Simple Ideas to Stimulate Creativity

From Visual.ly, published by Gonzalo Gomez Rufino; shared by +Educational Technology and Mobile Learning 

Creativity: The Future is Now

Here is what is going on outside our school systems.  "The Real World."  Growing businesses and organizations are realizing that this type of creativity is what makes them successful.  This is where our students are headed.  Will they be prepared for this?  How can we, as mentors, model this?

The Baltic Triangle - Liverpool's New Creative Hub from Baltic Creative CIC on Vimeo.

New Learner of The 21st Century - Dr. John Seely Brown

An oldie, but a goodie.  From PBS's documentary Digital Media - New Learner of The 21st Century back in 2011, Dr. John Seely Brown talks about what drives people to WANT to learn.  Some great thoughts and concepts on creativity, learning and driven passion.  I love his studies.  Oddly enough, as I was writing this post, Edutopia had just uploaded this video on their YouTube channel today.

"...tinkering brings thought and action together in some very powerful, magical ways"

Watch Extended Interview: Dr. John Seely Brown on PBS.

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