An Interdisciplinary Design Studio: How Can Art and Engineering Collaborate to Increase Students' Creativity?

Autor/inn/en	Costantino, Tracie; Kellam, Nadia; Cramond, Bonnie; Crowder, Isabelle
Titel	An Interdisciplinary Design Studio: How Can Art and Engineering Collaborate to Increase Students' Creativity?
Quelle	In: Art Education, 63 (2010) 2, S.49-53 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-3125
Schlagwörter	Interdisciplinary Approach; Art Education; Engineering Education; Educational Cooperation; Creativity; Problem Solving; Pilot Projects; College Students; Student Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; College Curriculum; Curriculum Development; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Ingenieurausbildung; cooperation; Kooperation; Kreativität; Problemlösen; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung
Abstract	Creativity often has been associated with the arts, although creativity also is essential for innovative discoveries and applications in science and engineering. In this article, a pilot study is presented about an investigation concerning how creativity is fostered in an art education course in conjunction with an undergraduate engineering course, through visual arts experiences and instruction using creative problem solving strategies. Through emphasizing creative strategies and ways of thinking developed through art, such as resistance to closure, tolerance of ambiguity, visualization, and use of metaphor, interdisciplinary collaborations of art with other disciplines, such as engineering, can become very successful. In addition, this project is relevant for art teacher preparation as well as K-12 art education with its focus on creative problem solving, considered an important 21st-century skill, and in regard to increased interest in making engineering a part of high school curricula. (Contains 5 figures and 3 endnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Art Education Association. 1916 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 703-860-8000; Fax: 703-860-2960; Web site: http://www.NAEA-Reston.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10