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Creativity and Affect

The authors of this volume attempt to cohere the field of creativity and affect in a scholarly fashion by categorizing and characterizing some of its major features, including environmental influences; underlying processes; specific affective states; the role of atypical or pathological personalities; unconscious processes; physiological components; proactive and reactive stimuli; intrinsic motivation; eminence versus everyday creativity; and testing of assessing the affective component of creativity. The authors also examine and discuss the role that emotions, feelings and moods play in the creative process. This volume also provides a vehicle for students and psychotherapists, with which they can fully appreciate the feelings generated by the creative process and the various stages of it. How does a creator feel during its more mundane phases? Can he or she tolerate the frustration of failing and being unsuccessful most of the time? What is the real joy of achievement, success, and ultimate acceptance by ones peers in a given field? Do we have to exhibit major psychopathological features in order to achieve eminence in specific fields? What is the role of mind altering substances, mood disorders, and the like? This volume answers these questions and more. Author: Shaw, Melvin P./ Runco, Mark A./ Shaw, Melvin P. Series Title: Creativity Research Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 296 Publication Date: 1994/01/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 inches
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The trouble with education in Nigeria ? The Punch - Nigeria's Most ...

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Every day, it seems, these days, I am telling one group or the other that leadership is other -? centred behaviour. Obsession with self, the prevalent narcissism, I say often, is part of the reason we have a dearth of leaders. So, is there a select group of the altruistic from whose ranks true leaders can emerge? Not at all, to my mind. Service to others is not masochism or less love for self. Indeed for the really enlightened, it is the highest form of selfishness.

Does this sound like a confusing paradox? Not at all. Think of this. Two Governors start out. One of them just keeps thinking of No 1 because, as he read in one of Chinua Achebe?s works, the person who has escaped the rain into shelter does not want to get back there. So, determined to assure his future, after this temporary stay in public office, he abuses public trust with recklessness, piling up material goods abroad to take care of the rainy day. He does not want to imagine a time in old age when he cannot afford medical care and current wisdom is that medical care is better taken care of abroad.

The other, a very selfish Governor, knows many who lost their lives in accidents and is so protective of his good health he decides to spend money on good roads and builds a world class Trauma Hospital. The inevitable happens after they leave office. They are both in road mishaps. The first Governor, given his chunk of wealth abroad, can afford an air ambulance evacuation and it is all quickly activated. But as we know from the case of one former minister of works who also served as Military Governor, he did not make it to the hospital abroad. The other governor who left office with no savings but had done the roads and built a trauma centre is saved in the surgery of the Theatre he inaugurated. Who was more selfish?

My reference to other ? centred behaviour as the heart of the leadership phenomenon is really self interest defined in an enlightened manner. The enlightened self-interest as living selfishness in deferred gratification is a concept I have long argued needs to enter school curriculum very early. This is one part of an array of soft skills that can drive up the quality of life in our country if education planners are ready for completely rethinking education in Nigeria. I find so often that many people who have the energy, know ? how and know ? why of their specialties are unable to get the cooperation of others to work together to solve problems that challenge us in community. There is emerging a number of initiatives on finishing schools aimed at helping bridge social skills gaps but more needs to be done to fill so many gaps that reduce our effectiveness.

Just as these missing skills are debilitating of leadership so does the problem of an unreliable self-seeking, low morale, poor soft-skilled civil service.

Everywhere in Nigeria, politicians are being called names for failure to deliver. Often, it is deserved because of the absence of a clear vision and passion that can bring out the best in stakeholders. The truth, however, is that even with the best of intentions politicians will have difficulty delivering. The capacity situation in the civil service, across the country, is a frightening national emergency. Unless we deal with this urgently, the story may not change.

Nigeria is hurting because the educational system much praised in the early 1960s had gone South as Sir Eric Ashby said to Prof. Akinkugbe at Oxford just before Ashby?s death. Finding creative ways of bridging these gaps is of utmost importance if we are to save the future.

Right now, we say these challenges to execution of projects happen because of a corrupt civil service. I have given enough thought to the fact that a misconception of self love is responsible partly because these civil servants do not realise that abuse of the system for self-aggrandisement ultimately hurts them more. The ultimate gift would be to teach them to so know.

?Prof. Pat Utomi is founder of the Centre for Values in Leadership

Source: http://www.punchng.com/opinion/letters/the-trouble-with-education-in-nigeria/

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Xbox Creator: It's Hard For Sony, Nintendo & Microsoft to Ignore The ...

