This document discusses creativity in education and its development through information and communication technologies (ICT). It provides context on Israel as a multi-cultural society and outlines how online technologies can foster creativity in educational settings by promoting skills like critical thinking. The document also touches on defining e-learning and developing creativity and skills for online learning.

1. ITC and Creativity Network (ICreaNet) Workshop , Creativity, ICT & culture Gila Kurtz (Ph.D.) The Center for Academic Studies, Israel University of Maryland University College, USA

2. Outline Creativity in the educational context Israel as a multi-culture society Creativity in Israel educational context Developing creativity and creative skills E-learning definition I wish that…

3. Creativity in educational context A product or process that shows a balance of originality and value. It is a skill, an ability to make unforeseen connections and to generate new and appropriate ideas. Creative learning is therefore any learning which involves understanding and new awareness, which focuses on thinking skills. Innovation is the application of such a process or product in order to benefit the educational process. Innovative teaching is the process leading to creative learning, the implementation of new methods, tools and contents which could benefit learners and their creative potential. (Based on: http://ftp.jrc.es/EURdoc/JRC52374_TN.pdf )

4. Online technologies … … can foster creativity in the educational context using innovation ways of teaching Web 2.0 technologies provide means for creativity like critical thinking & higher order thinking skills (McLoughlin & Mynard, 2009)

5. Israel as a multi-culture society In 2010, Israel's population was estimated 7.6 million. 70% of the children are Jews and some 24% of the children are Muslim Arabs. The rest of the child population includes Christians Arabs, Druze and 2% who are registered as having no religion (Ben Arieh et al., 2003).

6. The Jews in Israel 16% of the Jewish child population includes Jews that came to Israel after January 1, 1990, mostly from the former USSR and Ethiopia. About 10% of the Jewish children are Ultra-Orthodox http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHbCC8CH6VY

7. E-learning definition Source: Anderson, 2009

8. Developing creativity and creative skills….

9. Developing creativity and creative skills for online learning At the stage for a list of competencies required for effective online learning Blogs - http://www.delicious.com/gkurtz/%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99%D7%9D2

10. I wish that… We had a clear vision, awareness and understanding of what are the outcomes