Opportunities and challenges of fostering creativity in higher education

To date, very little attention has been paid to fosterting creativity in higher education. The project “DaVinci – Fostering Creativity in Higher Education” was designed to address this issue. This paper presents the results of the empirical research and contrasts it with the initial practical experience with higher education teacher workshops and student courses designed to foster creativity. The tension between the expectations of students and teachers emerged as a crucial point, particularly in situations where teachers have to grade student work.

02.11.2011 | Tobias Haertel (Dortmund) & Isa Jahnke (Umeå)