Special Issue "Creativity and Learning Analytics in K-12 Education"

Dear Colleagues:

1) As a widespread digital transformation of work and society takes hold, creativity is becoming established as a key 21^st century competency. Without a well-honed capacity for creativity and complex problem solving, school leavers are forced to compete with AI and sophisticated cyber-physical systems for jobs. Conversely, those school leavers who are adept at creativity are in demand in industries tackling novel and unprecedented problems in an unpredictable and rapidly changing world, making creativity a central focus of K-12 education. However, while a great deal is known about creativity in education, many questions remain, not least ones requiring answers to move creativity from a niche topic to a central element of every child’s education. If creativity is to be embedded successfully in K-12 education, it requires strong support from educational technologies, particularly learning analytics.

2) The aim of this Special Issue is to shine a light on the practical issues urgently requiring tackling if creativity is to be developed on a wide scale throughout K-12 education. It is important to determine what problems must be solved to move creativity from a niche topic—for example, as a component of gifted programs—to an essential element of the education of every child at every level, and what technological support, for example, from learning analytics, would be necessary to support this transition?

3) Suggested themes:

• Barriers to creativity in K-12 education;
• Teaching for creativity in K-12 education;
• Teaching with creativity in K-12 education;
• Large-scale creativity assessment in K-12 education;
• Educational technologies and creativity in K-12 education;
• Learning analytics and creativity in K-12 education.

Prof. Dr. David Cropley
Prof. Dr. George Siemens
Prof. Dr. Maarten De Laat
Dr. Rebecca Marrone
Guest Editors

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• creativity
• education
• educational technologies
• learning analytics