Don't Give Up On Creativity in Education!

Most artists think that support for creativity has really dropped in American education and training. Thank goodness, there's still some life out there.

Dr. Stephanie Clemons has written to her fellow educators in this month's International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning , reminding all of us that creativity in course development is possible and it has a very high payoff for all "learners" - including all of us new "distance learners."

Just think about how many artists stay involved in never-ending education, workshops, learning!

Encouraging Creativity in Online Courses by Stephanie A. Clemons.

Stephanie Clemons, Ph.D., FIDEC, ASID is an Associate Professor in the Department of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University. Her doctorate is from the School of Education. She is a Past President and Fellow of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) (www.idec.org) and currently serves on the Educational Training Area Council (ETAC) for the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) (www.asid.org), the leading professional organization for interior designers with more than 34,000 members. She has received numerous teaching awards, and has published extensively – both refereed and non-refereed articles. Her specialty areas relate to technology and education (both K-12 and higher education). Clemons has presented research both nationally and internationally (including in South Korea’s World Congress and at the South Africa IFI Conference) and has taught in higher education for over 20 years. Clemons has been teaching online courses for two years.

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Interviewing Brush Painters

BOOK WRITING PROJECT REPORT!

"Music and a Painting - Catching the Dream With Art & Music!" is the code name for our new book which we plan to release by summer, 2005.

This week, we are interviewing Oriental Brush Painters across the country. We want to hear first-hand about their methods for centering – for achieving peace, flow, focus and mood-state. See some of their work (Japanese Sumi) at: SilverDragonStudio.com.

Both of us know the great importance of getting into flow and proper mood-state. Cherie must have it for painting and I must have it for music composing.
Come back soon and hear what we’ve found from these professional painters and teachers … about flow. We’d like to hear from you also! Tell us your experiences with achieving flow, focus, and concentration. How do you get into proper state? ...

- Glenn and Cherie McBride
email: mcb@sbcGlobal.Net
YellowBirdStudio.com

By the way, Glenn typically writes management books! See some of them at: Shiftwork.Org.