https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x en-us 2023-02-19 21:56:24 UTC 2023-02-19 23:58:18 UTC hello@padlet.com epf8qe https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487790394 Educator - Professor at the University of Wisconsin
Cartoonist
Graphic Novelist

2019 - MacArthur Fellow]]> 2023-02-19 22:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487790394 epf8qe https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487792057 "My comics are about childhood, and they're about the kinds of earlier experiences people have that make them who they are." (YouTube Video)]]> 2023-02-19 22:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487792057 epf8qe https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487792710 Video Describing Lynda Barry]]> 2023-02-19 22:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487792710 epf8qe https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487796045 Creative persons work toward their goals with the understanding that the desired outcome may not come immediately.

"...more willing to entertain a prolonged period of leisurely drifting about, curious to see where the unpredictable currents will take them" 
(Uncommon Genius, p. 33).]]> 2023-02-19 22:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487796045 epf8qe https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487799232 Lynda Barry does not expect her students to immediately meet the task at hand. She provides them with multiple exercises to guide them toward their goal.]]> 2023-02-19 22:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487799232 epf8qe https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487801304 Creative ideas stem from an individual willing to take a risk or work outside the "norms".

"...without the courage to step outside accepted wisdom in order to purse something different or strange or speculative, there is little chance for the survival of a creative idea." 
(Uncommon Genius, p. 17).]]> 2023-02-19 22:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487801304 epf8qe https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487803601 Lynda Barry uses visuals as one of her key methods for communication. 

One of her programs provides a graduate student the opportunity to work with a pre-school aged student on the analysis of a topic that requires visual communication versus written or oral communication. 
(macfound.org)]]> 2023-02-19 23:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487803601 epf8qe https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487804448 This link provides an insight to some of the student products from Lynda Barry's classroom.]]> 2023-02-19 23:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487804448 epf8qe https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487816695 The environment can impact the ability for creativity to thrive.

"we find an emphasis on favorable creative press [the environment (social and psychological)] in brainstorming...and in any classroom or corporate setting where a creative climate encourages creative thinking and innovation."
(Davis, p.47).

Davis, G. (1999). Definitions and theories. Creativity is forever (pp. 39-63). 

]]> 2023-02-19 23:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487816695 epf8qe https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487822864 Lynda Barry allows for the expressions of her students to come forth in her classroom. Students listen to musical playlists and create products based on their interpretations of the topic or concept.]]> 2023-02-19 23:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/epf8qe/anghiio8f42w649x/wish/2487822864