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Creativity in Higher Education
in Our podcast collections bring together episodes focused on specific creativity and education topics, like our Creativity in Higher Education collection, which explores innovative leadership, problem-solving, and the teaching of creativity in a higher education classroom. This collection highlights insights from visionary administrators, practitioners, and educators who share strategies for fostering creative cultures in a higher education setting.
Collection Highlights
Talking about the past and future of schooling with Will Richardson
A New Approach to Schooling with Education Entrepreneur Raya Bidshahri
Mathematics Unleashed: Fostering Creativity in Educational Settings with Dr. Camille McKayle
Using Chess to Teach Failure and Perseverance with Dr. Salome Thomas-EL
Exposing Students to Different Cultures Expands Thinking with Joann McPike
The Thinking Teacher is a Creative Teacher with Dr. Kulvarn Atwal
About This Collection
Our Creativity in Higher Education collection is designed for university faculty, administrators, and instructors who are looking to cultivate a culture of creativity in their classroom or building. Featuring real-world insights from experienced educators, this collection shares strategies for empowering both students and teachers through creative leadership.
Episodes include Dr. Heather Lyon on why compliance is not engagement, Dr. Salome Thomas (Principal EL) on teaching perseverance and resilience, and Dr. Kulvarn Atwal, who transformed failing schools by nurturing educator creativity. Whether you’re an experienced administrator or aspiring leader, these conversations offer practical strategies and inspiring stories to spark meaningful change.
Selected Episodes
Why Relationships Matter Most: Creativity and Student Readiness with Jonathan Garra
Season 10, Episode 10 Why Relationships Matter...
SPECIAL: Teaching for Creativity and Teaching Creatively in Higher Education
Season 8 | SPECIAL Teaching for Creativity and...
Understanding Transformational Creativity: Dr. Robert Sternberg on Education, Leadership, and AI
Season 9, Episode 14 Understanding...
Unleashing Creativity in Education: Dr. Robert Sternberg on Defying the Crowd
Season 9, Episode 13 Unleashing Creativity in...
Looking Ahead to Creativity and Innovation Week with Dr. Jim Friedman
In this episode of the Fueling Creativity podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood speak with Dr. Jim Friedman, a Wordsmith/Dreambuilder best known for creating television shows and movies. He is a serial creative entrepreneur, teaches Creativity and Entrepreneurship at Miami University, and is a frequent speaker on creativity and personal branding. Jim’s also the Chief Steward for World Creativity & Innovation Week and Day, supporting a team of students and professionals creating around the world. The theme in 2021 is creativity and education.
Facilitating ”Artist Dates” in the Classroom with Samantha Olschan
In this episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood welcome Samantha Olschan, an award-winning transmedia artist and educator who works across animation, art, and design for films, brands, and experiential media.
Using the Artistic Process to Teach Ph.D Students with Dr. Jonathan Fineberg
In this episode of the Fueling Creativity in Education podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood welcome Dr. Jonathan Fineberg, an art historian, critic of contemporary art, and the program director of the PhD in Creativity program at University of the Arts in Philadelphia.