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Collaboration between the arts and sciences has the potential to create new knowledge, ideas and processes beneficial to both fields. Artists and scientists approach creativity, exploration and research in different ways and from different perspectives; when working together they...

When Hyperallergic shared this great poster from Lauren Purje I had to pass it on… If you liked this, check out this Life Drawing pun…

Ted Kooser’s creative spirit is captured beautifully in this short film from master photographers Bill Frakes and Laura Heald. Not only is this intimate conversation with iconic American poet Ted Kooser a study in filmmaking, Ted’s words resonated with me as an...

“What’s the impulse behind art? It’s saying in whatever language is the language of your work, “If I could move you as much as it moved me … if I can move anyone a tenth as much as that moved me, if I can spark the same sense of mystery and awe and surprise as that sparked...

What makes people creative?  Why are some more creative than others?  In this wonderful paper from Robert Sternberg and Wendy M. Williams (source), you’ll find some interesting answers.  Their ideas can be used as a valuable ‘checklist’ for educators looking to...

“According to the theory of left-brain or right-brain dominance, each side of the brain controls different types of thinking. Additionally, people are said to prefer one type of thinking over the other. For example, a person who is “left-brained” is often said...

Okay, so the cats are cute.  I’ll let you decide whether or not this is art, because this clip brings me to another point… As a Visual Arts educator using technology in the art room, I spend a lot of time prattling on about how iPad art is a lot more than simply...

How do you teach creativity in your classroom? To get you thinking, Robert Sternberg and Wendy M. Williams have created ‘Two Dozen Tips For Teaching Creativity‘. The list can help you to assess your pedagogical practice and generate ideas for teaching and learning in...

Looking for a new way to create engaging presentations or a tool to collate pieces and sections of information visually? Want an interesting way to explain a process or deliver step-by-step instructions? What about a visual way for students to record a learning journey or...

“When you make a film, you usually make a film about an idea.” Sydney Pollack   How can you use iMovie in the classroom? Well, you can use it for just about “…everything from slow motion videography to documentation, to presentations and everything...