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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.
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.
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.
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.
What happens when we grow up?
Why do many people stop thinking of themselves as creative?
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
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%
Everyone can learn to be creative…
- BUT –
…it can take hard work.
Why are some people more creative?
• Brains function similarly in most people• Brains process things at similar speeds• Determining factor is uncommitted attention
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/
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
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
Barriers to creativity
• Exhaustion• Distraction• Laziness• Lack of focus
http://redriverpak.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/mr-nightstick-and-donna-summer/
How can I become more creative?
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/
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
Toothbrush Activity
How can you make aneveryday activity more fun, interesting, or exciting?
Example: brushing your teeth
Share your ideas with aneighbor.
Typical activities include walking, showering, swimming, driving, gardening, weaving…..
How do you facilitate flow?
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/
Einstein
Spending 2 minutes a daydeciding what to wear =
730 minutes a year (12+ hrs.)
How much time do you “waste” doing routine things?
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/
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?
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
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
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
Divergent Thinking
• Multiple ideas• Different ideas• Unlikely ideas
http://partysticks.co.uk/cakelesscakes/index.php?inc=30&id=7
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
Personal Creativity
• Discover your own creativity• Experiment and be open• Dangers– Addiction– Superficiality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MO-7.svg
What could happen….
http://pool-site.com/2011/08/12/swimming-in-pool-2/
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/kamsani/1/1266943249/tpod.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba_diving
http://www.ski-rent.net/sky-diving/sky-diving
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
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/
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
Cultivate your observation skills
• Blindfold yourself and observe an instruction session by only listening
• Record the audio from your instruction session
Thank you for coming!
• Questions???
• Contact Information:(517) 884-0895oberdic1@msu.edu
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.
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