Conclusion

Students journeyed on a path of great political importance, learning the roles of the Electoral College System (ECS) and the ordinary voting citizen. Presented with questions from election year 2000, they chose to reform or defend the Electoral College System and assumed one role from the following: historian, lawyer, activist, technician and concerned citizen.

They worked individually and collaboratively to define their group’s position. The deliverable is a document with an Introduction, Argument, and Closing. By actively constructing their own meaning before the rehearsed press conference, they learn in a way not possible by lecture alone. The learners are more apt to be responsible voters, or at least have well-defined reasons for being apolitical! Secondary Education students are almost of age to vote, and this Webquest nudges them to think about issues to get them to the polls. Voting is power!