Abstract
A WebQuest is an Internet-based and inquiry-oriented learning activity. The aim of this work is to outline the creation of a WebQuest entitled “Power Generation Plants: Steam and Gas Turbines.” This is one of the topics covered in the course “Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer,” which is offered in the second year of Mechanical Engineering at the Defense University Center at the Naval Academy in Vigo, Spain. While participating in the activity, students will be divided into groups of no more than 10 for seminars. The groups will create PowerPoint presentations that include all of the analyzed aspects. The topics to be discussed during the workshop on power plant turbines are the: (1) principles of operation; (2) processes involved; (3) advantages and disadvantages; (4) efficiency; (5) combined cycle; and (6) transversal competences, such as teamwork, oral and written presentations, and analysis and synthesis of information. This paper presents the use of Google Sites as a guide to the WebQuest so that students can access all information online, including instructions, summaries, resources, and information on qualifications.
Highlights
Since 2010, the main objective of the Bologna Process has been to create a European HigherEducation Area to standardize academic degrees and quality standards in European countries
This paper presents the use of Google Sites as a guide to the WebQuest so that students can access all information online, including instructions, summaries, resources, and information on qualifications
We demonstrate how we developed the use of an online script for a WebQuest using Google tools, Google Sites [8,9]
Summary
Since 2010, the main objective of the Bologna Process has been to create a European Higher. Education Area to standardize academic degrees and quality standards in European countries. Since the Bologna Declaration, European countries have adapted their educational strategies to common parameters, whereby students spend more time on personal work, and teachers dedicate less time to lectures. New teaching methodologies that adapt to these strategies should be created to improve education [1,2]. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are becoming increasingly widespread at different levels of education. Many teachers find that these tools are useful to improve their own skills and knowledge, and to take their classes to a higher level that engages most students [4]
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