#creativeHE meetup 2023/24: Developing engaging and supported learning experiences: music and storyboarding, 15 May 24

We are delighted to invite you to a #creativeHE meetup with Cathy Malone, John Hammersley and Kat Branch. Cathy and John will use a current example from practice from the University of Leeds. The rationalisation and renewal of Discovery, a programme offered at the institution since 2009 is a Curriculum Redefined Project. A Delivery Group…

#creativeHE meetup 2023/24: Decolonising spaces and what does the C in creativity mean for you, 17 Apr 24

We are delighted to invite you to a #creativeHE meetup with Melanie Welaratne and Kiu Sum. Melanie will share her experiences using drawing and writing simultaneously to develop ideas. Melanie completed her BA in Fine Art and her MA in Education and will discuss how this method has combined her skills and passions and opened…

#creativeHE meetup 2023/24: 13 Mar 24, Empowering Creativity: Integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Creative Process & The Data Reflective Wall

We are delighted to invite you to a #creativeHE meetup with Anne Marie Morrin and Fuat Ramazanov. Anne Marie’s session will present an original methodology called ‘The Data Reflective Wall’ which was devised for a unique learning experience to promote understanding of children’s learning process as well as individual and collective understanding of social injustices….

And breathe…Reflection on the Feb #creativeHE meetup

For February’s #creativeHE meetup we hosted sessions from Jennifer Park and Beatriz Acevedo. Escape Rooms in MS Office Jennifer walked us through her process for designing online escape rooms as engaging and interactive classroom activities using MS Word, PowerPoint and MS Forms. Jennifer shared useful practical tips and even created a sample escape room for…

#creativeHE meetup 2023/24: Creative escape rooms using MS Office & Creative Superpowers, 14 Feb 24

We are delighted to invite you to a #creativeHE meetup with Jennifer Park and Beatriz Acevedo. Jennifer’s session explores the creative way to design an online escape room as a classroom activity, using MS Office, to increase students’ engagement in HE. Participants learn how to use MS Word, PowerPoint, and MS Forms to design interactive…

Inclusive approaches and multidisciplinary play – reflection and slides from the January #creativeHE meetup

The first #creativeHE session of 2024 was led by Ana Souto from Nottingham Trent University and Roger Saunders from De Montfort University. Ana shared a range of creative and inclusive practices relating to her work in the School of Architecture, including conceptual mapping and drawing, encouraging us to reflect on our  relationships to different spaces….

#creativeHE meetup 2023/24: Inclusive approaches and multidisciplinary play, 17 Jan 24

We are delighted to invite you to a #creativeHE meetup with Ana Souto and Roger Saunders. Ana will explore the potential of creative practices to engage with Inclusive Teaching practices, especially around Decolonising the Curriculum and using live projects as Authentic Assessments in design courses. This participatory session will start with a brief discussion on…

Mix it up! Reflections on the #creativeHE festive makealong 2023

Simon Abbott and Charlotte Stevens, 23/24 #creativeHE leads This year the festive makealong which was devoted to collage. First some facts and thoughts about collage: The work ‘collage’ is derived from the French verb ‘coller’ to paste, stick or glue.   There are different types of collage: paper, digital, mixed media, photomontage   Collage can…

#creativeHE meetup 2023/24: Digital creativity applied to learning and teaching, 15 Nov 23

We are delighted to invite you to a #creativeHE meetup with Stephen Taylor.  This will be an opportunity to look at using Adobe Express to encourage creative assignments and resource generation. Express, formerly Spark, is Adobe’s web based app for content creation and it comes with many features that make your life easier and help…

#creativeHE events leads 2023/24

Creative Connections, Simon Abbott and Charlotte Stevens Hello everybody, We are very excited to lead the #creativeHE events this year and are grateful for all those who have already submitted expressions of interest to share their work with the wider community. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves… Simon Abbott – I’m …