Lesson 19 — Enhancing Creativity « Wisdom 101 Being deeply involved in creative activity is one of the most enjoyable experiences we human beings can have. What’s more, it allows us to put something back into the pot of life, to give something of value to others. For many people, though, creativity seems mysterious and out of reach — a gift given to some people and not to others. Different writers have different views about what creativity is, and about how the creative process works. One is production-related creativity: the production of something novel or unique that has value.The other is discovery-related creativity: the discovery, through human insight, of some new fact, law, or feature of the world. By production-related creativity I don’t mean just novel inventions and product designs, though that is part of it. Discovery-related creativity is a little harder to pin down. I agree that expertise, motivation, and commitment are essential and that they sometimes do lead directly to creative products and discoveries. 16. 17.
Some paradoxes - an anthology QR Codes in Education: A Burgeoning Narrative Since I last published thoughts on how QR Codes could be used for learning in a short audioBoo (click the link or scan the QR Code on the right), there has continued to be a growing and significant buzz about QR Codes on Twitter and in the blogosphere. A narrative is developing as ideas, experiences and best practices are shared and discussed. The ball got rolling at TeachMeetX where Julian S. A couple of days later I was catching up with Twitter and dropped in on a discussion that was taking place about QR-Codes. Stick a code on the front of a pupil’s exercise book. This struck me as immediately pertinent as there is a huge drive on assessment for learning and the marking of work in my school at the moment, what with Ofsted just around the corner. Dughall finished by sharing a few other useful links including a collaborative guide produced by Tom Barrett et al. about using QR Codes in the classroom. He explained and demonstrated through photos how they had been used. 1. 2.