Creative pedagogy,Creative pedagogy,language learninglanguage learning

and technologyand technology

Graham StanleyGraham Stanleygraham.stanley@britishcouncil.orggraham.stanley@britishcouncil.org

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How many people do you see?

Creative pedagogy,Creative pedagogy,language learninglanguage learning

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Graham StanleyGraham Stanleygraham.stanley@britishcouncil.orggraham.stanley@britishcouncil.org

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How many people do you see?

How many people do you see?

There are nine people in this picture.

If you find 6, you have an ordinary power of observation.

Find 7, you have an above average power of observation.

Find 8, you are very observant. Congratulate yourself.

Find 9, you are extremely observant. You are very intuitive and creative

Michale Michalko http://creativethinking.net/DE16_NineFaces.htm

Creativity and ELTCreativity and ELT

Creativity and ELTCreativity and ELT

How creative are you...How creative are you... …as a teacher? …as a teacher? How creative...How creative... ...are your learners?...are your learners?

What (for you) is a sign of...What (for you) is a sign of... ...creativity in the classroom?...creativity in the classroom?

Creative pedagogyCreative pedagogy

Creative pedagogyCreative pedagogy

Introduced by Introduced by Andrei Aleinikov,Andrei Aleinikov,educator & author,educator & author,in1989in1989

Make creativity a central part of what you do Make creativity a central part of what you do with learners to motivate them and better with learners to motivate them and better promote lifelong learningpromote lifelong learning

What isWhat iscreative pedagogy?creative pedagogy?

Helping learners how to learn creativelyHelping learners how to learn creatively

Transforming the classroom into a creative Transforming the classroom into a creative and flexible learning environmentand flexible learning environment

Allowing learners to innovate, to createAllowing learners to innovate, to create

Taking risks, thinking imaginativelyTaking risks, thinking imaginatively

Role of the learnerRole of the learner

Don't treat learners as 'objects of influence'Don't treat learners as 'objects of influence'

Helps learners develop:-Helps learners develop:-

- self-motivation- self-motivation- confidence- confidence- curiosity- curiosity- flexibility- flexibility

4 components of4 components ofcreative pedagogycreative pedagogy

1) 1) FluencyFluency. Generating new ideas. Generating new ideas

2) 2) FlexibilityFlexibility. Shifting perspectives. Shifting perspectives

3) 3) OriginalityOriginality. Doing something new. Doing something new

4) 4) ElaborationElaboration. Building on existing ideas. Building on existing ideas

Creative pedagogy,Creative pedagogy,language learninglanguage learning

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Gamification

Activities with the island

The IWB island projectThe IWB island project

1) learners create islands in groups 1) learners create islands in groups 2) scan copies of learners’ drawings2) scan copies of learners’ drawings

3) trace over the scanned drawings using IWB software3) trace over the scanned drawings using IWB software

ProcedureProcedure

Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow

Goal of the game:

For the villagers:

eliminate the werewolves

For the werewolves:

eat the villagers

Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow

Each night, one villager is devoured by the werewolves

During the day they try to hide their identities to avoid being hanged.

Each morning the surviving villagers come together and try to discover who the werewolves are.

Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow

It’s night and the entire village is sleeping.

All players close your eyes

The werewolves wake up,

Recognise each other and

choose a new victim

Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow

It’s morning and the village wakes up

All players open your eyes

The Narrator points out any

victims the werewolves ate

during the night

Michael Michaelko, Thinkertoys, 2006

Scamper Scamper

SSubstitute somethingubstitute somethingCCombine it with something elseombine it with something elseAAdapt something to itdapt something to itMModify or Magnify itodify or Magnify itPPut it to some other useut it to some other useEEliminate somethingliminate somethingRReverse or rearrange iteverse or rearrange it

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Promoting speaking with an

online game

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Now describe the five images to your partner

as best you can

http://www.pencilkids.com/the-vault/droppy-flash-game/

What has happened?

Creative writing promptsCreative writing promptsOnce upon a time, in a land full of mountains, next to a river, there lived a group of pirates who wore helmets with horns on them.

One day, the king of the pirates set a quest for the others: to find the mythical gigantic tree octopus.

The prize, he told them, would be a golden cup, and the pirates would also hold a party and cook the tree octopus in the special silver cooking pot…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhApxcW8w-s&list=UUg10ja1S4GfrllID9XSG9_w&index=3

http://photoprompts.tumblr.com

More creative writing promptsMore creative writing prompts

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/

Thank youThank you

graham.stanley@britishcouncil.orggraham.stanley@britishcouncil.orghttp://languagelearningtechnology.com

ReferencesMichael Michaelko, Thinkertoys, 2006http://creativethinking.net

Graham Stanley, Language Learning withTechnology,CUP, 2013

http://languagelearningtechnology.com/

Diane Phillips, Sarah Burwood & Helen Dunford Projects with Young LearnersOUP, 1999

Matt Wicks, Imaginative Projects

CUP, 2000

Kyle Mawer & Graham Stanley, Digital Play, Delta, 2011

http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pilottagev