Ed Fries, co-creator of Microsoft?s Xbox gaming console, believes it is harder for gaming platform makers Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft to ignore the gaming and app experience that Apple has created, highlighting the iPhone and iPad maker?s creation of a platform that is easy to develop for and affordable for gamers.

In an interview with GameInformer, Fries ? who is now an advisor for the Kickstarter-funded Android gaming console Ouya?? speaks at length about how the console market still has needs that haven?t been met, that there?s a opening for an ?open console that?s digitally distributed, and it?s just not there.?

While Apple hasn?t invested in today?s console market (yet), Fries is mindful of the effect the company has had on it in the last decade, noting that it?s ?getting harder and harder for the traditional consoles to ignore the Apple kind of experience.?

By this, he means that anyone is able to develop for the platform (developers are not blocked by prohibitively expensive certification processes) and that it can cost nothing for a game to be played, let alone updated.

Fries explains:

Now, you?ve got guys who make games like Fez who can?t do an update to their game because it costs too much, if that game was on iOS that wouldn?t be a problem, but because it?s on XBLA it?s a problem.?Those kinds of ideas have to go away in the next generation. They?ll go away in Ouya, they?ll go away if Apple brings some kind of product into this space, the console makers like Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, they have to respond to that, it?s just the future.

Likewise they have to respond to the free-to-play game model, the world is changing, people want this free-to-play experience, game developers want to build free-to-play experiences and the console ecosystem has to adapt to that. It can?t just be $50 product in a box all the time.

The former Microsoft executive refers to the costs associated with updating existing titles on consoles, most notably on Xbox Live Arcade. Back in February, we reported on the hoops that console game developers have to jump through in order to roll out important changes like patching and supporting their games.

Tim Schafer, the man behind Psyschonauts, said that Microsoft charges $40,000 to put up a patch, something that smaller studios and teams might not have when it comes to ensuring their XBLA games are 100 percent playable.

Microsoft has its reasons: it?s?a?strategy?that it employs to ensure that it doesn?t find itself constantly fighting to patch hundreds of game updates, but also that it means developers make their titles as bug-free as possible before launch.

Either way, the Apple (and soon Ouya) experience is set to change that. Fries believes that Apple?s model isn?t the answer to all of the console makers problems, but acceptance and adaptability may play a key role in the success of next-generation consoles and gaming platforms.

Source: http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/11/27/xbox-creator-its-harder-for-sony-nintendo-and-microsoft-to-ignore-the-apple-kind-of-experience/

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OC Sheriff Announces That She's Battling Breast Cancer ? CBS Los ...

SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) ? Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced that she has breast cancer and will continue to work, even as she undergoes chemotherapy treatment.

At a news conference Monday, Hutchens said she was diagnosed earlier this month and doctors said her cancer was curable.

?I really believe it was caught early,? Hutchens said. ?Here?s an important message for women ? and for men, men also get breast cancer ? I had a mammogram six months ago and they found nothing, everything was fine. I found this through self-examination. I went to the doctor immediately and I had it diagnosed.?

Hutchens said she has no family history of cancer and does not smoke.

She has already undergone her first round of chemotherapy. The treatment is expected to last six to eight months.

Given that chemotherapy causes hair loss, the sheriff went on to joke that she?ll probably look good in a wig.

Hutchens said she would step back on speaking engagements but would still be able to lead.

?I?m going to be in charge, thanks to iPads, iPhones? I haven?t not been in charge since this, and I don?t plan on it. I will tell you this, I will tell the public this: If, at any time, I felt that I could not carry out my duties I would make other arrangements,? Hutchens said.

Several of her colleagues voiced their support at the news conference.

?She has proven to be a courageous leader for us, a strong leader in our organization, and we?re here to offer 100 percent support for her,? O.C. Assistant Sheriff Lee Trujillo said.

?The first thing that came to my mind is here?s just another opportunity for her to mentor women, not just in this county but all over. She?s a fighter and she?s going to do very well,? Commander Linda Solorza of the O.C. Sheriff?s Department said.

Hutchens was elected Orange County?s first female sheriff in 2008. She leads 3,600 sworn and professional staff members. Her department has jurisdiction over 12 contract cities and unincorporated areas, where nearly three-quarters of a million residents live.

?The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated, I?ll tell you that,? said Hutchens, who seemed optimistic Monday, even going on to say that she plans on running for a second term as sheriff in 2014.

