Innovation and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a support for the development and promotion of creative thinking processes in university teaching.

Alba-Dorado, María Isabel

Alba-Dorado, María Isabel · 2018

Abstract

Nowadays, we are attending an expansion of the Innovation and Communication Technologies (ICT) in various aspects of life, including the teaching one. In the same way, we observe how the importance of the creativity’s role has increased, being declared one of the most important skills in the educational context of the 21st century. The importance of this creative component in the formation of people entails a completely new approach to teaching. Nowadays, teaching can use many means to enhance the development of creativity formulated through educational objectives. Among these diverse means, technological, audiovisual and computer tools occupy a privileged place. Innovation and Communication Technologies (ICT), due to its multidimensional nature, can offer numerous ways to enhance the development of creativity. These innovative didactic tools generate a high motivating potential due to their great appeal, and they constitute a propitious occasion to provoke significant learning. In this sense, the main objective of this paper is to reflect on those educational strategies that improve the teaching of university teaching staff based on the use of ICTs in the teaching-learning process from an enriching perspective, as well as making the most of the opportunities that these resources provide not only for the achievement of pedagogical objectives or the improvement of student learning, but also to encourage and develop their creativity. To do so, it is proposed to reflect on a training model that supports, through these technological tools, a proactive approach to creativity in the classroom that includes the presence of favorable attitudes on the part of the teacher and the development of skills related to the thinking and the creative behavior in the students.

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Innovation and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a support for the development and promotion of creative thinking processes in university teaching.

Author: Alba-Dorado, María Isabel

Publisher: IATED Academy

Year: 2018

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INNOVATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) AS
A SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF
CREATIVE THINKING PROCESSES IN UNIVERSITY TEACHING
M.I. Alba Do ado
Uni e si y o Malaga (SPAIN)
Abs ac
Nowadays, we a e a ending an expansion o he Inno a ion and Communica ion Technologies
(ICT) in a ious aspec s o li e, including he eaching one. In he same way, we obse e how
he impo ance o he c ea i i y’s ole has inc eased, being decla ed one o he mos impo an
skills in he educa ional con ex o he 21s cen u y. The impo ance o his c ea i e componen
in he o ma ion o people en ails a comple ely new app oach o eaching. Nowadays, eaching
can use many means o enhance he de elopmen o c ea i i y o mula ed h ough educa ional
objec i es. Among hese di e se means, echnological, audio isual and compu e ools occupy
a p i ileged place.
Inno a ion and Communica ion Technologies (ICT), due o i s mul idimensional na u e, can o e
nume ous ways o enhance he de elopmen o c ea i i y. These inno a i e didac ic ools
gene a e a high mo i a ing po en ial due o hei g ea appeal, and hey cons i u e a p opi ious
occasion o p o oke signi ican lea ning.
In his sense, he main objec i e o his pape is o e lec on hose educa ional s a egies ha
imp o e he eaching o uni e si y eaching s a based on he use o ICTs in he eaching-
lea ning p ocess om an en iching pe spec i e, as well as making he mos o he oppo uni ies
ha hese esou ces p o ide no only o he achie emen o pedagogical objec i es o he
imp o emen o s uden lea ning, bu also o encou age and de elop hei c ea i i y. To do so, i
is p oposed o e lec on a aining model ha suppo s, h ough hese echnological ools, a
p oac i e app oach o c ea i i y in he class oom ha includes he p esence o a o able
a i udes on he pa o he eache and he de elopmen o skills ela ed o he hinking and he
c ea i e beha io in he s uden s.
Keywo ds: Inno a ion and Communica ion Technologies, C ea i i y, A chi ec u e.