This book provides higher education faculty and administrators a scholarly resource on the most salient aspects and emerging trends in creative learning in higher education today. International contributors explore ways to foster creativity in any student, regardless of academic discipline or demographic characteristics and demonstrate that creativity is a skill all students can and should learn. Chapters analyzes how different countries and cultures implement creative learning, exploring issues of instruction, assessment, and ultimately how these practices are transforming learning. This important book helps higher education professionals understand and cultivate creative learning across disciplines in any college and university setting.

About the Author

Linda S. Watts is Professor of American Studies and Co-Director of the Project for Interdisciplinary Pedagogy at the University of Washington Bothell, USA.

Patrick Blessinger is Founder and Executive Director of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), USA.

Reviews

"Shouldn't higher education focus on helping students to become complex thinkers armed with the skills necessary for success in a world defined by change? In the innovation era, perhaps the most valuable contribution the university experience can make is to promote student creativity."- Gerald J. Pucchi, Chair and Professor, International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo State-The State University of New York

"This isn't a 'light' book on creativity in education - it interrogates the status quo of education and offers reflective, practical, and theoretical approaches to subverting this with transformative creative teaching and learning. "-Maha Bali, Associate Professor of Practice, Center for Learning and Teaching, The American University of Cairo

"This book provides a holistic picture and in-depth analysis on how to nurture creativity in higher education. At a moment when the advancement of technology makes individual's creativity the most important ingredient for a successful career, this book is an exceptional resource on creative learning for higher education professionals and policy makers." -Stefan Popenici, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, University of Melbourne

Book Information
ISBN 9781138962361
Author Linda S. Watts
Format Paperback
Page Count 246
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 385g