The article presents a study of virtual learning environment in creative education to develop creative thinking skills. The paper states concepts and principles of creative education creative thinking creative thinking process and learning theory for creative thinking. The virtual learning environment in creative education included arrangement of learning in asynchronous synchronous and collaborative condition which composed of knowledge environment media and tools environment friendly environment and individual environment. The arrangement was based on conceptual framework of creative education for the 21st century in order to develop creative thinking for lifelong learning.

The purposes of this research were to investigate elements that are essential for the learning environment of creative education on social network to develop creative thinking. The research methodology was documentary research. It was found that there were 3 major elements and 17 sub-elements which were essential for learning environment of creative education on social network to develop creative thinking; namely 1) Creative thinking development or learning process included six steps: (1) problem finding (2) data acquisition (3) analysis (4) solution finding (5) revise/evaluation (6) acceptance finding and (7) convergent thinking; 2) Resources or learning environment included four elements: (1) learning media (2) technology media (3)context and (4)communication; 3) Technologies or online social network in learning environment consisted of six elements: (1) identity network (2) creative network (3) interested network (4) collaboration network (5) gaming/virtual reality and (6) peer to peer communication network.