Would Socrates approve of WebQuests?

The socratic method of questioning is used to explore a concept and its potential divergent course in all directions, yet ultimately seeks to bring understanding of that concept at a core level. Webquests by their very nature are simply tasks to be completed, a process to be followed, expected outcomes, evaluation criteria, etc... not exactly forcing the student to greater depths of inquiry. With that being stated, yes, Socrates possibly would approve of a Webquest that had at it's roots the task which brought the student to some deeper understanding of the topic presented. However, as the article points out, we are moving into a new cultural age and with it will come new ways of thinking, or at the very least, new ways of utilizing the knowledge we have at our disposal, without necessarily having a deep understanding of that knowledge. Personally, I feel that without developing the critical reasoning and values oriented thinking skills that Socrates advocated, society will indeed be worse off, although it will have exponentially greater pools of knowledge at its disposal, not everyone will have the ability to create new knowledge, they will simply be consumers of that knowledge. Socrates wanted each individual to have the ability to produce from within new and important ideas, not simply to consume and reproduce...

Taxonomy...
The primary element of my webquest would fall under "Design Tasks", as the students will be creating a digital media project used to showcase their trip to Costa Rica.