Creativity, technology, and learning : theory for classroom practice / Florence R. Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Florence R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative thinking--Study and teaching.

Creative thinking.

Thought and thinking--Study and teaching.

Thought and thinking.

Creative teaching.

Creative ability in children.

Cognition in children.

Educational technology.

Physical Description:

x, 200 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Summary:

Creativity, Technology, and Learning provides a comprehensive introduction to theories and research on creativity in education and, in particular, to the role of digital-learning technologies in enabling creativity across classroom learning environments. Topical coverage includes play, constructionism, multimodal learning and project-/problem-based learning. Creativity is uniquely positioned throughout the book as an integral component of the educational process and also as a foundational aspect of self-actualization, thriving communities, and humane societies. Through in-depth, empirically based discussions of the philosophical, curricular and pedagogical elements of creativity, Sullivan demonstrates how creativity can be fostered across the curriculum through the use of digital-learning technologies in design, personal expression and problem-solving activities. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Theoretical Foundations of Creativity and Play 9

1 Perspectives on Creativity in School-Age Children 11

Comparison of Three Approaches to Creativity Research 12

The Cognitive-Psychology View of Creativity 13

Divergent Thinking 13

Problem Finding 16

Insight and Prior Knowledge 17

Everyday Creativity 17

The Social-Psychology View of Creativity 18

Broad Influences on Creativity 18

Local Influences on Creativity 19

The Sociocultural View of Creativity 21

Productive Talk 21

Collaborative Dialogic Inquiry 22

Summary 29

2 The Role of Play in Learning and Creativity 33

Play in the Cognitive and Social Development of Young Children 34

Adolescent Development of Thinking in Concepts, Imagination, and Identity 36

A Philosophical View of Imagination 37

The Potential of Narrative Video Games for Student Learning and Development 39

Educational Role-Playing Games 40

Transformational Play 41

Playful Talk as Supportive of Learning and Creativity 42

Identity Exploration and Construction 42

Group Regulation 43

Creative Elaboration and Expansion of Ideas 44

Types of Play with Computational-Learning Technologies 45

Analogizing Play 46

Anthropomorphizing Play 47

Summary 48

Part II Pedagogies for Enabling Creativity 51

3 Constructionism 53

Papert's Theory of Constructionism 53

Piaget's Theory of Constructivism 56

Social Constructionism 57

Modes of Thinking 59

Re-Considering Constructionism 61

Constructionism as Pedagogy 62

Constructionist-Learning Technologies 62

Constructionist-Learning Environments 65

Scratch and Collaborative Creativity 67

Summary 71

4 Project-Based Learning 75

Educating for Democratic Citizenship 75

Freedom of Intelligence 77

Continuity of Experience 77

Interaction 78

Relating Project-Based Learning to Creativity 80

Scaffolding Project-Based Learning Through Technology 82

Content-Knowledge Scaffolds 83

Problem-Solving Scaffolds 87

Metacognitive Scaffolds 91

Summary 92

5 Multimodal Learning 96

Peirce's Trichotomous View of the Semiotic Process 97

Sign Significance 98

Transmediation 99

Social Semiotics 100

Semionc Resources 101

AfFordances of the Mode: Meaning Potentials 101

Elements of Sign Interpretation and Production 105

Perspectives on Identity 109

Semiotic Change 110

Summary 111

Part III Creativity Across the Curriculum 113

6 Creativity as Design 115

Design Activity in the World 116

Curricular Approaches to Design Education 117

U.K. Design and Technology Curriculum 117

U.S. Engineering Design Standards 120

Creativity and Design 121

Framing of a Problem 122

Design Techniques 123

Social and Collaborative View of Design 124

Pedagogical Considerations for Implementing Design Activities 125

Supportive Teachers 125

Supportive Curriculum 126

Supportive Environments 128

Hindrances in Implementation 129

PK-12 Design Activities in Formal and Informal Learning Environments 130

Design and Technology Education 130

Engineering Design Challenges 132

Informal Learning Environments and Design Activities 135

Culturally Situated Design Tools 136

Summary 136

7 Creativity as Problem Solving 140

The Relationship Between Problem Solving and Creativity 141

Problem Finding 141

Idea Generation 143

Invented Strategies 148

Creative Problem Solving in PK-12 Settings 149

The Early Grades 149

The Upper Grades 154

Summary 159

8 Creativity as Expression 162

New Merlin and Multiliteracies 162

Transformation-Creating Knowledge, Identities, and New Forms of Expression 163

Participatory Culture, the Social Web, and Teen Worlds 165

Teaching and Learning in a New Media-Based, Language Arts Classroom 168

Remixing: A Practice of Critical Creativity 169

Digital Storytelling and Learning 170

Constructing a Positive Identity 172

Developing Foundational and New Literacies 173

Teaching to Support Student Creativity in Digital Storytelling 175

Summary 178

9 The Whole Child in the Age of Globalization 183

Effects of Education for Global Competitiveness 184

The Detrimental Impact of Educational Policy Developments 184

Techno-Rationalism Approach to Teaching and Learning 185

Technological Innovation and Creativity: A Way Forward 188

Online, Available-for-Download, Creative Technologies 188

The Maker Movement 191

Concluding Thoughts 192.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138788824

1138788821

9781138788831

113878883X

OCLC:

957743852