C-R-E-A-M Strategy
The C.R.E.A.M strategy for learning
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What do those letters stand for?
§ C: creative § R: Reflective § E: Effective § A: active § M: motivated
§ Creative: Have the confidence to use your individual strategies and styles, applying imagination to your learning.
§ Reflective: analyze and evaluate your own performance and draw lessons from it.
§ Effective: organize your space, time, priorities, state of mind and resources to maximum benefit.
§ Active: be personally involved and doing things, physically and mentally to make sense of what your learn.
§ Motivated: keep yourself on track using short-‐ and long-‐ term ‘goals’ or desired outcomes.
Attitudes that prevent creativity
§ It’s A Waste Of Time.
§ It’s Childish.
§ I Am Not Creative. § I can’t.
§ Approaches that foster creativity:
§ You find what you are looking for. § There is more than one right answer.
Reflective Learning
§ As
a student of higher education, you are responsible for your own progress.
§ There
are methods that help you develop yourself. One of them is writing things down. This will help you clarify your thoughts.
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What do those letters stand for?
§ C: creative § R: Reflective § E: Effective § A: active § M: motivated
§ Creative: Have the confidence to use your individual strategies and styles, applying imagination to your learning.
§ Reflective: analyze and evaluate your own performance and draw lessons from it.
§ Effective: organize your space, time, priorities, state of mind and resources to maximum benefit.
§ Active: be personally involved and doing things, physically and mentally to make sense of what your learn.
§ Motivated: keep yourself on track using short-‐ and long-‐ term ‘goals’ or desired outcomes.
Attitudes that prevent creativity
§ It’s A Waste Of Time.
§ It’s Childish.
§ I Am Not Creative. § I can’t.
§ Approaches that foster creativity:
§ You find what you are looking for. § There is more than one right answer.
Reflective Learning
§ As
a student of higher education, you are responsible for your own progress.
§ There
are methods that help you develop yourself. One of them is writing things down. This will help you clarify your thoughts.
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