Exploring Perspectives on Creativity Theory and Research in Education

Daniel A. Tillman is an Associate Professor in Educational Technology at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). His current research and teaching focuses on the diffusion of technology innovations into K-12 education, and the use of Augmented Reality (AR) to support teaching and learning. Dr. Tillman received his doctoral degree in Instructional Technology from The University of Virginia (UVA) in 2012, and since then has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses on educational technology. Prior to completing UVA’s Ph.D. program, he directed and edited educational documentary movies for almost ten years.

• Section I: Theory and Research.- Chapter 1: Repurposing as a Creative Teaching Approach .- Chapter 2: The Precarious Balance Between Autonomy and Constraints that Encourages Creativity.- Chapter 3: Use of Learning Analytics to Support Creative STEAM Education in Primary Schools.- Chapter 4: Imagine and Play with the Possibilities: Improv Prototyping within Constraints.- Chapter 5: The Game Plan: How to Design a Curricular Game Within Limits.- Chapter 6: Gestalt Theory in Relation to Creativity with Limitations.- Section II: Practice and Application.- Chapter 7: Creative Action Science Using Extreme Sports.- Chapter 8: Contextualizing Green Architecture in the Math Class.-  Chapter 9: Creative Social Studies Education: How to Nurture Thoughtful Explorers.- Chapter 10: Design Under Constraints: Creative Engineering Education in China.- Chapter 11: Creativity and the Inquiry Design Model.- Chapter 12: Biotechnologies that Encourage Creativity.- Section III: Future Directions.- Chapter 13: Space Science Engagement through Low Cost Technology Implementations with NASA Resources.- Chapter 14: Navajo Educational Experiences.- Chapter 15: Studying Creativity within Educational Makerspaces: A Tri-Modal Analysis.- Chapter 16: Creative Medical Simulations.- Chapter 17: The IConIC Model for Integrated Constraints in Creativity.- Chapter 18: K-12 Digital Storytelling: Crafting Collaboration.- Chapter 19: Concluding Concepts for Optimizing Creative Constraints.