Creative thinking training

ogólnouniwersyteckie

Realizowany zdalnie

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties

total number of hours: 15

total number of ECTS: 2

1 ECTS – 15 hours in class and 10 hours consultations

1 ECTS – 25 hours preparation

Course description:

The course Creative thinking training gives students an opportunity to stimulate their creative thinking by being engaged in a variety of creative training activities in English.

Course objectives:

The main objective of the course is to make students aware of their creative potential and provide them with training to enhance the process of creative thinking.

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Course content:

1. Creativity as a notion.

2. Evaluation of creative potential

3. Creativity training – focus on the person

4. Creativity training – focus on the process

5. Creativity training – focus on the products

6. Assessment of the effects of the training

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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:

multimedia presentation, creative tasks, hands-on activities, pair-work, group-work, creative writing. ICT tools/MSTeams platform

Reading list

Michalko, M. (2006). Thinkertoys. A handbook of creative-thinking techniques. Berkley, Toronto: Ten Speed Press.

Sternberg., R. (1999). Handbook of creativity. CUP.

Additional reading materials:

Creative Education Fundation (2015) Creative problem solving tools and techniques. Resource Guide. Available online at: http://www.creativeeducationfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ToolsTechniques-Guide-FINAL-web-watermark.pdf

Creative thinking in literacy and language skills. Project. (2014). Training Gudelines. Available online at: http://www.creativethinkingproject.eu/training_guide/CTILLS_O1_TrainingGuide_EN.pdf

Handmade Creative Thinking. (n.d.). A do it yourself manual and activities for developing creative thinking. Available online at: http://cesie.org/media/2011/10/Manuale-HCT-ENG-A5-DEF.pdf

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

The student will know

1. in the advanced degree terminology related to cognitive processes and creativity (P6S_WG)

Skills

The student will be able to

2. recognize texts and other creations of culture and carry out their critical analysis and interpretation with the use of methods allowing for an assessment of the level of creativity (P6S_UW)

3. communicate with the use of specialized terminology for the English language description (P6S_UK)

4. work in pairs, groups and individually performing creative tasks (P7S_UO)

Social competences

The student will

5. critically evaluate and solve problems in a creative way (P7S_KK)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

Active participation in creative activities and discussion - 60% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)

Creative project - 20%f the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)

An essay on own creativity - 20%f the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)

Grading system:

60% - grade 3

80% - grade 4

100% - grade 5