Creative Learning Steve Wheeler Plymouth University, UK with social media Technical University Liberec, Czech Republic: May 22, 2013

The answer is in the room Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

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The pace of change is accelerating How will we keep up with it? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

"In the times of rapid change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." - Eric Hoffer washingtonrebel.typepad.com Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

“For the first time we are preparing students for a future we cannot clearly describe.” - David Warlick Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

What kind of learners? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Learners taking notes Photo: Lori Cullen Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Digital Natives? The Net Generation? Homo Zappiens? Millennials? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Power users 14% Ordinary users 27% Irregular users 14% Basic users 45% Source: Kennedy et al (2010) Beyond Digital Natives and Immigrants: Exploring types of net generation students, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26 (5). n = 2096, mean age range years Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013 The research shows something else…

Digital Residents or Visitors? White and Le Cornu, 2012

‘New’ learners are... more self-directed better equipped to capture information more reliant on feedback from peers more inclined to collaborate more oriented toward being their own “nodes of production”. Education Trends | Featured News John K. Waters—13 December But they need much more... Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

“60% of all Internet pages contain misleading information.” - Thomas Edison Learners need ‘digital literacies’ Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

“Lee Harvey and the Wailers” (Lee Harvey did not jam alone) Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

language Managing online identity name images netiquette reputation avatar interaction privacy personal data identity legacy reputation name privacy images interaction Learners need ‘digital wisdom’ Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Not only skills......Literacies

Learners will need new ‘literacies’ Social networking Transliteracies Privacy maintenance Identity management Creating content Organising content Reusing and repurposing Filtering and selecting Self presenting Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

“Knowledge that is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.” - Socrates Plato Darwikianism Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Flip the roles, not the classroom Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Mass working... Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

... led to mass synchronisation Linear thinking Conformity Standardisation Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

The ICT Suite... Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

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What is creativity? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Creativity “Creativity in general is the ability to come up with new ideas that are surprising yet intelligible, and also valuable in some way” (Boden, 2001) Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, “Creativity (in general) is the ability to come up with new ideas that are surprising yet intelligible, and also valuable in some way” (Boden, 2001) Creativity? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Combinational creativity - combining old ideas in new ways. e.g. Analogy in science 3 types of Creativity Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Exploratory creativity - what do the rules enable me to do? e.g. Jazz music. 3 types of Creativity Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Transformational creativity - significant alteration of one or more rules in concept space. e.g. E=MC2. 3 types of Creativity Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Wallas: 4 Stage Creative Process Preparation Incubation Illumination Verification Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Why do we need creative learning? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Think Different Kick start your brain. New ideas come from watching something, talking to people, experimenting, asking questions, getting out of the office - Steve Jobs Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way - Edward de Bono Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties - Erich Fromm Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Creativity takes courage - Henri Matisse Colouring outside the lines Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013 Permission to fail?

How do you know when learners are being creative? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

We need creative solutions... Join all nine dots using only four straight lines. Do not take your pen from the paper and do not go back over any lines. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

A man enters a field with an unopened package and dies. Why? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

What areas of your practice do you want to make more creative? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Information overload Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Aggregators and curators

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Finding, storing and sharing delicious.com diigo.com Social tagging, bookmarking and folksonomies. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013 pearltrees.com

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, ) Choose 3-4 significant things in the room 2) Write a one word description for each on your post-it notes 3) Stick the post-it notes onto the things

“If you want to be creative, stay in part a child, with the creativity and invention that characterizes children before they are deformed by adult society.” - Jean Piaget Image from Jose Mota:

Gamification Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2013

Steve Wheeler, Plymouth University, 2013 “When we play games we rapidly solve abstract problems in real time... while being continually assessed... and often working collaboratively..” -Graham Brown-Martin Head Teacher Update (Jan 2012)

What will be your plan for the future? Will it involve more creativity? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

“All too often today we are giving young people cut flowers when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.” - John W Gardner The future? Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013

Tower of Hanoi… What is the least number of moves, one disk at a time, necessary to move x disks from one peg to another - all three pegs can be used, only one disk moved at a time and no disk may be placed on top of a smaller disk. Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2013