Dorothy explained how using the ‘create tasks’ help students re-organize
their ideas based on the engaging texts that they have read.
Creativity - It has been a defining characteristic of humanity since the
beginning of time.
A huge hook to many learners is the opportunity to …create.
Carrot or the stick with educators - the carrot with reading is definitely
the create side of things.
We want to empower learners to be creators of content, not just consumers.
With create- sight, sound and motion give us the biggest bang for buck as
they make the environment the most engaging.
Dorothy spoke about "mode-switching" affords deeper cognitive processing too
which is also what AI tools support. Eg from writing to talking.
I found this really interesting: Professor Jonathan Neeland, Creative Fellow,
Warwick University stated: That games are biggest uptake of recorded classical
music in UK!
I think we need to keep this in mind Georgie discussed it and I
totally agree -Creative employment is increasing and we are likely preparing
children for jobs that are not even available yet….
Idea of tighter or looser ‘create’ instructions. Tighter instructions create
channels and form parameters or guard rails. However, you need to keep
in mind if you constrain the create activity to much all the create outcomes
from the students will look the same. Loose create instructions can be
beneficial too, to get some out of the box ideas.
Sometimes I struggle with creating ‘fun’ create activities for my students. I need to refer to these websites for inspiration.
Kia ora Cam,
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun day learning about how we can tweak our create activities to better support the learning. I really like your thinking about tighter and looser activities. What do you think you might add for the next couple of weeks? Looking forward to finding out!
Ngā mihi,
Georgie