3. “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?
4. 3 types of Creativity
Combinatio
nal
creativity -
combining
old ideas in
new ways.
e.g. Analogy
in science
7. Personal Learning Environments
PLEs are not only personal
web tools and personal
learning networks. PLEs
are much wider than this,
taking in experiences and
Personal realia, as well as learning
Learning through TV, music, paper
Network based materials, radio &
more formal contexts.
Learning content is not as
important now as where
(or who) to connect to, to
find it.
Personal
PWTs are any web tools,
Web Tools (usually Web 2.0) chosen
by learners to support
their lifelong learning.
8. Here’s a problem
for teachers:
“For the first time
we are preparing
students for a
future we cannot
clearly describe.”
- David Warlick
30. The Zone of Proximal Development - the distance between
what we know and are able to do now and what we could
know and do with the help of a Significantly Knowledgeable
Other
34. 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
