标题:Is it possible to develop innovation at higher education through the assessment of creativity?
The example of the Teaching and Learning Observatories at Nottingham University (UK).
摘要:Originality and innovation are two of the main aspects to be considered in order to define
creativity in education. If the specific field of interest, where creativity should be developed, is higher
education, these dimensions become peculiar features. The attempt of this contribution will be to
highlight why it is worth to assess creativity, to show some examples of assessment of creativity
performed with the help of technology and assume which could be the most valuable characteristics of
a good assessment method. In particular the case of the Teaching and Learning Observatories, an
innovative way of distance learning through images, carried out at Nottingham University, will be
described.