Defining innovative thinking
Especially in the context of EdTech and online learning, there’s lots of talk about ramping up innovation and creativity. But what exactly do these terms mean in practice? When we, as instructors, ask our students to do this, how do we define this for them? Mary Sheridan and Jennifer Roswell have a nice take on the term,
… innovative thinking has less to do with original creations and more to do with creatively combining existing resources (p. 23)
via: (2010) Design Literacies, Learning and Innovation in the Digital Age