Formative assessment of teachers in the context of an online learning environment: Luís Tinoca and Isolina Oliveira

With the development of Information and Communication Technologies and the emergence of web 2.0, teaching has increasingly resourced to technological tools for content production and distribution, as well as computer-mediated communication. The e-learning explosion and the emergence of new digitally supported learning environments emphasize the necessity of rethinking current teaching and learning perspectives. If properly used, these new technologies can promote the transformation of teaching practices towards a student-centred perspective, and so add value to the learning process.