Fostering innovative pedagogical practices through online networks: the case of eTwinning

This article deals with the role of teachers' collaboration networks in fostering ICT-enabled innovation for learning at system level, based on a review of the current literature and existing concrete cases. In particular, it is argued that by providing teachers with opportunities to extend the discussion around ICT-enabled innovation for learning and to share pedagogical know-how and educational contents, networks like eTwinning help to accelerate educational change and to diffuse pedagogical innovation at system level, feeding back into teachers’ local communities and school system. The article discusses data collected from an online survey involving about 100 eTwinning teachers from around Europe. This survey shows how teachers conceptualize innovative learning environments that fully embed ICT potential. The teachers also provide information on their concrete experiences and make proposals for further mainstreaming ICT-enabled innovations, such as eTwinning.JRC.J.3-Information Societ