School Of EducationLearning and CreativityWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101259.2
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: SECONDARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
SE111A - Learning and Creativity
About this Unit
This unit examines the inter-related processes of learning and creativity and the application and practice of these in all aspects of life. Learning and creativity is contextual. This context is personal, social, cultural and environmental. Unit content is critically positioned within diverse theories, with an emphasis on experiential learning and ongoing critical reflection. The unit promotes understanding of feeling and experience as much as concepts and ideas. It emphasizes the tools and skills of learning, the everyday nature of creativity and enables students to develop and apply their creativity. It is designed for students interested in personal, community and cultural development, in the context of far reaching change.