and consider, but also add to the
idea. In this approach, ideas are not
ignored or immediately thrown out.
Use Tech to Build Thinking Skills
As we worked through the process
discussed above, teachers, faculty,
and our team developed products
that make surprising uses of everyday, affordable technologies. Using
technology such as the internet,
webcams, speakers, computers,
smartphones, Wii Fit boards, and
projectors, students and teachers
built their own critical- and creative-thinking skills.
What can you do with a computer,
an internet connection, a webcam,
and some speakers? Imagine letting
your students move in front of the
camera as their movements generate
brush strokes on the screen and music through the speakers. The brush
strokes, inspired by Jackson Pollock,
are part of a lesson about the Great
Depression and Pollock’s art. (Find
more project examples in “
Educational Enhancement Collaboration
Projects” on page 18).
Educators can use technology
for word processing, drill and
practice, and presentations, but
these applications typically won’t
do much to build students’ critical-and creative-thinking skills. Creative
uses of technology will plant the
seeds for creative solutions.
It’s the Process, Not the Product
At the inception of the IDEA-
Studio, we were charged with using
products of the arts to teach content
to PK– 12 students while developing
critical- and creative-thinking skills.
We began with the understanding that
simply developing products—such
as those listed in the table on page
18—and handing them to teachers
would accomplish this. We have since
come to understand that the process
is infinitely more important than the
product. As such, we encourage you to
engage your students in the process of
critical and creative thinking and con-
sider products as a bonus.
Acknowledgment
We gratefully acknowledge Teri Finn, instructional design and technology doctoral student
at Virginia Tech, for her involvement in every
step of this work.
Phyllis Newbill is a studio associ- ate at the IDEAStudio in the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology at Virginia Tech. Her research is in science educa- tion, creativity, and the time and space of the school environment.
Liesl Baum is the Studio head
for the IDEAStudio in the
Institute for Creativity, Arts,
and Technology at Virginia
Tech. Her research is in trans-
disciplinary learning environ-
ments, design thinking and
literacy, and creativity among young learners.
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