Leveraging creativity to engage students in an agile ecology for learning
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Article Title | Leveraging creativity to engage students in an agile ecology for learning |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | Huijser, Henk (Author), Kek, Megan Y.C.A. (Author), Abawi, Lindy A. (Author) and Lawrence, Jill (Author) |
Journal Title | Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal |
Journal Citation | 2 (3), pp. 138-153 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2019 |
Web Address (URL) | https://sehej.raise-network.com/raise/article/view/880 |
Abstract | This article explores the concept of an agile ecology for learning and its potential in leveraging creativity to engage students. Creativity is both seen as something that students bring with them from different part of their lives, across different formal and informal learning environments, but it is also seen as something that can be encouraged and developed through deliberate design of learning experiences and environments. The agile ecology for learning is fundamentally about blurring boundaries between informal and formal learning environments. A case study of a Closed Facebook group managed by students is used as a case study to illustrate the potential of using an agile ecology for learning as the underlying ‘map’ for learning design. If done well, we argue that this allows us to leverage creativity in students as both a tool of engagement and a crucial component in the development of a way of being for students whereby using their creativity in critically reflective ways becomes the norm. |
Keywords | agile ecology for learning; learning design; creativity; student engagement; critical reflection |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
University of New South Wales | |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5qq6/leveraging-creativity-to-engage-students-in-an-agile-ecology-for-learning
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