ICT Training Requirements in Higher Education: A Case Study of Training Programme for the Didactical Use of Web 2.0 Applications

Abstract

This article describes the proposal of an ICT training programme for the didactical use of Web 2.0 applications for the professoriate at the Multidisciplinary Faculty of Carazo (FAREM-Carazo, for its Spanish acronym). The study is approached from a descriptive/interpretive perspective, starting from the findings of diagnostic research which examined the professors views about the educational/organizational workings of ICT at the National University of Nicaragua (UNAN-Managua, for its Spanish acronym). The results revealed the needs demonstrated by the professoriate regarding ICT training. This led to the design of a training programme structured in three units: (a) ICT in the new context of higher education; (b) online information searches, and; (c) educational applications of Web 2.0, aimed at developing teachers better prepared for the 21 century. Key-Words: Teacher Education Curriculum, Web 2.0, Training Requirements, Higher Education, Information Search, Applications.