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Pensamiento creativo (edX)

Pensamiento creativo (edX)

Bienvenido al curso "Pensamiento creativo". ¿Quieres entender qué es la creatividad? ¿en qué aproximación o teoría te encuentras? ¿quieres saber si puedes desarrollar creatividad o cómo podrías identificarla y promoverla? entonces, éste curso es para ti.

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  • ¿Consideras que personajes como Picasso, Leonardo Da Vinci, Botero son creativos?
  • ¿Crees que para reconocer una idea o un producto creativo, ésta debe ser reconocida mundialmente?
  • ¿Crees que tú o tus estudiantes pueden tener ideas creativas o eso sólo es para personajes como los que acabamos de mencionar?
  • ¿Realmente sabes qué es creatividad?

Si quieres entender ¿qué es la creatividad?, o saber si puedes desarrollar creatividad y cómo podrías identificarla y promoverla en tus aulas de clase, éste curso es para ti.
En este curso veremos las principales aproximaciones que se han hecho para estudiar y entender el concepto de creatividad y nos centraremos en la concepción cognitiva de la misma; veremos los principales puntos de encuentro entre las diferentes teorías presentadas a través de ejercicios prácticos, reflexiones y autoevaluaciones.
Si bien no hay una definición estándar de creatividad, en muchos casos no somos conscientes de la aplicación de nuestros propios procesos cognitivos para generar o reconocer actos o productos creativos; por eso, preparamos este curso.
Anímate a tomarlo y resuelve tus inquietudes al respecto.

What you'll learn

  • Explicar los conceptos de creatividad según cada perspectiva de estudio
  • Reflexionar sobre las prácticas del día a día con respecto a la aplicación de procesos cognitivos creativos
  • Inferir los puntos en común entre los modelos presentados para desarrollar procesos cognitivos creativos

Syllabus

Módulo 1: Bienvenida.
Corresponde a la introducción y objetivos de aprendizaje.

Módulo 2: Aproximaciones para estudio de la creatividad.
Este módulo responde a la presentación de las diferentes aproximaciones que se han estudiado sobre creatividad para entender desde qué perspectiva se encuentra el entendimiento de creatividad de cada persona tiene.

Módulo 3: Aproximación cognitiva de la creatividad – MCRM
En este módulo se explica el modelo computacional representacional de la mente (MCRM), se identifican los procesos mentales que están relacionados con la creatividad, según este modelo. Se resaltan los elementos que promuevan la creatividad.

Módulo 4: Aproximación cognitiva de la creatividad – Modelo Geneplore
En este módulo se explica el modelo Geneplore, se identifican los procesos mentales que están relacionados con la creatividad, según este modelo y se resaltan los elementos que promuevan la creatividad.

Módulo 5: Postulados Complementarios
En este módulo se explica cómo impacta el desarrollo de la creatividad elementos como entorno creativo, la motivación, el conocimiento, el contexto y las características de personalidad.

Módulo 6: Puntos de encuentro
En este módulo se identifican los puntos de encuentro presentados en los módulos anteriores que resaltan los aspectos claves a trabajar para el desarrollo de la creatividad.

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