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A Way In. How Higher Educational Instructors May Foster Creativity in Themselves and their Students
Terry Allan Burstein, Ph.D.LIM College
Associate ProfessorChair, Fashion Merchandising Department
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SUNDAY…8AM…FATHER’S DAY…DOES IT GET ANY BETTER?
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A Way In. How Higher Educational Instructors May Foster Creativity in Themselves and their Students
Terry Allan Burstein, Ph.D.LIM College
Associate ProfessorChair, Fashion Merchandising Department
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AGENDAIntroduction ProblemLiterature ReviewMethodologyResultsImplications Discussion
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INTRODUCTION
Importance of Creativity
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To die, to sleep, perchance to dream…
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JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE…
INTRODUCTIONCreativity dampeners
Educational Economic Sociological
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INTRODUCTION
Creativity dampeners Educational
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INTRODUCTION
Creativity dampeners Educational
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INTRODUCTION
Creativity dampeners Educational
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INTRODUCTION
Creativity dampeners Economic
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INTRODUCTION
Creativity dampeners Sociological
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PROBLEMThis study explored if the inadequacy of post-secondary student creativity may be related to the amount of instructors’ creative life experience. There are few studies which deal with instructors’ experiences with creativity and the consequences these experiences have on their ability to enhance the creativity of their students.
Deverell & Moore, 2013; Hong, Hartzell, & Greene, 2009; Noddings, 2013; Settle & Somers 2010
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LITERATURE REVIEW Area of emphasis:
Defining Creativity
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LITERATURE REVIEW Area of emphasis:
Fostering Creativity in Higher Education
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LITERATURE REVIEW Area of emphasis:
Methods of Fostering Creativity
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LITERATURE REVIEW Area of emphasis:
Methods of Fostering Creativity
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LITERATURE REVIEW Area of emphasis:
Methods of Fostering Creativity
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LITERATURE REVIEW Area of emphasis:
Academia versus Business Perceptions on Creativity
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LITERATURE REVIEW Area of emphasis:
Academia versus Business Perceptions on Creativity
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LITERATURE REVIEW Area of emphasis:
Academia versus Business Perceptions
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LITERATURE REVIEW
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METHODLOGY
Qualitative Heuristic Case Study
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METHODLOGY
Sample
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METHODLOGY
Sample
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METHODLOGY
Sample
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METHODLOGY
Pilot
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METHODLOGY
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METHODLOGY
Purdue Creativity Test
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METHODLOGY
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND FINDINGS
How did an instructors’ experience with creativity affect the ability to foster creativity in their students?
90% of participants recalled their first creative experience to be prior to or shortly after entering primary school.
These experiences DIRECTLY influenced the choices they made to foster creativity in their students.
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND FINDINGS
How did an instructor foster creativity in a student?
Through the use of techniques that mirrored their own creative experiences.
Assignments with a transformative design.
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• “CREATIVITY IS DEFINED AS A UNIQUE WAY OF THINKING, THAT ALLOWS AN INDIVIDUAL TO COMPREHEND DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF A PROBLEM AND THAT MAY ENHANCE HIS OR
HER ABILITY TO THINK, VISUALIZE, AND CREATE AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION OR
UNUSUAL VIEW OF THE WORLD.”
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IMPLICATIONS
Significance of early creative experiences
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A WAY IN
IMPLICATIONS
Recognition of student experience with creativity
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IMPLICATIONS
Building the creative environment
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A WAY IN ?
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
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DISCUSSION
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REFERENCES Deverell, A. & Moore, S. (2013, March, 19). Releasing creativity in teaching and learning: The potential roles of
organisational legitimacy and increased dialogue. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 51(2), 164 – 174. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/doi/full/10.1080/14703297.2013.771968#.U90YCWOkWjs
Hong, E., Hartzell, S.A., & Greene, M.T. (2009). Fostering creativity in the classroom: Effects of teacher’s epistemological beliefs, motivation, and goal orientation. Journal of Creative Behavior, 43(3), 192-208. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/doi/10.1002/j.2162-6057.2009.tb01314.x/pdf
Noddings, N. (July, 2013, 26). Standardized curriculum and loss of creativity. Theory Into Practice, 52(3), 210-215. doi:10.1080/00405841.2013.804315
Settle, J. & Somers. P. (2010). The helicopter parent: Research toward a typology. College and University, 86(1), 18-27. Retrieved from http://www.acro.org/publications/college_and_university_journal.aspx#. UFNnOVHouOM
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