1. “If
we
knew
what
it
was
that
we
would
learn,
it
wouldn’t
be
research,
would
it?”
Sister
Mary
Corita
Kent
Rule
#8:
Don’t
try
to
create
and
analyze
at
the
same
Ime.
They’re
different
processes.
“We’re
breaking
all
of
the
rules.
Even
our
own
rules.
And
how
do
we
do
that?
By
leaving
plenty
of
room
for
X
quanIIes.”
John
Cage

2. “If
one
wishes
to
inject
creaIvity
in
the
educaIonal
system,
the
first
step
might
be
to
help
students
find
out
what
they
truly
love,
and
help
them
to
immerse
themselves
in
the
domain
–
be
it
poetry
or
physics,
engineering
or
dance.
Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi

3. OUT-­‐OF-­‐THE-­‐SYLLABOX
THINKING
Applying
the
Concept
of
Emergent
Design
to
Higher
Educa<on
Learning
An
Emergent
Curriculum
a
promising
educaIonal
pracIce
that
provokes,
provides
resources
and
producIve
constraints
to
sImulate
learning
and
produce
diverse,
idiosyncraIc
and
creaIve
responses
through
an
iteraIve
process
of
co-­‐learning.

4. THE
ROLE
OF
THE
TEACHER/MENTOR
The
learning
is
reciprocal
and
horizontal—not
a
typical
top-­‐down
approach
to
teaching
and
learning.
An
established
rela<onship
of
reciprocity
and
deep
listening
inform
the
teaching
and
learning
prac<ce.
Pairing
mentors
from
different
disciplines
could
provide
a
dynamic
interac<on,
sparking
trans-­‐disciplinary
exchange
and
learning.

5. HOW
IT
WORKS
The
process
is
emergent,
iteraIve
and
idiosyncraIc.
Encouraging
divergent
ways
of
communicaIng
&
presenIng.
Introducing
creaIve
thinking
and
innovaIve
approaches
into
higher
educaIon
coursework.

6. An
expressive
approach
is
encouraged
through
the
use
of
art
materials,
digital
photography,
creaIve
narraIve,
interacIve
&
performance
pracIces.
Students
revisit
their
thinking
in
small
groups
through
discourse
centered
on
creaIve
&
reflecIve
documentaIon
of
the
process.
Collaborators
from
the
broader
community
are
invited
into
the
research
&
exploraIon
process.

7. IMAGINE
WONDER
PROTOTYPE
TEAM
UP
ACTIVE
LEARNING
RESEARCH
MODE
EXPERIMENT
IDEATE
CREATE
EXPLORE
EMERGENT
CURRICULUM
PROVOKE
RESOURCE
CONSTRAIN
TEACHER
MENTOR

8. IMAGINE
WONDER
OBSERVE
LISTEN
PROTOTYPE
TEAM
UP
DOCUMENT
REFLECT
SHARE
SHARE
CLARIFY
ACTIVE
LEARNING
RESEARCH
MODE
EXPERIMENT
CONSTRUCT
IDEATE
CREATE
EMERGENT
CURRICULUM
EXPLORE

9. OBSERVE
LISTEN
DOCUMENT
REFLECT
SHARE
SHARE
CLARIFY
CONSTRUCT
EMERGENT
CURRICULUM
ITERATE
CAPTURE
REVISIT
PROGRESS

10. ITERATE
CAPTURE
REVISIT
PROVOKE
RESOURCE
PROGRESS
CONSTRAIN
TEACHER
MENTOR
EMERGENT
CURRICULUM

11. IMAGINE
WONDER
OBSERVE
LISTEN
PROTOTYPE
TEAM
UP
DOCUMENT
REFLECT
SHARE
SHARE
CLARIFY
ACTIVE
LEARNING
RESEARCH
MODE
EXPERIMENT
CONSTRUCT
IDEATE
CREATE
EXPLORE
FINAL
PRESENTATION
SYNTHESIS
ITERATE
CAPTURE
REVISIT
PROVOKE
RESOURCE
PROGRESS
CONSTRAIN
TEACHER
MENTOR
EMERGENT
CURRICULUM

12. Value
proposiIon:
spin-­‐off
learning
outcomes
Through
this
highly
interacIve
&
relaIonal
way
of
learning,
students
may
develop
excep<onal
abili<es
to
communicate
and
negoIate
social
&
interpersonal
interacIons,
leading
to
effecIve
team
building
and
a
growing
proficiency
with
self-­‐assessment
and
providing
construcIve
feedback.

13. Students
expand
their
creaIve
voice
and
unlock
their
innate
potenIal
to
generate,
innovate
&
ideate.
A
community
of
pracIce
develops,
as
students
further
their
own
work
through
reflecIon
&
feedback,
as
well
as
support
the
advancement
of
the
work
of
their
peers.
Academic
discourse
moves
towards
the
construc<on
of
new
understandings
&
direcIons,
moIvaIng
teachers
&
students
to
pursue
further
research,
development
&
innovaIon
in
their
field
of
study
&
across
academic
domains.

14. a
real-­‐world
provocaIon
The
process
is
similar
to
methods
used
in
highly
successful
businesses
where
team
building,
creaIve
outcomes
&
iteraIve
processes
are
the
norm
for
working
with
large-­‐scale
projects
that
cross
domains
and
develop
through
a
series
of
constraints
provided
by
the
client.

15. Preparing
a
new
generaIon
of
educators
Emergent
Curriculum
is
a
promising
new
approach
for
teacher
training
programs,
aimed
to
inspire
emerging
educators
to
generate
a
new
curriculum
for
the
21st
century.

16. OUT-­‐OF-­‐THE-­‐SYLLABOX
THINKING
a
promising
educaIonal
pracIce
that
provokes,
provides
resources
and
producIve
constraints
to
sImulate
learning
and
produce
diverse,
idiosyncraIc
and
creaIve
responses
through
an
iteraIve
process
of
co-­‐learning.

17. IMAGINE
WONDER
OBSERVE
LISTEN
PROTOTYPE
TEAM
UP
DOCUMENT
REFLECT
SHARE
SHARE
CLARIFY
ACTIVE
LEARNING
RESEARCH
MODE
EXPERIMENT
CONSTRUCT
IDEATE
CREATE
EXPLORE
FINAL
PRESENTATION
SYNTHESIS
ITERATE
CAPTURE
REVISIT
PROVOKE
RESOURCE
PROGRESS
CONSTRAIN
TEACHER
MENTOR
EMERGENT
CURRICULUM