Creativity across the CollegeGetting the most out of your students from day one!

Shalak Attack, Bruno Smoky, and Fiya Bruxa 2015

Workshop overview➢ What is creativity?

➢ Why creativity?

➢ How to integrate creativity

into practice

➢ Q&A

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CREATIVITY ACROSS THE COLLEGE:

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR

STUDENTS FROM DAY ONE!

Thurs June 15, 3:00 pm - 3:55 pm

Introducing creativity into the

classroom doesn't have to make the

job harder — it can actually make it

a lot more interesting for instructors

and students!

Come to this session to learn about what creativity is (and is not), why

creativity is important for seizing the

opportunity for institutional

transformation and experience easy engaging ways to bring more

creativity to teaching and learning

college-wide.

What is creativity?

15 minute activity

Video & Debrief

Creativity Challenge #1Form groups of 2 or 3 at your table

Complete this FOIL CRITTER task

FOIL CRITTER TASK

Create a critter out of the foil provided

Present a performance to your tablemates in

which you tell a story involving the critter

For the purpose of this challenge, a ‘critter’ is an animal

Tips to Considero Divide up roles among your team

o Plan and practise your performance

o Present your performance to your tablemates Destination Imagination, Inc 2013

Creativity Challenge #2Form groups of 2 or 3 at your table

Complete this DISH DUTY task

DISH DUTY TASK

Build the tallest tower you can on the floor using the materials provided

Your tower must stand for 10 seconds without any team member touching it before its final height is measured

Tips to Considero Building takes time so manage time wisely

o Use the measuring tape to measure the height of your tower,

o Measuring tape or scissors cannot be part of your tower Destination Imagination, Inc 2013

Workshop overview

At your tables,

Form groups of 2 or 3

Pick a creativity challenge

Read the instructions

together

Complete the task (10 minutes)

Share findings at your

table (1-2 minutes/each)

Sir Ken Robinson, Can Creativity Be Taught?

According to Sir Ken Robinson, creativity is…

The process of having“”

original ideasthat have value

Discuss for 5 minutes at your tables

venspired.com

Why

creativity?http://venspired.com

Sir Ken Robinson, Why is Creativity Important in Education?

Adobe™ State of Creativity Study, 2012

Adobe™ Creative in Education: Why it Matters, 2012

Review the infographic. What professions might

demand more creativity than others in Canada?

Discuss at your tables

Be Creative.

Access Course Materials

For Every Student from Day One.

Institutional Transformations

Creativity in Action

Be Creative. Students Benefit.

Student Success

Every student having

access the first day

of class and

anywhere, anytime

= student success.

Convenience

eTexts can be

downloaded to

more than one

device and

accessed both

online and offline.

Anytime, anywhere.

Relevance

Preparing students for the future. Learning that embraces

current technology.

Students with Disabilities

Student who require alternate versions of their books, receive them faster. The font size can

be increased and the text can be converted to audio.

Be Creative. Instructors Benefit.

Student Achievement

ACCESS - Every student

has the required

learning material all the

time

Student Achievement

Responsive, personalized learning experiences

Be Creative. Your Business will Benefit.

• Access & Achievement - Improve student retention

• Affordability – Significant savings on learning resources

• Analytics – Access to data you haven’t had before

• Accessibility for Students with Disabilities

Hiring managers (n=1068) see creativity as important to

society and the economy, but only half of business grasp

its importance

Adobe ™, Creative Candidates Get Hired Study, 2014

Modern approach needed to help students prepare for

success

Adobe ™, Creative Candidates Get Hired Study, 2014

How to integrate creativity into practice?

Adobe ™, Barriers to Creativity in Education, 2013

1.Don’t limit assignments to one

format

2.Set time aside for creativity

through problem solving

3.Use technology to broaden your

idea of assignments

4. Introduce unconventional

learning materials into class

5.Encourage discussion and

collaboration

5 ways to bring

more creativity into

the classroom

Image via Flickr by Linus Bohman Adapted from Hicks, 2015 http://www.edudemic.com/creativity-in-the-classroom/

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