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Learning Creative Learning 2

I just joined the Learning Creative Learning community @medialabcourse which is an open, online "course" through MIT Media Lab. The idea is to build a community where educators, designers and researchers can share ideas about creative learning. Check out the discussion at #lcltalk2. Our first session started with a tour of the Media Lab. What a great space for co working! Collaborative spaces for cross fertilization of ideas, ping pong tables for informal interaction (an important part of the learning process), and glass everywhere for transparency of the work/play. I created my first sketchnotes from the session.

One of my big take aways was the spiral visual for the process of creative learning. I love the language and the playfulness it evokes. Imagining, then creating something, tinkering and playing with it, sharing it with friends for feedback and imagining a new way with the collective information and ideas.

Imagine (ideas)
Create (do something)
Play (experiment)
Share (collaborate with others)
Reflect (on new ideas)
Imagine (a new way) and begin the process again!

Thinglink for 9th Grade Book Review

Students in Ms. Derricott's 9th grade classroom have been participating in literature circles all year. They wrapped up their discussion of the book 'Jerk' and created a Thinglink book review. You can see a sample here...