[LINK] Let's pause before drinking the 'coding in schools' Kool-Aid
JanW
jwhit at internode.on.net
Fri Jun 5 11:11:12 AEST 2015
At 11:00 AM 5/06/2015, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>Arguing somewhat against my suggestion that STEM is the way to go, I
>suggest that the most important skill is "critical thinking".
Yep, I agree with that. It's another level higher again in the hierarchy of 'skills'.
Creativity is another at that level.
I just came across (again via twitter connections) a new-ish program at UWS that is along these lines.
http://theacademy.edu.au/
http://jamesarvanitakis.net/how-do-we-teach-creativity/
How do we teach creativity?
Posted on April 1, 2015 by James Arvanitakis
IMG_3493This semester at my university, the University of Western Sydney, I have been responsible for the introduction of three new subjects: Creativity, Innovation and Design, Introduction to Critical Thinking; and Research Stories.
Along with a fourth subject, Leadership in a Complex World, they form the suite of subjects for a new Bachelors Degree we have launched as part of The Academy program.
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This is at university. The program is cross-disciplinary.
Jan
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