Abstract
How might faculty foster student creativity in the classroom? There has been growing recognition that encouraging students’ creative potential is a worthwhile educational goal, as creativity is an intricate part of the human experience and a skill necessary for future graduates. Some course subjects are inherently creative by nature; many are not. Discovering methods in which to encourage student creativity in traditionally non-creative courses can be instructionally challenging. Student development of mood boards is one way in which to foster creativity in the postsecondary classroom.
Highlights
Called a story or presentation board, mood boards are a visual representation of an idea and “usually consist of a collection of found and/or made images fixed to a board for the purpose of presentation
Mood boards are traditionally used by fashion design professionals to showcase concepts for future fashion collections and are an important instructional component in many designrelated programs
When constructed in non-design courses, these mood boards are used as an innovative creative presentation tool that visually illustrates students’ understanding concepts and their own vision and/or interpretation of those concepts
Summary
Called a story or presentation board, mood boards are a visual representation of an idea and “usually consist of a collection of found and/or made images fixed to a board for the purpose of presentation. Not all Textiles & Apparel faculty teach design-related courses, and may not see an opportunity in which to integrate student-created mood board projects into their courses. These same faculty, may require term projects in their courses in which students deliver oral presentations using Power Point as their primary presentation tool.
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