{"537311":{"#nid":"537311","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Integrating Creativity, Innovation, and Design Thinking in STEM Courses","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIntegrating Creativity, Innovation, and Design Thinking in STEM Courses\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBeginning\u0026nbsp;July 6\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Maker Movement has seen a large increase in the need to infuse innovation and entrepreneurship into STEM courses. Helping students develop \u201cinnovation literacy\u201d is becoming a new aspect of STEM education. Incorporating creativity techniques, games, as well as innovation techniques can greatly improve students\u2019 interest in the subject matter, improve problem solving abilities, but also helps see how the STEM work relates to real world applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach week, students will pre-read an article related to one of the following techniques: creativity, games, use of analogies, design thinking. Each synchronous session will provide additional details as well as a hands-on activity to help participants see how to integrate the technique.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis is a synchronous on-line course provided by the CIRTL network, which can be viewed privately at your own location OR you can join our learning community \u201cviewing party\u201d.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECourse dates:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EFour\u0026nbsp;Wednesdays:\u0026nbsp;July 6, July 13, July 20, July 27\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ETimes:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;1:00 to\u0026nbsp;2:30PM ET\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn-campus learning community meets in\u0026nbsp;Clough Commons, Room 466A\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E More\u0026nbsp;information and registration\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;CIRTL\u0026nbsp;course: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cirtl.net\/Creativity-Innovation-Design-Thinking-STEM-Courses\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.cirtl.net\/Creativity-Innovation-Design-Thinking-STEM-Courses\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cirtl.net\/Creativity-Innovation-Design-Thinking-STEM-Courses\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegistration link\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;on-campus\u0026nbsp;\u0022Maker Movement\u0022 learning community\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/integrating-creativity-innovation-and-design-thinking-stem-learning-community-registration\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/integrating-creativity-innovation-and-design-thinking-stem-learning-community-registration\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This four-week synchronous online class, with optional on-campus learning community, will explore ways to incorporate Maker Movement values into STEM courses through creativity and innovation techniques to improve students\u0027 master of subject matter."}],"uid":"27276","created_gmt":"2016-05-18 15:17:14","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:15:50","author":"Felicia Turner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-07-06T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-07-06T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-07-06T16:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-07-06 18:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-07-06 20:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-07-06 20:00:00","rrule":"RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=WE;BYMONTH=7;UNTIL=20160729T035959Z;WKST=SU","timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1601","name":"CETL"},{"id":"4407","name":"Graduate Student"},{"id":"69901","name":"Postdocs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"},{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKate Williams\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kate.williams@cetl.gatach.edu\u0022\u003Ekate.williams@cetl.gatach.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-9417\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}