Creativity in Higher Education
Beyond the Tingle Factor: creativity and assessment in higher education
Paul Kleiman, Deputy Director, PALATINE
Version of a paper presented at an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) seminar,University of Strathclyde, Scotland. November 2005
Contents: Defining Creativity; The Creative Individual; The Creative Process; The Creative Product; The Creative Environment; Creativity and Assessment
Cox Review of Creativity in Business
The Cox Review of Creativity in Business: building on the UK's strengths was published on the 2nd December. The review was commissioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of Budget 2005 and has been led by Sir George Cox. The review sets out the steps that the Government and the business, broadcasting and education sectors should take to ensure that UK businesses harness the world-class creative talents that the UK possesses.
Creativity or Conformity conference 2007
Abstracts and Papers
49 abstracts and accompanying papers from the Creativity or Conformity conference held at UWIC, Cardiff in January 2007.
http://www.creativityconference07.org/abstracts.php
Website: Creative and Critical Thinking: Assessing the Foundations of a Liberal Arts Education
Website of the Teagle Foundation funded project, involving five liberal arts colleges in Ohio, USA. The project undertook research, published papers, developed rubrics protocols to assess creativity and critical thinking across the discplines.
Includes:
- Final Report
- Creative Thinking: Context and Definitions
- Creative Thinking: Characteristics and Traits
- Creative Thinking resources
Follow-up report by Richard Florida to his book 'The Rise of the Creative Class', which "develops new indicators for the Creative Class and competitiveness that are based on the 3Ts of economic development - Technology, Talent and Tolerance - for 14 European, Scandinavian and Nordic countries and compares them to the US" (Introduction).
This is a free download from the demos website.
Documents, Guides and Papers from the archive of the Imaginative Curriculum Network.
Keywords: Creativity; Chaos; Complexity; Assessment;
Stumbling with Confidence: towards a creative pedagogy
Podcast of Paul Kleiman's (Deputy Director, PALATINE) keynote speech at the Faculty of Health Sciences Learning and Teaching conference, Coventry University, July 2007.
Key words: creativity, assessment, curriculum design
Tackling the Wicked Problem of Creativity in Higher Education
Background paper for a presentation at the ARC Centre for the Creative Industries and Innovation, International Conference Brisbane June 2008
Creating Value: Between Commerce and Commons
Norman Jackson
Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education
University of Surrey, Guildford, England