“Creativity doesn’t come from laughter and fun: It comes from experimenting, taking risks, and testing the boundaries.” (Resnick, 2017, p. 128)
This is the first of several posts intended to celebrate the fun, enjoyment and creativity in research unleashed by all who participated in the recent WELS PGR conference (21st May 2022). Over the next few months the blog will host abstracts, images and bios of each willing presenter. But before we get started with that, I want to say just how fantastic our key note #creativeHE were.
…and we’re of, I have been having too much fun to tweet. Thanks for #CreativeHE for a fantastic start to #PGRconf22 and a few too infrequently heard (in HE) regional voices. pic.twitter.com/Rhp1DYdZnD
— WELS PostGraduateResearch @ OU (@WELSPGResearch) May 21, 2022
#creativeHE provided an abstract for their key note:
We will take you on a journey of exploration on how experimentation, creativity and play can add that special ingredient to your research recipe and transform your experience and outputs as a doctoral researcher. Openness of mind, practice and research helps us make novel connections and see what we have in front of us in a new light as we use our individual and collective curiosity and imagination to un- and discover hidden gems based on our own inquiry, connecting with others and their ideas and perspectives. We will share some of our work within the international and cross-boundary Creativity for Learning in HE community (#creativeHE) for educators, researchers, students and the wider public, to illustrate the power of the community for experimentation and risk taking, the connections we have made and what we have achieved together. We hope to provide food-for-thought and help (doctoral) researchers consider creative approaches in their research for deeper and more diverse inquiry and illustrate how community and networks can be fundamental in creating connected experiences, boost experimentation and risk taking and build researcher confidence and competencies.
About #creativeHE
Members of #creativeHE share a common interest in creativity and innovation in learning, teaching and research. They are members of staff and students. The #creativeHE team consists currently of 15 members in 14 different institutions and organisations in 3 countries (10 core and 5 wider team members). The community is open to anybody who is interested in exploring creativity in learning and teaching within and beyond the UK.
Website: #creativeHE (wordpress.com)
Twitter: #creativeHE
#creativeHE are hosting their
The 4th Annual #creativeHE Jam – Quiet Creativity on
8th June 2022, 12.30-14.00 UK time
Why not join them. More info here: The 4th Annual #creativeHE Jam – Quiet Creativity – #creativeHE (wordpress.com)