Liberal Arts in Professional Life: give examples of story from contemporary art, literature, cinema, TV, and your personal experience that address this cognitive mode of narrative and evaluate how they contribute to your sense of professional life.

Liberal Arts in Professional Life One mode of thinking is based upon narrative. Sullivan describes this mode as necessary to the renewal of professional education, especially its need to recover commitment to the meaning of public good. Thinking within a story provides an ongoing context of meaningful interaction. It integrates experience through metaphor and analogy. … Read more

Case study: who do you think is most likely to have come up with some of the most original ideas, and why?

Case study Rustin, Caprice and Sullivan have just completed the ‘alternate uses task’ by thinking about alternate uses for a brick. Rustin came up with 20 ideas, across 5 categories. Caprice came up with 16 ideas, across 2 categories. Sullivan came up with 10 ideas, across 3 categories. Who has the highest fluency score? [1 … Read more