The Creative Spirit of Design
Keywords
creativity, innovation, instructional design, design
Abstract
If instructional designers hold limited views about their practice they sometimes adopt formulaic routines that do not help them accomplish the goals they believe are important, or develop instruction of a quality envisioned by the field’s innovative theorists. Fortunately, designers can avoid these unfavorable results in part by understanding and exemplifying the creative spirit of design. In this article the author examines the creative spirit of design, exploring its imaginative, creation-oriented, and inter-disciplinary character. The author also describes how the creative spirit can help instructional designers remain flexible and perceptive in their practice, and by so doing be better able to create effective and innovative instruction of a quality consistent with their ultimate ideals.
Original Publication Citation
McDonald, J. K. (2011). The creative spirit of design. TechTrends, 55(5), 53-57.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
McDonald, Jason K., "The Creative Spirit of Design" (2011). Faculty Publications. 1762.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1762
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2011
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3711
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
College
David O. McKay School of Education
Department
Instructional Psychology and Technology
Copyright Status
© 2011 Springer International Publishing AG. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11528-011-0528-2
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