Source: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/11/26/oc-sheriff-announces-that-shes-battling-breast-cancer/

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Beware of Diet Pills : Ideas For Women Health and Fitness Blog

There are a number of diet pills and diet supplements that promise the world, meaning they promise good moods while you shed the pounds. They promise that you don?t need to watch what you eat, you don?t need to exercise, and you don?t need to count calories. But do these diet pills really work?

This is what you need to know. First, research and look for the real answers, the real clinical studies, and the real opinion of your doctor before trying any magic diet pill. Second, read the label. What does the pill actually contain? Many diet pills may state they are natural or all natural but they may include caffeine or other ingredients that may make your heart race or give you a feeling of anxiety or the feeling of palpitations.

After researching, reading the labels and discussing this with your doctor, the final thing you need to do before taking any diet pill is this. Understand that weight doesn?t just melt off. It takes work. It takes sacrifice. And it may even take EXERCISE.? The more you eat or put into your body the more you have to move to burn those calories, regardless of what diet pill you decide to take.

In defense of diet pills, there are some that really do bind with fats and help your body to excrete it. There are some diet pills that suppress your appetite. And there are some that do contain natural vitamins and natural caffeine that may give you energy. But you need to understand what is in those pills so you know how other medications or foods will affect you.

The bottom line is to be healthy about weight loss. Do it with the guidance of a physician, health care provider or trainer. And eat healthy foods while you are dieting, don?t attempt to do it by taking a pill and then eating high calorie and high fatty foods and expect to loose weight. And move. Walk more, and sit less. It is a matter of health.

Source: http://blogs.ideasforwomen.com/blogs/health/2012/11/27/beware-of-diet-pills/

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Watch: Kevin McHale's Daughter Dies of Lupus Complications

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Edublog 2012 Award Nominations | Ctrl+Alt+Teach

As a newer blog on the educational block, this year is the first time I am submitting nominations for the 2012 Edublog Awards, a longterm community-based effort to recognize and promote the value of social media for educators and education. These awards truly are a way to give credit where credit is due as well as collect and share some of the best educational finds throughout the web all in an effort to improve the current state of education across the world. Personally, I am finding that just reading through the nominations themselves has led to finding amazing blogs, twitter chats, and social networks, among other things, that I have bookmarked and referenced frequently. One of my favorite blogs, Gridjumper?s Blog, is one such site I found through the Edublog Awards nomination listing. Now, I know, follow, and chat with her often, and I have learned so much about virtual words and machinima from her, enriching my own approach to education.

Don?t forget to nominate as well! Nominations are open until November 27th, 2012. ?

The following are my nominations for the Edublog 2012 Awards. I hope my readers might find something intriguing in this list as well!

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Best individual blog

This amazing blog by Dr. Scott McLeod is the first blog I check on my Google Reader in the morning. That should say enough for this nomination (I write more about him and his blog below as well).

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Best group blog

Hybrid Pedagogy is ?an academic and networked journal that combines the strands of critical and digital pedagogy to arrive at the best social and civil uses of technology and digital media in education.? Contributors come from a wide, interactive audience of all realms of education and embrace participation and social media in education. They hosted a mini-MOOC recently and established their own Twitter chat: #digped. The community is active and the ideas are emergent, exciting, research-based, and thought-provoking. Hybrid Pedagogy is not just a collaborative online journal but also a movement in the pursuit of professional and ?scholarly? blogging.

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Best new blog

EdCamp Atlanta Unconference has its inaugural event this September, but they have been actively establishing an active and amazing blog on their website that includes posts from local educators as well as national figures in education. Ed Camp Atlanta takes pride in having a blog that makes their unconference more than just a one-day-and-nothing-more event. They use their blog as an outreach and networking resource for Atlanta-area educators and should be commended for their blogging activity.

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Best ed tech / resource sharing blog

Gridjumper has been actively blogging and contributing to both the emergent topics of Game-Based Learning, Virtual Worlds in Education and Machinima to the point where her blog has become a leading authority in those topics. She is constantly sharing and contributing to the growing wealth of knowledge, especially at the helm of Machinima in education, and writes some of the most straight-forward and intriguing posts that anyone might find in an educational blog. The resources that she shares are indispensable?and very useful and her clear descriptions of easy to use albeit very emergent educational technology makes these topics palatable to even the most technology-resistant of educators.

