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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