OUGD501 - Questioning Creativity

Debates in Art and Design Education Questioning Creativity by Olivia Gude

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There is an emphasis now in education for creativity.
Creativity is understood by other fields as the process of creating things on demand.
However there are many other aspects to creativity and factors that affect it, such as insight, culture and ethics.

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Teaching creative process rather than artistic process has been brought on by the need of creativeness and ideology shift in wider society.
Creative process is more practical and has wider applications thn artistic process which aims to radically rethink and change perspectives.
There has been a move to teach creative approaches to solve problems.
Understanding both ways of thinking and ways of making allows students to engae with what is given to them.
Curriculum focus on creating students who can meet needs of modern society and help economic growth.
Need workers to use new technologies to compete individually.
Curriculum provides tools to solve problems posed by teachers / employers.

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Not a focus on teaching knowledge but enabling the creation of new knowledge.
Knowledge about the discipline however provides tools for further use.

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Playing is defined as a pleasurable investigation and aims to connect unconscious aspects.

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Being able to accept uncertainty and openness of design / art and not shutting down ideas because of this uncertainty.
To make meaning in art / design there must be understanding of other aesthetic practices which helps broaden ideas, rather than viewing it as a solely intellectual exercise / problem.
Different approaches and aesthetic practices can be combined to create and shape future cultures.