Festival of Creative Learning
A celebration of the Festival of Creative Learning!
A celebration of the Festival of Creative Learning!
The Festival of Creative Learning is a year-long festival exploring creative learning and innovation at the University of Edinburgh (UoE). It is supported by the Institute for Academic Development (IAD). Both staff and students are invited to apply to run events with the Festival.
The Festival is run by two members of staff at the Institute for Academic Development. We provide holistic support to enhance the wider impact of the Festival of Creative Learning.
'The Festival aims to provide space for staff and students at the University of Edinburgh to play, to experiment, to innovate, to collaborate and, occassionally, to fail. A space where the emphasis is not on how many seats we fill, how many tickets we sell, how many answers we get right, but rather on truly exploring and pushing boundaries, communicating in radically new ways and leaping into the dark to find out what new ideas await us there. Our goals are to help staff and students create innovative, experimental and collaborative ways of teaching and learning in a safe space, to give people the training and support they need to design and run events, and to celebrate the work of all our event organisers and the discoveries we make together along the way. By its very nature and commitment to openness and diversity, the programme covers an enormous range of disciplines and activities. Rather than running each of the events ourselves (we have a small but efficient staff of two), we seek proposals from staff and students, distribute funding, provide a networking platform and communications umbrella for the events and aim to empower our staff and students to get the most out of what we provide. We hope that the Festival is a learning experience not just in terms of the research being conducted but also in events design and management, imparting vital skills to organisers that they can make use of in future employment, study and enterprise. We want to celebrate the idea that we learn better when we are enjoying ourselves, when we are treated with care and respect, and when we are encouraged to use our imaginations and to play.' Jennifer Williams, Festival Coordinator
At the Festival of Creative Learning, we aim to:
and we value:
Projects & Engagement Administrator
Institute for Academic Development
Creative Things I Love include community engagement, theatre, photography, yoga, visiting new places and exploring different cultures.
Projects & Engagement Coordinator
Institute for Academic Development
Creative Things I Love include learning, poetry, yoga, being vegan and mindfulness.