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. ------------------------------ This is at university. The program is cross-disciplinary. Jan I write books. http://janwhitaker.com/?page_id=8 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter: <https://twitter.com/JL_Whitaker>JL_Whitaker Blog: www.janwhitaker.com Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space. ~Margaret Atwood, writer _ __________________ _
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