Creative Process

My Creative Process

In deciding to lead this workshop, I knew I wanted to encourage students to peruse journaling for a variety or reasons, as I myself am keeping multiple journals at any given time. My goal was to expose students to a variety of journaling styles and explain the purpose or intent of the techniques I would be sharing; for example the benefit of free creative expression on stress relief as well as the value of practicing mindfulness and critical thinking when creating art.

In my workshop I employed a multitude of differing discussion styles in order to get a grasp on what students new pre-lecture and what they took away from the lesson post-lecture. These discussions were designed to boost student engagement as well as encourage collaboration and larger class discussion. I used methods such as thinking maps where students were given four points to guide their thinking, written reflections that students could share with the group, and Think-Pair-Share, a method that allows for both the benefit of small and large group discussion (Teaching & Learning Transformation Center).