Fostering creativity in technology-enhanced learning environments: what research tells the classroom and what it does not?

Abstract

A range of theoretical work has explored the potential of digital technologies to encourage creativity in education. Teachers themselves believe that such tools can be useful in promoting students’ creative capacities across the curriculum. At the same time, research has demonstrated that technology alone will not improve learning. Fostering creativity through technology can only be effective if there is an understanding of what creativity is, how it can be nurtured and how digital tools may support this process. The present paper offers a state of the art overview of the relationships among creativity, learning, and technology to aid the implementation of technology-enhanced creativity in the classroom.