Give Your Instruction a of Creativity!
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Give Your Instruction a of Creativity!
Benjamin OberdickInformation Literacy Librarian
Michigan State University
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Results from Youth Poll
Scheer, M.R. “Life Would Be Boring Without It”: What Do Kids Really Think About the Arts? National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). December 5, 2003.
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Results from Youth Poll
Scheer, M.R. “Life Would Be Boring Without It”: What Do Kids Really Think About the Arts? National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). December 5, 2003.
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Results from Youth Poll
Scheer, M.R. “Life Would Be Boring Without It”: What Do Kids Really Think About the Arts? National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). December 5, 2003.
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Results from Youth Poll
Scheer, M.R. “Life Would Be Boring Without It”: What Do Kids Really Think About the Arts? National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). December 5, 2003.
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What happens when we grow up?
Why do many people stop thinking of themselves as creative?
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Creativity Poll of AdultsFindings:
56% of Americans under age 30 think Americans have more creativity today, compared to 44% of seniors who think that.
College graduates are less positive; just 29% say the Americans are more creative today compared to 40 years ago.
CBS News Poll: “Where America Stands: Creativity.” December 17-22, 2009
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Creativity Poll of AdultsCREATIVITY: BORN WITH IT OR CAN IT BE TAUGHT?
CBS News Poll: “Where America Stands: Creativity.” December 17-22, 2009
• Born with 53%• Can be taught 35%• Both 7%
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Everyone can learn to be creative…
- BUT –
…it can take hard work.
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Why are some people more creative?
• Brains function similarly in most people• Brains process things at similar speeds• Determining factor is uncommitted attention
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Agenda• Definitions• Barriers to creativity• Characteristics of creativity• Becoming more creative• Creativity in the classroom• Importance of observation
http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/ac3f/
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Definitions
• Creativity can be defined many ways:– A mental activity performed in situations where
there is no prior correct solution or answer – A process of developing new, uncommon, or
unique ideas– An experience of thinking characterized by a high
degree of innovation and originality, divergent thinking, and risk taking
– The generation of novel, useful ideas
http://www.celt.iastate.edu/creativity/defining.html
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Creativity vs. creativity
C: culture-changing product of a genius like Thomas Edison, Marie Curie, or Steve Jobs.
c: everyday creativity, a process in which many can and do participate.
http://www.celt.iastate.edu/creativity/defining.html
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Barriers to creativity
• Exhaustion• Distraction• Laziness• Lack of focus
http://redriverpak.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/mr-nightstick-and-donna-summer/
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How can I become more creative?
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Cultivate your curiosity and interests
• Be surprised every day• Surprise someone else every day• Record surprises• Follow a spark of interest
http://astronlogia.com/2011/01/19/qualities-of-number-1/
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Cultivate flow in everyday life
• Wake up with a specific goal• Do what you enjoy (you’ll do it well)• Increase complexity of tasks
http://smithfamilylowdown.blogspot.com/2010_11_01_archive.html
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Toothbrush Activity
How can you make aneveryday activity more fun, interesting, or exciting?
Example: brushing your teeth
Share your ideas with aneighbor.
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Typical activities include walking, showering, swimming, driving, gardening, weaving…..
How do you facilitate flow?
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Protect your creative energy
• Routinize daily life• Take charge of your schedule• Reflection & Relaxation• Shape your space• Do what you love
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/2455278328/sizes/m/in/photostream/
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Einstein
Spending 2 minutes a daydeciding what to wear =
730 minutes a year (12+ hrs.)
How much time do you “waste” doing routine things?
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Internalize Supporting Structures
• Develop what you lack• Openness to closure• Aim for complexity
http://sueczech.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/happy-4th-birthday-peanut/number-4-shaped-pinata/
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Know Thyself• Identify your most obvious characteristic– How would your best friend describe you?
• What is the opposite of that central trait?• How could you strengthen your opposite trait?
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What’s really important?Step 1: Close your eyes and spend 5 minutes making a mental movie of your ideal class, course, lesson, or meeting?
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/pollock/
Step 2: Open your eyes and describe your movie to a neighbor
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Application of Creative Energy
• Express what moves you• Multiple viewpoints• Implications of a problem• Implementing solutions
http://offtherecord-radio.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html
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Selective Exposure Theory
• People tend to avoid information inconsistent with one’s beliefs and attitudes
• People tend to watch/listen to things that reinforce their already formed beliefs
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Divergent Thinking
• Multiple ideas• Different ideas• Unlikely ideas
http://partysticks.co.uk/cakelesscakes/index.php?inc=30&id=7
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Keyword Activity
Spend 2 minutes coming up with as many words related to the concept of “cyber bullying” Note: Don’t edit yourself, just write
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Personal Creativity
• Discover your own creativity• Experiment and be open• Dangers– Addiction– Superficiality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MO-7.svg
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What could happen….
http://pool-site.com/2011/08/12/swimming-in-pool-2/
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http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/kamsani/1/1266943249/tpod.html
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba_diving
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http://www.ski-rent.net/sky-diving/sky-diving
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Importance of Observation
Spend 10 seconds memorizing the pictures on the next slide.
http://learnwordlist.com/blog/an-easy-way-to-remember-some-tough-gre-words-i/2009/08/gre-word-list-test-blog-barrons-vocabulary
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List as many of the pictures from the previous slide as you can.
How many did you remember?
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2011/08/21/quick-housekeeping-issue/question-mark-7/
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Answer Sheet
1. Television2. Mousetrap3. Comb4. Present5. Target/Arrow6. Mouse7. Scissors
8. Elephant9. Deer/Buck10. Lobster11. Chair12. Clown13. Doughnuts14. Fishbowl
15. Cow16. Cake 17. Top hat18. Bed19. Milk jug20. Bear
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Cultivate your observation skills
• Blindfold yourself and observe an instruction session by only listening
• Record the audio from your instruction session
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References• Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Iowa State University. (2012, August 12). Creativity.
Retrieved from http://www.celt.iastate.edu/creativity/homepage.html.
• Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1996). Creativity: Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers.
• Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1997). Finding flow: the psychology of engagement with everyday life. New York : BasicBooks.
• Schank, R. C. (1988). The creative attitude: Learning to ask and answer the right questions. New York: Macmillan.
• Sternberg, R. J. & Williams, W. M. (2012, August 10). Teaching for creativity: Two dozen tips. Retrieved from http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/articles/teaching_creativity.php.
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Credits• http://www.vertexauto.com/ShowItem/4503%20Porsche%20Turbo%20Wastegate%20%20Boost%20Spring.aspx
• http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2011/08/21/quick-housekeeping-issue/question-mark-8/
• http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/POLL_DEC08B_SUNMO_Creativity.pdf?tag=contentMain;contentBody
• http://matherconsulting.com/adhd/
• http://kidmin360.com/2012/07/09/how-have-healthy-childrens-ministry/
• http://www.atr.com.my/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12_13_91&products_id=163
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain