Re: creativity

Stephen:
The technical part of the the industry has almost been eliminated. All that is left is the creative. Adjust your curriculum and grading scales to reflect that. Open your classroom to project brainstorming sessions. Allow students to share their creative ideas openly. Get outside the textbooks.

As a student all I learned was how to operate systems (before software) that were outdated. Yes the basics of technical production has to be taught, but creating a class where creative efforts are praised and noticed will make your students much more employable.

One technique we used to do was to show a project to the class, and open a discussion on how the message could have been conveyed differently. This gives the students various ways of conveying the same message.

I applaud your efforts and hope you get some nice feedback from this forum.

Roy

Roy Schneider
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