Faculty Workshops
Presented in collaboration with the Mellon Humanities grant and the Crown Center for Teaching
All workshops are from 3:00-4:30 in the Creativity & Innovation classroom in Honnen (classroom 101).
Open to all faculty and staff.
If possible, please RSVP to mforbes@coloradocollge.edu
Tuesday, September 12: Multiple Narratives, Kris Stanec
Multiple Narratives lays a foundation for the creative process by valuing students' lived experiences and cultural identities as they construct knowledge collaboratively. This method promotes active listening and inquiry. It can be easily adapted for check-ins as well as integrated as a way to get students thinking metaphorically about content.
Tuesday, October 10: Creative Assignments and Assessments, Kris Stanec & Jessica Hunter
In this session, we will share examples of assignments in various disciplines that highlight creative processes and present some options for assessment. If you have an assignment or assessment method you’d like to share, we welcome your participation in the session.
Tuesday, December 12: Cultivating the Creative Classroom, Jane Hillberry
This workshop will offer a variety of methods for promoting creativity among students, with an emphasis on practices that build community. These practices invite students to think in novel ways, take risks, and engage deeply with course material and also serve to promote student well-being.
Tuesday, February 6: Creative Problem-Solving, Jessica Hunter
Creative problem-solving (CP) techniques provide structured ways of finding multiple creative responses to problems in various contexts. This session will begin with an overview of the CP process and then walk participants through a problem-solving exercise.
Tuesday, March 5: Polarity Thinking – Kris Stanec
Polarities, also called dilemmas, tensions or paradoxes, are differences between two alternatives. Each pole brings something positive to the interdependent pair and each pole becomes a liability without its pole partner. This workshop will explore this phenomenon and the dynamics by which it functions to more creatively and effectively leverage its energy.
Tuesday, April 9: Perception and Creativity – Jessica Hunter
Although remaining open and receptive when faced with ambiguous situations is a component of creative thinking, we typically make decisions about unfamiliar things quickly. This session features exercises designed to help build participants’ tolerance of ambiguity so they might to allow for more creative decisions.
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