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The more I delve into my research on #ArtsPedagogy and creativity, the more I am convinced of the accuracy of the quote in the screenshot here: in order to understand creativity, we have to realize it’s first and foremost a process. The so-called standard definition of creativity relies on judging it by whether or not the output / result is novel, valuable, and (according to Margaret Boden)…

Angela Miller (@Alternatecelt@mastodon.scot)
Attached: 1 image Spotted on Facebook, originally from Bluesky. #ai #genai #neuroscience #creativity

Learning about this flute was what put me on the path of considering how closely intertwined the creation of art is with our very humanity (and our closest evolutionary relatives like Neandertals). I have come to the conclusion that that the drive to create art is one of the defining characteristics of being human, and the drive to create also drives our technological advances.
#ArtsPedagogy

Open Culture (Official) (@openculture@toot.community)
Attached: 1 image Hear the World’s Oldest Instrument, the “Neanderthal Flute,” Dating Back Over 43,000 Years https://www.openculture.com/2025/06/hear-the-worlds-oldest-instrument-the-neanderthal-flute-dating-back-over-43000-years.html

This one ended up being quite long… In my continuing #ThinkingOutLoud series during my #ArtsPedagogy research semester, I return to #creativity and work though some more takes on it befo…

More #ThinkingOutLoud about #ArtsPedagogy, as my research inches it's way forward. There seems to be a structure emerging in what I’m doing in my attempt to connect the practically oriented nature of film schools with educational theory and philosophy.
Baby steps…