Creativity and STEM/STEAM - INS1043 Creativity and Human Development

About INS1043 Creativity and Human Development

This course is an introductory course of “Creativity” minor. It situates human development in a broad evolutionary context and studies its relationship with creativity, from individual level to historical human level. The course covers topics related to the value of creativity on human development and the development of creative attitudes and abilities from childhood to adulthood. Articulating the creative needs and characteristics of human beings at various stages of development, the course enables students to understand human development and creativity from the perspectives of psychology and sociology, and to make informed decisions on issues related to creativity and human development. In many ways, human developments were realized by our creations, many of which were developed through STEM. STEM can be considered as an important domain of human creativity. This course will further study the relationships of creativity and human development through case studies of STEM persons and STEM developments. Apart from case studies and issue discussions, STEM model constructions and other creative thinking and problem solving exercises will be conducted to provide experiential learning experiences to participants. Ultimately, this course will provide a fundamental knowledge base of creativity, equipping participants for further studies in this field.

Activity 1 - WHEN ART MEETS STEM - MAGIC?? ILLUSION??

Activity 2 - WHEN ART MEETS STEM - EVOLUTION OF TECHNOLOGY