Teaching Creativity in a Master's Level Educational Technology Course

Autor/inn/en	Stansberry, Susan; Thompson, Penny; Kymes, Angel
Titel	Teaching Creativity in a Master's Level Educational Technology Course
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 23 (2015) 3, S.433-453 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-7069
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Masters Programs; Creativity; Teaching Methods; Online Courses; Inservice Teacher Education; Innovation; Technology Uses in Education; Technological Literacy; Brainstorming; Computer Assisted Design; Models; Appropriate Technology; Pretests Posttests; Online Surveys; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Achievement Gains; Capacity Building; Teacher Competency Testing; Scores; Creative Activities; Creative Development; Intervention; Participant Satisfaction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Kreativität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Online course; Online-Kurs; Lehrerfortbildung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Technisches Wissen; Analogiemodell; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung
Abstract	An online course was created for the purposes of engaging in-service teachers in pedagogies and technologies associated with creativity, innovation, and invention; using a variety of technologies in a safe, open, and playful atmosphere to help practicing teachers develop their own creativity; and providing tools for the development of creativity in their own students. Participants in the course engaged in the inventing process, from brainstorming, to idea generation, to rapid prototyping, to management of an innovation using appropriate educational technologies, including computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) tools. They also completed an online creativity self-assessment at the beginning and end of the semester. Data from this self-assessment were analyzed to measure whether the course activities increased participants' scores for overall creativity and for eight components of creativity. The results indicated that participants did make a significant overall gain in creativity and in the component areas of Abstraction, Connection, Perspective, and Boldness. As a result of increasing their own creativity through this course, it is anticipated that participants will have the ability to successfully engage their own students in activities that promote creativity and innovation. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. P.O. Box 1545, Chesapeake, VA 23327. Tel: 757-366-5606; Fax: 703-997-8760; e-mail: info@aace.org; Web site: http://www.aace.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01