a&sl develop your creativity to engage students deeper

A&SL Conference Workshop 2016

Develop your Creativity to Engage Students Deeper

Delivered By Peter Reilly & Catherine Lee

Glucksman Library University of Limerick

Teaching Strategies to Inspire

YOU !

Form your own Groups

2. Are you being creative in work or teaching ?

1. What do you think Creativity is ?

Elect a scribe to take notes

Activity No 1

Outcomes

Knowledge of Creativity as an

effective teaching tool

Develop Creative

content for classes / staff

training Apply creativity

to your own context

Innovation Motivation

Problem Solving

CREATIVITY

Strategies Learning Theory

ED Policy Employers

Skills

Blogs

Posters

videos

Animation

Games

Teaching Strategies

Activity No 2

Logical Mathematical

Spatial

Bodily -Kinesthetic

Interpersonal

Intra personal

Naturalistic

Linguistic

Howard Gardner’s (1991) Theory of Multiple Intelligences :

CC BY-NC 3.0 — David McCandless © 2013

/

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net

Visual Vs Verbal

Dual Coding Theory

Riding & Cheema (1991)

• Wholist - Analytic• Verbaliser - Imager

Rayner & Riding (1997)

• Cognitive Style Analysis Model (Computer)• Identifies Individuals Learning Preferences

Kaufmann (1989)

• Assimilator ( follow rules ) • Explorers ( Enjoy Novelty)

Research - Post Dual Coding Theory

Activity No 3

www.paladone.com

Hypothesize

Analyse

Strategize

Evaluate

ENGAGEBEFORE

TEACHING

Activity No 4

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sachac/12918711723/

Activity No 5

Co-operation

Identify Needs &

Goals

Tasks or Problems

PriorExperience

Examine Assumptions

Self directed learning

relevance

Combination of Andragogy and Transformative learning theory

Stop the Bus

Activity No 6

http://www.powtoon.com/show/dd4UKIK58rh/9-steps-successfully-completing-a-research-topic/#/

Post Assessment Exercise

Adapt Stephen Brookfield’s

Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ)

http://www.stephenbrookfield.com/Dr._Stephen_D._Brookfield/Critical_Incident_Questionnaire_files/CIQ.pdf

Entire Class

Asked about my

own Topic

Visual Thinking

Group Interaction

Stop the Bus

Felt most Engaged

Develop High

Motivation

ImportanceOf

Creative Actions

Demonstrate Non Conformism

Choose Niche Topics

Analogies & Divergent Thinking

Fight Convention Test New Ideas

Deep Knowledge of

subject

Strong Commitment

Sternberg (1995) - How to Improve Your Creativity

Credits:

http://www.ted.com/talks/charles_leadbeater_on_education?language=en

http://jarche.com/2014/03/what-is-your-pkm-routine/

http://globaldigitalcitizen.org/21st-century-fluencies/solution-fluency

http://www.davegrayinfo.com/2012/12/07/visual-thinking-basics/

References :

Barczak, G., Lassk, F., & Mulki, J. (2010). Antecedents of Team Creativity: An Examination of Team Emotional Intelligence, Team Trust and Collaborative Culture. Creativity and Innovation Management, 19(4), 332–345. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8691.2010.00574.x

Gardner, H. (1993). Frames of mind: Theory of Multiple Intelligence, 2nd Ed London, Fontana.

Knowles, M. S. (1980). The modern practice of adult education. Fallett.

Martinsen, O., & Kaufmann, G. (2000). The assimilator-explorer cognitive styles and their relationship to affective-motivational orientations and cognitive performances. In R. & R. S. Riding (Ed.), International perspectives on individual differences (1st ., pp. 3–39). Ablex.

Mezirow, J. (1991). Transformative dimensions of adult learning. (1st ed.). San Francisco: CA: Jossey Bass .

Paivio, A. (1979). Imagery and verbal processes. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Runco, M. A. (2004). Creativity. Annual Review of Psychology, 55, 657–87. doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141502

Sternberg, R., & Lubart, T. I. (1995). Defying the crowd : cultivating creativity in a culture of conformity. New York N.Y.: Free Press.

THANK YOULIBRARIAN, BUSINESSGlucksman Library University of Limerick Limerick Ireland Tel | +353 61 234380  Email peter.reilly@ul.ie

catherinelee@rcsi.ie