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Can You Measure an Education? Can You Define Life’s Meaning?

Can You Measure an Education? Can You Define Life’s Meaning? | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.creativitypost.com - January 4, 2013 11:10 PM
It's time to step back and think deeply about the purpose of education.
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Today our schools are "obsessed with measurement." We take many hours of each school year testing our students. This post questions the value of this "obsession" noting that "children have become pawns in contests that pit parent against parent, teacher against teacher, school against school, and nation against nation in the struggle to see who can squeeze the highest test scores out of their kids."

It explores the questions "What is education? What is its purpose" and "Is it quantifiable?" by looking at the roots of education and how education has changed. If you want some food for thought on these issues this is a great post to read.

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Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight, January 5, 2013 11:10 AM

Fine article from Dr. Peter Grey that ask us to think about what education is truly about and rethink the current trend toward teaching for testing success. Wasn't sure if this didn't better fit under my austerity topic rather than education..
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Empathy In Creativity and Design Thinking

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From www.thinkjarcollective.com - December 13, 2012 9:44 PM
RSA Animate recently released a video called 'The Power of Outrospection'. The video intrigued me and this post has helped me pull together some of my thoughts about the links between empathy and creativity.
The post explores empathy in a variety of fields, including design, human services, and the creative fields, and the video is also embedded in the post. Take the opportunity to read the post, watch the video, and ponder how empathy allows us to be creative as we look for new solutions for whatever issues we face.
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creativity@NIS's curator insight, September 2, 2014 3:59 AM

Sam: Looks good. Commenting doesn't send a box to the top of the screen.
David Collins's curator insight, October 29, 2014 1:33 AM

More food for thought . . .
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The Four P’s of Creativity: Products, People, Processes & Press

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From www.creativitypost.com - October 3, 2012 9:35 PM
Many creativity research programs are narrowly focused on one aspect of creativity to the exclusion of others; an integrative focus will help move the field forward.

This post asks a variety of questions about creativity (quoting from post below):

* What is (a) creative (product)?
* How is creativity achieved (the process)?

* Who is creative/what makes someone crative (the person)?

* What conditions (historically/everyday) are conducive to creativity (the press)?

These questions are then explored, with information form a variety of other sources included.

Recent articles in the news have suggested that creativity in childen is decreasing. This post provides a look at this issue from perspectives that may be new to you as well as the author's perspective on "what factors are necessary for Genius." 

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Can You Become Smarter? Students Who Say Yes Act More Intelligently

Can You Become Smarter? Students Who Say Yes Act More Intelligently | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.creativitypost.com - September 26, 2012 8:55 PM

Can intelligence be changed? This article explores this issue, looking at work by Carol Dweck (and colleagues). It looks at "fixed mindsets" and "growth mindsets" and student whom have "growth mindsets" engage "in adaptive behaviors, such as focusing on mastering concepts and developing new strategies after making mistakes."  

Students with "fixed mindsets showed decrements in performance when faced with negative feedback or failure."

Additional information is found in the article.

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Growing Up With Mobile Technology Dampens Your Emotional Radar

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From www.webpronews.com - April 9, 2012 3:23 PM

"Right now is one of those peculiar moments in human development where generations can be divided into a before-and-after category with regard to a significant development in technology. Immediately, all people alive these days will fall into one of two categories: knowing only a life with the presence of the mobile technology, and those who can still remember the analog days of phone books and newspapers printed on actual paper...The study found that Digital Natives switch their attention between media platforms (i.e. TVs, magazines, tablets, smartphones or channels within platforms) 27 times per hour, about every other minute."

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Six Vintage-Inspired Animations on Critical Thinking

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From www.brainpickings.org - March 19, 2012 9:46 PM

A field guide to the art and science of the solid argument...six fantastic two-minute animations on various aspects of critical thinking, aimed at school ages 8 to 10, or kids between the ages of 13 and 15, but also designed to resonate with grown-ups. Inspired by the animation style of the 1950s, most recognizably Saul Bass, the films are designed to promote a set of educational resources on critical thinking...

