happiness
Guidelines for Effective Teamwork
You can find a set of guiding principles here that help you successfully complete your group work.
Roles for the members of the group:
“Two heads are better than one.”
Every member of the team is responsible to gather information and sources about the topic and bring it back to the group. You and your group will share and teach each other what you learn about the topic. Every group member also has a specific role to work in the team more productively, you need to decide which role you desire to take:
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Facilitator: is responsible to involve all members and ensure that the group stays on task. The facilitator is responsible to foster active participation, facilitate any meetings, and help all members converse and collaborate more productively.
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Recorder: Keeps a record of those who were in the group, and the roles that they play in the group. The recorder is also responsible for keeping a record of what happens in the group meetings.
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Technologist: is responsible to learn any new technologies required, assist other members using the technology, ensure final product is in correct format and available for sharing, and distribute and track all materials and notes.
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Summarizer: is responsible to prepare a summary of the group discussion and keep track of decisions. The summarizer provides the instructor a summary of the team's progress and findings too.
How to work together effectively as a team:
- Team Work Policy form
How to create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation and any graphics for your design:
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How to create and share documents and collaborate with others
Where to find free photos:
How to write a report:
Dictionary
Click here and Add Google Dictionary to the Chrome
Evaluation
Conclusion
Great Job!
The Well-being Organization is thankful and pleased with all your findings and with your article. Now you have learned how to be happier and what factors are important in achieving happiness. In addition, you are able to make others aware of the role of happiness in their life and you can help them improve the quality of their life.
Credits
Credits
I would like to give credit to the many WebQuests that I viewed during developing my own: The Perfect Society! Endangered Animals (A WebQuest for 6th Grade); and Healthy Food is Good; These works gave me many ideas to create my own WebQuests.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my Moodle mentor, Dr. Nellie Deutsch, who opened my eyes to the new world of WebQuests. I could not develop my first WebQuest successfully without her amazing experience, valuable feedback, advice and continuous support. She was always there when I needed her.
References
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Navas Brenes, C. A. (2013). Using the webquest model as alternative assessment in the course LM-1001 Integrated English I at the University of Costa Rica. InterSedes, 14(28), 134-165.
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https://sites.google.com/site/kiterunnerwebquest/kiterunnerwebquest2
If you have any questions or need further information about this Webquest, please do not hesitate to email me at znb.moussavi@yahoo.com
Teacher Page
I am delighted to share this WebQuest with all English teachers and I hope it will be beneficial for them. This WebQuest provides information and advice on how students can make their life happier and how people can improve the quality of their life. It is intended for intermediate students of English as a foreign language. Students can develop their English skills-especially writing and speaking.