Changing Ways Teachers Teach in an Unpredictable Climate: Engaging and Motivating Students in a Creative and Innovative Way

This paper focuses on one of the findings of a
project ‘Creativity and Innovation in Teaching in
Higher Education ’which has been to stimulate,
evaluate and promote innovative practice within
the University of Huddersfield and among its
partners.
This part of the research investigates how one of
the findings from this project has been used to
encourage and support effective innovative
practice in teaching and learning between
University staff, through the Creativity Cafés, a
practical textbook [1] and a DVD. But does
creativity enhance theory and practice for
students, or is it just the latest trend? Are teachers
willing to take risks in an educational world
measured by targets and results?