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A Baker’s Dozen: 13 Ways to Ignite the Motivational Flame

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From www.creativitypost.com - December 19, 2012 10:19 PM
Not all kids are equally motivated. Students vary tremendously in their motivation, even at an early age. Here is a baker's dozen of motivational strategies that can re-ignite the motivational flame.
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How often do you struggle with a student, trying to motivate them to be engaged? The author of this post states "I pirate much of my thinking about motivation, kids’ achievement and success in life from my work with young, elite soccer players." He goes on to say that motivation that is found with young soccer players is also found with students in the classroom, that it "makes a real difference." He also provides a short historical background before sharing 13 motivational techniques, with explanations that explain why some techniques do not work for some children. 

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As Children’s Freedom Has Declined, So Has Their Creativity

As Children’s Freedom Has Declined, So Has Their Creativity | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.creativitypost.com - October 4, 2012 8:41 PM
New research suggests that American schoolchildren are becoming less creative.

This post looks at research that documents "a continuous decline of creativity among American schoolchildren over the lats two or three centuries." At the same time research has pointed to the fact that "American ingenuity" is a strength, that Americans are "great innvoators, specialists in figuring new ways of doing things and new things to do."

The post includes references to a number of studies and is a part of a series.

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David Collins's curator insight, October 29, 2014 1:27 AM

An enlightening perspective on the decline of creativity in children. 
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What 100 Experts Think About The Future Of Learning

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From www.teachthought.com - September 26, 2012 10:19 PM
If you’re an educator, surely you know that technology has and will continue to have an incredible impact on learning.

The talks are in split into the following categories:

* General - learn about making technology work in education and more.

* Sharing education - exploring open, shared education.

* Creativity and innovation - new ways to foster innovition and the creative spirit.

* Internet and new media - how does the Internet and new media impact teaching and learning?

* Leadership -new leadership skills.

* Educational technology - explore technology made for education.

* Brain and Psychology - how does the brain work?

* Technology education - what is the state of technology education?

* Teaching methods - check out innovative teaching methods.

* Institution - how does technology impact institutions.

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Thank you for the rescoop Charles
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Creativity and IQ, Part I: What Is Divergent Thinking? How Is It Helped by...

Creativity and IQ, Part I: What Is Divergent Thinking? How Is It Helped by... | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.creativitypost.com - September 15, 2012 2:15 PM

The first of a two part series, this post explores "the creative prociess and how your IQ level is critical in this process." Sections include "left brain vs right brain and creativity...convergent thinking and divergent thinking...free association theory of creativity...left brain right brain re-visited: convergent and divergent...what is creative inspriation? Unfocused and unconscious...sleep and creativity...humor and creativity..." and more.

The second post will look at "IQ level and working memory capacity."

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Miranda Harper's curator insight, September 29, 2014 12:20 PM

Discussion: How can educator's foster divergent thinking in the classroom? What strategies and activities can be used to activate the right brain? 
Gary N Cypress Jr's curator insight, October 7, 2015 8:46 PM

Creativity goes as deep as the study of the brain. Creativity is not taught just enhanced
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Psychologically speaking, gaming may be good for you (infographic)

Psychologically speaking, gaming may be good for you (infographic) | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.techi.com - March 23, 2012 4:21 PM

"We’ve all heard the horror stories about how hardcore gaming makes us anti-social and possibly even homicidal. There are politicians, activists, and shrinks around the world who say gaming is the way to the dark side, that it’s a path to evil, that Anakin Skywalker became a sith because he was a closet gamer, and that every mass murderer in the last 20 years can be attributed to being a gamer. What if the exact opposite is actually true?"

Check out this infographic  that discusses social benefits of gaming...

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UsefulCharts.com | Quick & Easy Study Charts

UsefulCharts.com | Quick & Easy Study Charts | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.usefulcharts.com - November 20, 2011 7:50 PM
View free study charts for Science, History, English, Psychology and more. Great for lesson plans, study help, or quick reference.
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