Abstract
The workshop is designed to encourage pre-service teachers to find new ways of discovery through the visual arts by working with a newly developed Chinese Mo-ku-chi model (ink splash drawing with energy). This arts-based research inquiry explores "creativity" to foster critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity (Kao, 2010) particularly in the aesthetic, expressive and emotive domains. It’s a practical-oriented intercultural (Australian-Chinese) workshop employing a discovery learning approach where participants have the opportunities to use a "spirit of play" to engage their imagination and to delight in the unknown in a non-traditional environment. The results of using this Arts-based learning approach have been very positive in generating collaborative and individual "creativity." The findings reveal five levels of "creativity" can be developed through visualisation, meaning-making, and practical experiential knowledge of the artistic creative experience yet it’s potential is often ignored in pre-service teacher education.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-15 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | The International Journal of Arts Education |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Visualisation
- Meaning-making
- Intercultural (Australian-Chinese)