Share Paper: Breaking Disciplinary Boundaries in 21st Century Learning: Creative Teaching with Digital Technologies: Part 2

  1. Punya Mishra, Michigan State University, United States
  2. Chris Fahnoe, Michigan State University, United States
  3. Danah Henriksen, Michigan State University, United States
  4. Kristen Kereluik, Michigan State University, United States
  5. Mike DeSchryver, Michigan State University, United States
  6. Sean Leahy, Michigan State University, Netherlands
  7. Laura Terry, Michigan State University, United States
  8. Leigh Graves Wolf, Michigan State University, United States
Tuesday, March 26 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Bayside C

Abstract: This symposium addresses issues of creativity in the 21st century - specifically dealing with a framework we suggest is beneficial to teaching creatively with technology. The overarching framework of trans-disciplinary thinking deals with meta-level cognitive skills, which are used by successful creative practitioners across different domains (Root-Bernstein, 1996; 2003; Mishra, Koehler, & Henriksen, 2011). While this framework has strong historical roots within the history of science and technology (Caper, 1996; Catterall, 2002), we bring this creative lens into modern classrooms with a 21st century focus on teaching and learning with technology. Presenters in this symposium will describe the framework, within ...