Teaching Creativity: Creativity in Teaching (Learning in Higher Education)

Containing inspiring examples from people professionally engaged in teaching, learning, and assessment, this book offers new theoretical approaches to the understanding of creativity in higher education teaching and learning. In this informative debate, researchers and practitioners from different continents discuss how students’ creative capacity can be improved, covering a variety of topics, including creating learning environments that nurture and value doctoral creativity; the influence of generation membership, culture, and personality factors on students’ creative learning preferences; and how assessment practices affect the conditions for creativity and thus students’ experiences of learning. This is an essential book for anyone wanting to identify ways to develop a curriculum that genuinely fosters the imagination.

Claus Nygaard is a professor of management education and the director of research at the Copenhagen Business School’s Learning Lab. His work has been published in leading journals, including Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Higher Education, International Journal of Public Sector Management, and International Studies of Management & Organization. Nigel Courtney is an honorary senior visiting fellow at Cass Business School at City University London. He is a chartered engineer, a certified management consultant, and a certified IT professional. His firm, Courtney Consulting, has served the European Commission, the Higher Education Academy, London Underground, Transport for London, and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. Clive Holtham is a professor of information management, the director of the Learning Laboratory at Cass Business School, and a board member of the eLearning Network. He is a founding member of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists. Norman Jackson is an emeritus professor of the University of Surrey and the former director of the Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education.