freshman seminar course at Penn State that he calls “Failure 101.”
“the frequency and intensity of failures is an implicit principle of the course. Getting into a creative mind-set involves a lot of trial and error.”
“As soon as someone in the class starts breaking the sticks,” he says, “it changes everything.”
“Examine what in the culture is preventing you from creating something new or different. And what is it like to look like a fool because a lot of things won’t work out and you will look foolish? So how do you handle that?”
be willing to fail but that failure is a critical avenue to a successful end.
Because academics run from failure, Mr. Keywell says, universities are “way too often shapers of formulaic minds,” and encourage students to repeat and internalize fail-safe ideas.
When ideas from different fields collide, Dr. Cramond says, fresh ones are generated.
rephrasing problems as questions, learning not to instinctively shoot down a new idea (first find three positives), and categorizing problems as needing a solution that requires either action, planning or invention. A key objective is to get students to look around with fresh eyes and be curious. The inventive process, she says, starts with “How might you…”
“A lot of people can’t deal with things they don’t know and they panic
make creativity happen instead of waiting for it to bubble up. A muse doesn’t have to hit you.”
many established thought leaders develop PLNs to maintain relevancy, following good ideas, rich discussions and resources. PLNs accept people for their ideas, not their titles.
Nice, clear piece by @tomwhitby. I love the primary emphasis on developing a personalized learning network [PLN] as a mindset, not a toolset. It's about learning... and it takes work.
Great ideas for augmented reality... assuming the desired audience knows how to access the content... in this case with the Aurasma app.
A simpler way to do this without having folks download/install Aurasma would be to use QR codes to access related media. Of course, this would require that folks have or download a QR code app.
So many great presentations and ideas from the K12 online conference this year. Check out the schedule and join in! They are all recorded ahead of time, so you can participate at your own convencience any time after sessions go live.