WebQuests...

WebQuests would definitely fall into Siemens (2004) theory of connectivism. Classrooms would be a vastly different place if all student learning was done this way.
I do see the point of how it would engage students specifically in regards to the ICT Learning Design framework (Learning Design, 2003) where successful outcomes require Learning Tasks, Support and Resources to be readily at hand for the students. Tom March (2004) suggests that WebQuests are a `scaffolded learning structure`, for students and further goes on to say teachers also definite from WebQuests, ` they gain in-process professional development, moving them toward learning-centered practice`.
The point I do not see as Student Learning Manager is: do teachers develop WebQuesst for their students or can they be done by an outside source, and if they can be done by outside sources who are they?
If this was or is the way education is going then I see teachers becoming facilitators rather than educators. The implications of that shift I would not be sure of, truthfully I feel education needs a human touch, as well as the advantages technology can bring. In other words `everything in moderation.`

Dominique

References:
Siemens, G. (2004). Connectivism: a learning theory for the digital age. Retrieved August 12, 2009, from
http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm
Learning Design. (2003). Learning design project. Retrieved August 12, 2009, from
http://www.learningdesigns.uow.edu.au/project/learn_design.htm
March, T. (2004). The learning power of webquests. Retrieved August 12, 2009, from,
http://tommarch.com/writings/wq_power.php