3. Where this workshop fits? Bernie Trilling - "Toward learning societies and the global challenges for learning with ICT“ Australian Education Computing Journal Vol 22 No 1

7. creativity Why is it important? You can't solve a problem on the same level that it was created. You have to rise above it to the next level. Albert Einstein

8. today's classrooms What can educators do to nurture creative thinking? Creativity can be strengthened through use. ‘ Muscle’ behind it that tends to improve with use . Source: Adapted with permission from Planning for Productive Thinking and Learning (p. 27), by D.J. Treffinger & J.F. Feldhausen, 1998, Saratosa, FL: Center for Creative Learning. Thinking Tools/ Software Micro: Challenges/ Tasks Mega: Collaborative Projects/ Independent Research Pedagogy

13. What software are you aware of that can promote creative thinking ? How do you use it? software

14. the learning experience task, challenges, projects ... To be powerful in our contemporary world , instruction that seeks to nurture creativity, critical thinking, or problem solving must extend beyond simple activities , exercises or packaged problems. We must learn, apply and teach sophisticated approaches in which we tailor our methods and tools to the tasks we are addressing , including real life challenges ; to the people with whom we are working, and to the situations in which our work takes place. Mary Murdoch. micro mega