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Notes on teaching the path to creativity… raw unpolished and unmediated (because it’s all about the methodology)
Reflections on the Meta Creativity Model https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/00346543241258226 Interesting bit from the meta: Like earlier research by Budge et al. (2013) , we found that teaching for creativity is a lot more complex and influenced by multidimensional processes than traditionally believed. It appears that to foster creativity, we do not actually teach for creativity directly; instead, we teach students the path to creativity, in other words, the w
Katherine
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Observation versus Judgement
OBSERVATION Carefully noticing what others are doing in order to gather information JUDGEMENT Opinion or conclusions based on a number of...
Katherine
Aug 231 min read
AI through the filter of learning and teaching
Interesting what comes from a conference when you least expect it. How do we deal with AI in the teaching and learning sphere Nothing can...
Katherine
Mar 171 min read


more from the 'Meta' on the creative process...(see previous post)
Continuing my deep dive into the creative process, here's more on how it is to see, think, act, feel and understand in the creative...
Katherine
Mar 155 min read


From Fashion Design to Curriculum Design: because creativity matters
Brauer, R., Ormiston, J., & Beausaert, S. (2024). Creativity-Fostering Teacher Behaviors in Higher Education: A Transdisciplinary...
Katherine
Mar 92 min read
Thoughts (...and questions) after listening to 'The Age of Outsourcing' by Matthew Syed
Themes: technology and humans, fashion thinking, creativity, creative education, design process, research 25 Years of the 21st Century:...
Katherine
Jan 262 min read


What does the term ‘Learning Outcome’ mean to me?
Original posting on November 9, 2021 From the Teacher perspective, learning outcomes are what shape the curriculum and assessments in a...
Katherine
Jan 21 min read


Thoughts on how quality influences my practice as an Educator – positive and negative factors from reading Harvey and Green 1993
. Original Posting November 21, 2021 From my reading of Harvey and Green 1993, the notions of quality are clearly a topic of much...
Katherine
Jan 21 min read


A Scottish Pioneer of female Education no less!
Dame Louisa Innes Lumsden DBE (31 December 1840 – 2 January 1935) by Olive Edis bromide print, 1920s NPG x15470 If you know me, you’ll...
Katherine
Jun 26, 20242 min read


Necessary Frustrations..? there were a few..
I've been asked a few times; where did I do my PGCertHE and how did I find it? I did it at Kingston University and found it bloody useful...
Katherine
Jan 25, 20242 min read
What is effective teaching and learning?
Just thought I'd pop this here....it's a post from my PGCert in March 2, 2021 when I was new to reflective writing... What is effective...
Katherine
Jun 9, 20232 min read
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