Creative Learning
Steve WheelerUniversity of Plymouth
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Why do we need creative learning?
Creativity
“Creativity in general is the ability to come up with new ideas that are surprising yet
intelligible, and also valuable in some way”
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“Creativity (in general) is the ability to come up with new ideas that are surprising yet intelligible, and also
valuable in some way” (Boden, 2001)
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Creativity?
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Combinational creativity - combining old ideas in new ways.
e.g. Analogy in science
3 types of Creativity
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Exploratory creativity - what do the rules enable me to do?
e.g. Jazz music.
3 types of Creativity
Transformational creativity - significant alteration of one or more rules in concept space.
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3 types of Creativity
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Wallas: 4 Stage Creative Process
PreparationIncubationIlluminationVerification
(The Creative Process takes time)
The pace of change is
unrelentingHow can we
keep up with it?
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"In the times of rapid change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists."
- Eric Hoffer
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“For the first time we are preparing
students for a future we
cannot clearly describe.”
- David Warlick
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http://le-flaneur.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/office-workers.jpg
Mass working...
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... led to mass synchronisation
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Linear thinkingConformity
Standardisation
The ICT Suite...
http://www.hseb.utah.edu
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Linear thinkingConformity
Standardisation... again
Think Different
Kick start your brain. New ideas come from watching
something, talking to people, experimenting,
asking questions, getting out of the office
- Steve Jobs
http://steve-jobs-biography.pics-grabber.appspot.com/
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Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way
- Edward de Bono
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Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties
- Erich Fromm
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Creativity takes courage
- Henri Matisse
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We need creative solutions...
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We see boundaries where there are none. We need to break out of this mindset and take risks. St
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Think outside the box!
A man enters a field with an unopened package and dies. Why?
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A man enters a field with an unopened package and dies. Why?
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What areas of your practice do you want to make more creative?
The 10% myth...
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The 10% myth...
‘we only use 10%of our brains....’
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We actually use all of our brains, but not simultaneously
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Mind maps
http://commons.wikimedia.org/
Create Collaborate
CommunicateConnect
Mindtools
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Positive Deviance“Somewhere in your organization, groups of people are already doing things differently and better. To create lasting change, find areas of positive deviance and fan their flames.”
- Pascale & Sternin (Harvard Business Review)
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Positive Deviance“Somewhere in your organization, groups of people are already doing things differently and better. To create lasting change, find areas of positive deviance and fan their flames.”
- Pascale & Sternin (Harvard Business Review)
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Disruption
http://flexyourgeek.com
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What would you want to disrupt?
Divergent thinking
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What is your plan for the future? Will it involve more creativity?
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