TY - GEN AU - Bicen,Hüseyin TI - Education needs of teacher candidates towards web based collaborative learning studies SN - 1877-0428 AV - LB1028 PY - 2010/// PB - Elsevier Science Ltd KW - Educational research KW - Near East University Article KW - Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale KW - Collaborative learning KW - Technology KW - Teacher Candidates KW - Web-based learning N2 - The aim of this study is to investigate the teacher's education needs towards collaborative learning. The sample of the study consists of 200 teacher from Secondary and High Schools in North Cyprus. "Web based collaborative learning" questionnaire developed by Ozdamli & Bicen (2009) was used to collect data. The first phase of the questionnaire involves 9 demographic questions and second phase involves 20 likert type statements. The result of the study show that the high school teachers in TRNC need to be educated about creating videos, blogging pages, publishing their own studies, appyling web based education applications, and using wikis in their courses. Ministry of Education should give in-service training to teachers considering these needs. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved UR - http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.961 ER -