It’s not Binary it’s Holistic: Inventive Pedagogical Practice from Prison to University – Providing the Tools for Learned Creativity

O'Donnell, Ron

Abstract

This overarching aim is designed: to enable students to make informed choices ... present a substantial practical and creative project.
I am encouraging creative input, by participating in and practically producing work in these modules
During the last 20 years there has been a growing body of literature and practices which has sought to identify different levels of reflection in which involvement is essential,
I am encouraging creative input, by participating in and practically producing
Project work with my students in these modules. The challenge is to keep students’ attention by being enthusiastic, informative, and showing by example, participation, and literally producing the practical project with the students, getting the fundamental elements of the topic across to encourage students to have a greater understanding of the creative process.
With a wealth of experience it seems the logical rout to teach students is to participate in the practical project by doing the project teaching by doing, Is necessary for learners to have the evidence upon which to reflect. Creativity can be learned. Research shows that creative people are not more intelligent than ‘uncreative people’, they just know how to use the creative process better. Teacher student relationships
Strategies to improve the rapport, and mutual respect between teacher and student, I am not looking for respect from students, I’m looking to teach students (potential Professional’s) that I don’t just teach this module I participate, the process then becomes democratised making a level playing field between student and lecturer the outcome is to be more creatively aware and self-reflective.

Citation

O'Donnell, R. (2016, June). It’s not Binary it’s Holistic: Inventive Pedagogical Practice from Prison to University – Providing the Tools for Learned Creativity. Presented at AHRC Commons: Common Ground, York

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: AHRC Commons: Common Ground
• Start Date: Jun 21, 2016
• End Date: Jun 23, 2016
• Deposit Date: Apr 29, 2021
• Keywords: Binary, Holistic
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2764480
• Publisher URL: https://ahrc.ukri.org/documents/agendas/common-ground-programme/