Wednesday, July 27, 2016

First online course in the SFU 55+ program

I registered for my Standup Comedy course beginning in Sept and for the first online course they have offered beginning Oct. 17.  This works out perfectly for me as we leave for Palm Springs Oct. 26.

Sounds like great fun!

LIB131 - Light Your Creative Fire: Creative Thinking Through the Arts (Online Course)
Embark on a journey of creativity, kick-start a change or find a new way of making and being. No matter where you are, physically or metaphorically, creative thinking and practice can make your life richer and more fully engaged with the world.
Creative thinking requires practice, so each week you can choose Creativity Challenges—activities in visual art, writing and music to develop your facility with the creative impulse. Since creativity also involves critical thinking, you’ll engage your ability to analyze your own work and that of others; you’ll learn methods for balancing analysis with imagination and creativity.
We will create a virtual community with online activities. Creative people understand that collaboration gives us ideas and insights we might not come up with in isolation. That’s why you will have the opportunity to post your ideas, exercises and questions to discussion forums and receive feedback from the instructor and your peers. And from your peers, you’ll see many different creative responses to the Creativity Challenges.

P.S.  My favourite teacher,  Lealle Ruhl,  is only offering the same course I took last September.  There were 75 seats available and 2 hours after registration began there were only 4 seats left.  You have  to act fast if you want to be in her classes!