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Teaching Innovation

Explore the intersection of teaching, innovation, and creativity with Professor Alan Dix from Lancaster University. Learn about the Ministry of Education's mission to develop creative thinking skills for the future and the importance of creativity in education outcomes. Discover the formula for creativity, incorporating structure and diversity for innovation. Dive into unconventional creative steps, avoid "crocophants," and engage in playful imagination for forward-thinking. Enhance critical thought with exercises like analyzing bad ideas and embracing creative tension for qualitative and quantitative growth.

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Teaching Innovation

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  1. Teaching Innovation Alan Dix Lancaster University www.hcibook.com/alan

  2. Ministry of Educationmission “creative thinking skills and learning skillsare essential for the future” http://www1.moe.edu.sg/educatio.htm

  3. Ministry of Educationdesired outcomes of education “be innovative” “be creative and imaginative” “be able to think independently and creatively” http://www1.moe.edu.sg/desired.htm

  4. why me? • human–computer interaction • complex (computers and people!) • rapidly changing => innovation • research • professionals do it • academics know about it … an academic about academia

  5. culture

  6. individual community opinion authority culture academic occidental oriental objective reasoning

  7. different disciplines • technology • science: objective, reasoning • invention: esoteric, imagination • fine art • west: inspiration, the muse • east: discipline, study • music • skill, discipline, interpretation

  8. creative steps – the ant • lots of small steps • incremental • evolutionary • convergent

  9. creative steps – the flea • great leaps • unguided • revolutionary • divergent

  10. creativity is hard avoiding crocophants

  11. Professor Alan’sformula for creativity! structure + diversity  innovation

  12. structure

  13. everything in its place • names • taxonomies • dimensions • multiple classifications

  14. using multi-classifications • to spread literature search X

  15. using multi-classifications • to spread literature search • to identify gaps somator other somatelse ? thing-amibob

  16. using multi-classifications • to spread literature search • to identify gaps • to discover trends ? somatelse ? thing-amibob

  17. ? ? using multi-classifications • to spread literature search • to identify gaps • to discover trends • to uncover abstractions somator other somatelse different again thing-amibob

  18. using multi-classifications • to spread literature search • to identify gaps • to discover trends • to uncover abstractions • to synthesise solutions somator other somatelse ? thing-amibob

  19. what and why • what’s good about something • what’s bad about it • why? … avoids crocophants …

  20. diversity

  21. imagination and play what if thinking imagination = looking ahead the foundation of science and technology

  22. random metaphors random using PowerPoint is like playing a violin

  23. bad ideas • deliberately silly/bad ideas • e.g. glass hammer • analyse it • what’s good, what’s bad • assume it is a good idea • car salesman, pretend it is optimal

  24. why bad ideas • reduce personal commitment • fun group exercise • to train critical thought • to inspire good ideas!

  25. plus more opposites …

  26. creative tension • justification & evaluation • qualitative & quantitative • broad & deep • abstract & concrete • deconstruction & reconstruction

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