10th class reflection

Hello.

“Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being...creativity requires passion and commitment. Out of the creative act is born symbols and myths. It brings to our awareness what was previously hidden and points to new life. The experience is one of heightened consciousness–ecstasy.”
— Rollo May, author of “The Courage to Create”

The tenth class continues on the presentation part with every group was required to present their best SMART board activity. But the presentation was only limited to some of the group presenting due to time constraints. Nevertheless, there was lots of information gained from the session. Some of the question arises from the session were, are there enough effort, concentration and thoughts put into the work? Is it critical enough for me in constructing the appropriate presentation? Are there sufficient amount of creative elements in the presentation? Is the presentation in congruent with the language outcome and learning objectives as well as the time for the pupils to engage in the activity? Is the activity specific enough for me that it will help in clarifying the activity progress towards certain stages of the learning lesson? All this help in translating the necessary improvement for the SMART board activity which in turn affect the creation of successful and meaningful learning experience.

“A product is creative when it is (a) novel and (b) appropriate. A novel product is original not predictable. The bigger the concept, and the more the product stimulates further work and ideas, the more the product is creative.”
— Sternberg & Lubart, Defying the Crowd

Professor Raja Maznah also touches on the creative part of the presentation. In other words, the presentation for the SMART board addressed some of the issues such as the use of creativity elements and does it suitable enough for the activity. Some of the example illustrated was, the use of colourful layout which most of us think that it can be crucial factor in attracting the pupil towards the activity. But the concept does not fully apply to all activity. This is true as some of the unsuitable background which was pre-conceived as creative and appropriate actually distracting the attention of the pupils towards achieving of the lesson’s objective.

All in all, the construction and devising of the SMART board activities required an extensive and in depth thoughts. We have to put more efforts, understanding and concentration in order to produce the best and effective lesson and activity for the pupils. Thank You.