Ashford 7: – Week 6 – Discussion 1

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

Creativity,   Innovation, and Culture

 In this final reflection, you are asked to describe a set of skills you acquired over the years that allows you to be creative in some way. This might be musical instrument skills, cooking, knitting, writing, model-building, gardening….anything you consider yourself “good at” that encourages you to experience “…the process of having original ideas that have value” (Robinson, 2011, p. 151). By analyzing these skills in light of the culturally relevant context in which they were learned, you may realize an even deeper understanding of the skills facilitated within this course.
 

Initial Post: Post a response that addresses each of the following five items: What is something you do or have done in your life that      is creative? Describe the skills you needed to learn in order to      feel comfortable and competent creating the things, ideas, or concepts      that result from the creativity you described. Describe some of the macrocultural factors you believe      contributed to your decisions to keep practicing and participating in the      creative endeavors described.  Describe some of the microcultural factors you believe      contributed to your decisions to keep practicing and participating in the      creative endeavors described.  How was learning the skills that define your creative      endeavors different from or the same as the manner in which you learned      academic skills?

Optional: If you have any pictures, sound files, or videos of      your creations, feel free to share and/or provide a link. 

Guided Response: Post replies to at least two peers before the close date of this discussion. In your replies, comment on their creativity descriptions, asking follow-up questions about their experiences and accomplishments.  

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