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Working the “morning pages” from a digital angle

If you are an artist of any ilk--fine arts, visual arts, writing, acting, singing, etc--you have probably heard of, and perhaps use, Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way. It's an international bestseller based on the concept of writer's block and the principals of twelve step programs. Cameron wrote the book after her workshop took off, …

Posted 26 days ago by Anne Hays

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The Art of Possibility

Title: The Art of Possibility Authors: Rosamund Stone Zander & Benjamin Zander Publisher: Harvard Business School Press,  2000 Call Number: BC199.P7 Z36 From the Publisher: The Art of Possibility offers a set of breakthrough practices for creativity in all human enterprises.  This inspirational book is a synthesis of Rosamund Stone Zander's knowledge of cutting-edge psychology …

Posted 22 months ago by snbattiste

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Creative Food for Thought

Have you registered yet for the Department of Arts and Humanities' Creativity, Imagination, and Innovation in Education Symposium at Teachers College, April 28th-29th? The Gottesman Libraries is hosting a full calendar of events related to—and leading up to—the symposium. To spark interest in the "intrinsic value of creativity and imagination in education," we'll feature: Poetry Day, a "read …

Posted 26 months ago by Brian Hughes

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I saw the content of the video as an example of how everything we do requires some kind of creativity, whether it is cooking, or doing an experiment…

Learning through Technology

Background MuseAmi develops iPhone apps that allow you to correct your pitch and produce music. I was interested in how these applications "level the playing" field for new music creators. MuseAmi creator, Bob Taub, has plans to continue developing the tool so it will translate what you sing into musical notation. They hope that the …

Posted 30 months ago by Luke Malone

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Here is a video of user feedback that puts some of the theories to the test…

Zing!: Seven creativity practices for educators and students

Title: Zing!: seven creativity practices for educators and students Author: Pat Mora Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, c2010. Check it out: LB1025.3 .M663 2010 From the publisher: Zing! Seven Creativity Practices for Educators and Students is a beautifully written guide that offers seven powerful practices for personal creativity and professional inventiveness. For each of …

Posted 30 months ago by melissa cardinali

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The Dark Side of Creativity

Title: The Dark Side of Creativity Author: Edited by David H. Cropley, Arthur J. Cropley, James C. Kaufman, Mark A. Runco Publisher: New York: Cambridge University Press, c. 2010 Check it out: BF408 .D36 2010 From the publisher: "With few exceptions, scholarship on creativity has focused on its positive aspects while largely ignoring its dark …

Posted 31 months ago by melissa cardinali

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Just got the book (because of this post)…

Talking Tech: “Kids, Interactivity, and Creativity”

Content needs a learning message, and it is our job as educators to make it engaging and hopefully inspirational – in more creative words, ishful. A dog does not need to look like a dog, but can look “doggish.” You can learn animation in a snap,  math and reading with the help of a green-eyed, …

Posted 31 months ago by Jennifer Govan

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