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Best administrator blog

This blog by Dr. Brett Jacobsen, Head of School for Mount Vernon Presbyterian School in Atlanta, Georgia, features his forward-thinking and open-minded leadership style as well as his emphasis on the emergent Design Thinking movement in education. He dedicated this blog and his work to the improvement of K-12 education by using new movements, thought-processes, and research and not being afraid to experiment. He advocates a ?fail up? mentality, embracing the fearlessness and illustrating himself that not being afraid of failure can mean amazing amounts of success in your endeavors.

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Most influential blog post

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Best individual tweeter

David Kapuler shares some of the most useful and interesting content on Twitter that I frequently read, reference, and retweet. I enjoy his recommendations for #FollowFriday, which is where I find some of the most interesting EduTweeps to follow and enjoy their content.

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Best twitter hashtag

As the Game-Based Learning MOOC leaves its second iteration and goes possibly into its third iteration, the related #gamemooc hashtag and Wednesday night Tweet Chats are constantly going stronger and stronger. There is no other better hashtag, other than #gbl, that can give you the best information on games in education, MMORPGs, gamification, learning badges, virtual worlds, and so much more under the umbrella of Game-Based Learning. Also, the #gamemooc Wednesday TweetChat is in a league of its own, as there is no other TweetChat of which I am familiar that actively discusses and engages in debates regarding GBL.

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Best free web tool

What better way to have free, multiuser F2F or audio only discussions, speakers, and presentations that also includes a live stream to YouTube with backchannel chat window for including larger audiences as well as Slideshare, screenshare, interactive Google Docs in the Hangout and much more? This is a SUPERB service that more educations need to use ASAP!

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Best educational use of audio / video / visual /?podcast

EdReach is an amazingly comprehensive site featuring news and views on all points of education by the educators themselves. EdReach has ?channels? on which they host a multitude of podcasts as well as video both traditionally-recorded and Google+ Hangout on Air-recorded. The variance of perspective as well as the multiplatform usage of audio and visual is what makes EdReach extremely unique in the online social educational world, and I STRONGLY believe EdReach should receive credit for their hard work in corralling so many contributors and making their various presentation platforms function well! Not to mention that EdReach is also on web RADIO! How many educational group sites can claim that feature?

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Best open PD / unconference / webinar series?

G.A.M.E. (Gamers Advancing Meaningful Education) broke ground with their multiplatform speaker series gathering experts in games and simulations in education to speak to a large audience interested in learning more and interacting with others interested in the topic. There is no other similar free development and networking opportunity that is hosted both using Google+ Hangouts on Air as well as with a backchannel in Second Life, YouTube chat, and Twitter chat.

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Best educational use of a social network

I cannot possibly express this better than the website itself:

Gamers Advancing Meaningful Education (G.A.M.E) is an online community of global educators who game. At its core is an online synchronous gaming community. This intellectually curious network of educators develop curriculum, offer online open courses, webinars and F2F presentations on the opportunities and deeper learning that takes place in games.

G.A.M.E. is for educators who game, want to learn how to game, and want to incorporate gaming strategies into teaching and learning. Participants will become familiar with the use of massively online roleplaying games, commercial off-shelf games and sandbox genre games in their quest to innovate teaching and learning.

All educators are welcome, novice, dabbler, and hardcore gamer. Come game with us to level up on teaching and learning. It?s more than an affinity space for educators who game ? it?s a guild.

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Best mobile app

I have been a fervent fan of Remind101 for quite some time. Their fast, secure, and safe SMS text messaging for teachers is so incredibly useful (and not just for reminders!), so when they came out with their iPhone app and later with their Android app, I jumped with joy. I use this app so frequently that I have it on my first page of app icons on my iPhone. They were able to take something complex and make the app so simple to use, even for first-time users and/or educators who struggle with new technologies. They are an remarkable educational startup who heard us teachers asking for an app and responded extremely quickly.

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Lifetime achievement

Another nomination for the amazing blog by Dr. Scott McLeod. He really is one of THE most influential people in education today and has been for quite some time. He co-created the infamous ?Did You Know?? video series (aka ?Shift Happens) and constantly produces research as well as presents and keynotes. Meanwhile, he founded CASTLE (Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education) and his personal blog is incredibly riff with ideas and thoughts as well as information and motivation for those of us trying to make the change happen in education. If you are reading this list of nominations, I want to to walk away at the very least with this leader?s name and links to his work.

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Source: http://www.ctrlaltteach.com/eddies2012/

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