{"id":3764,"date":"2023-11-10T12:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T11:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2023-12-18T14:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T13:44:52","slug":"training-creative-thinking-with-freewriting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/training-creative-thinking-with-freewriting\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 2: Training Creative Thinking with Freewriting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The second podcast introduces the often misunderstood technique of freewriting as a practical tool for teaching and learning divergent thinking. The podcast introduces a series of freewriting exercises that help us to navigate the movement between divergent and convergent thinking. Games included in this podcast: Open Freewriting, Blind Freewriting, Word Bomb, and Catch Phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article on using the games in a Norwegian high school: <a href=\"https:\/\/papers.academic-conferences.org\/index.php\/ecgbl\/article\/view\/1385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/papers.academic-conferences.org\/index.php\/ecgbl\/article\/view\/1385<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dylan Thomas Dominoes, an advanced game using some of these concepts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www8.uis.no\/fag\/DigitalGamesForReadingLiterature\/www\/docs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www8.uis.no\/fag\/DigitalGamesForReadingLiterature\/www\/docs\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metaphor Mapping, an interface for exploring texts using these ideas: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allencjones.com\/metaphor-mapping.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.allencjones.com\/metaphor-mapping.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Teaching_Creativity\/transcription\/Part_2_Creative_Thinking_Skills_with_Freewriting.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can find a transcription here (pdf, opens in new tab)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5892\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3764-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Teaching_Creativity\/Part_2_Creative_Thinking_Skills_with_Freewriting.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Teaching_Creativity\/Part_2_Creative_Thinking_Skills_with_Freewriting.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Teaching_Creativity\/Part_2_Creative_Thinking_Skills_with_Freewriting.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Teaching_Creativity\/Part_2_Creative_Thinking_Skills_with_Freewriting.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?powerpress_pinw=3764-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/erasmus_enfermera_espaola\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/podcast.uis.no\/media\/Teaching_Creativity\/Part_2_Creative_Thinking_Skills_with_Freewriting.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Part_2_Creative_Thinking_Skills_with_Freewriting.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 18:34 &#8212; 25.5MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('3764-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_3764-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_3764-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/?powerpress_embed=3764-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nettop.guru\/wordpress\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second podcast introduces the often misunderstood technique of freewriting as a practical tool for teaching and learning divergent thinking. 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