The pedagogical use of Web 2.0 applications in teacher training, with emphasis on the development of collaborative creativity
Abstract
The new social reality leads to the need to cultivate high level skills, so that citizens can have access to multi – dimensional problems and give solutions, using creativity, abstract thinking and alternative view of thinks. The Lifelong and Distance Education Workshop of the Pedagogic Department of the University of Crete, corresponding to the modern training needs of teachers, has been implementing, since 2013, distance training programs on “The Use of Web 2.0 in Modern School – From Theory to Practice Focusing on Collaboration, Creativity and Critical Thinking”. These programs are addressed to primary school teachers and graduates of pedagogical departments. The purpose of this study is to explore the way Web 2.0 applications are used in teacher training with emphasis on developing the creativity of trainees.
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