CEP 818
"Creativity is of increasing importance to educators both for their professional success and that of their students particularly given the complex, evolving knowledge ecology we are live in. In this online course we will explore a range of questions related to creativity. These include: What does it mean to be creative? Is creativity born or can it be developed/ learned/ nurtured? Does creativity reside in the individual or in the social (or organizational) context within which we live? What does the creative process look like? What is the relationship between creativity, play and humor? (In other words, do creative people have more fun?) How can we become more creative in teaching? How can technology help us become more creative teachers and learners? How can we integrate creativity in subject matter learning? How do we assess creativity? How can we develop creativity in others (particularly in learners)? What are the consequences of these ideas in an era dominated by NCLB?"
http://edutech.msu.edu/schedule.html
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For the Fall 2010 semester, I took Punya Mishra's "Creativity in Teaching & Learning" course. Already knowing Punya's ADHD approach to teaching, I knew I was in for a hard, work laden semester; he did not disappoint. The class is based upon a book called "Sparks of Creativity" and surrounded the seven cognitive tools of thinking - perception, patterning, abstracting, embodied thinking, modeling, playing and synthesizing.
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SYLLABUS:
http://punya.fts.educ.msu.edu/cep818/?page_id=2
(used with permission)
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ASSIGNMENTS:
CEP 818 - LIAL BLOG: http://lialm00.blogspot.com/
http://edutech.msu.edu/schedule.html
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For the Fall 2010 semester, I took Punya Mishra's "Creativity in Teaching & Learning" course. Already knowing Punya's ADHD approach to teaching, I knew I was in for a hard, work laden semester; he did not disappoint. The class is based upon a book called "Sparks of Creativity" and surrounded the seven cognitive tools of thinking - perception, patterning, abstracting, embodied thinking, modeling, playing and synthesizing.
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SYLLABUS:
http://punya.fts.educ.msu.edu/cep818/?page_id=2
(used with permission)
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ASSIGNMENTS:
CEP 818 - LIAL BLOG: http://lialm00.blogspot.com/