Passion and creativity in education 380-ERA-7JPC

This course focuses on developing students’ creative potential through experiential learning, reflective activities, and hands-on creative tasks. The training emphasizes personal growth, creative confidence, and the ability to express passion and creativity through multiple formats. Throughout the course, students engage in warm ups, brainstorming activities, design thinking tasks, improvisation, group work, and reflection. They develop their own Creative Potential Map and compile a final portfolio demonstrating their creative development. The course supports students in understanding creativity as a skill that can be nurtured, practiced, and consciously applied to problem-solving, teaching, and daily life.

Rodzaj przedmiotu

obowiązkowe

Założenia (opisowo)

This workshop explores the role of passion and creativity in contemporary education. Through experiential learning, reflective tasks, and group activities, students will explore how personal enthusiasm and creative thinking shape teaching, learning, and professional growth. The course focuses on self-discovery, creative confidence, and practical strategies for fostering passion driven learning environments.

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Beata Kunat

Efekty kształcenia

By the end of the course students will be able to:
1. Define passion and creativity within an educational context.
2. Recognize their own strengths, interests, and passions.
3. Apply creative thinking tools to educational tasks and challenges.
4. Design learning activities that encourage curiosity and creativity.
5. Reflect on personal development using portfolio methods.

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment Criteria
- Attendance (One absence is allowed)
- Active Participation – Engagement in discussions, activities, and creative tasks during class.
- Portfolio: I Have Passion, I Am Creative –
Evaluation of the completeness and quality of the portfolio, including reflection, creative work, and the Creative Potential Map.

Literatura

Basic Literature
Beghetto, R. A., & Kaufman, J. C. (Eds.). (2010). Nurturing creativity in the classroom. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511781629
Brown, N., Ince, A., & Ramlackhan, K. (Eds.). (2024). Creativity in education: International perspectives. UCL Press. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781800080638
Kunat, B. (2018). Passion and creativity – together or separately? Creativity. Theories–Research–Applications, 5(1), 55–71. https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2018-0004
Vallerand, R. J. (2015). The psychology of passion: A dualistic model. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199777600.001.0001
Vallerand, R. J., Chichekian, T., & Schellenberg, B. J. I. (2023). The role of passion in education. In Handbook of Educational Psychology (4th ed.). Routledge.
Supplementary Literature
Chichekian, T., Vallerand, R. J., & Rahimi, S. (2024). Investigating emotions as a mediator in the transmission of passion in education. Current Psychology, 43, 13428–13442. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05335-0
Harris, D. X., & Murphy, P. (2025). Creativity: The self-regenerative curriculum resource. Curriculum Perspectives, 45, 271–275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41297-025-00311-z
Jang, H.-R., Cheon, S. H., Reeve, J., Song, Y.-G., & Lee, Y. (2025). Two ways teachers can develop greater harmonious passion. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 30(2), 184–199. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2023.2206832
López, U. H., Vázquez-Vílchez, M., & Salmerón-Vílchez, P. (2024). The contributions of creativity to the learning process within educational approaches for sustainable development and/or ecosocial perspectives: A systematic review. Education Sciences, 14(8), 824. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14080824
Onyango, O. M., & Xiong, M. (2025). Creativity and innovative learning. Open Access Library Journal, 12, e11002. https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1111002
Seville, J. G., & Guhao, E. S., Jr. (2023). Passion for teaching, teacher immediacy behavior, and job satisfaction: A path model on teaching effectiveness. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 12(6), 111–121. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2023.50
Uszyńska-Jarmoc, J., & Kunat, B. (2020). Students and teachers’ implicit and explicit theories of creativity. Creativity. Theories–Research–Applications, 6(2), 223–249. https://doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2019-0013
Webb, P., & Piggott, R. (2025). Harmonious passion as an enabler of motivation for the teaching profession: Insights from a small-scale qualitative study. Teacher Education Advancement Network Journal, 16(1), 132–147.

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