The Beyonder App: Designing a Website and a Mobile Application for Teachers to Integrate the Torrance Incubation Model into Classroom Content

Author

Jenna M. SmithFollow

Date of Award

5-2012

Access Control

Open Access

Degree Name

Creative Studies, M.S.

Department

International Center for Studies in Creativity

Advisor

Marie Mance

Department Home page

http://creativity.buffalostate.edu/

Abstract

E. Paul Torrance “the father of creativity” was quoted as saying “tomorrow’s world will be vastly different for today’s children. They will do kinds of work that do not exist now. This will require abilities, skills, attitudes and information that we cannot imagine today” (Torrance, 1993, p.159). Today’s world is vastly different, thus requiring creative skills and abilities to achieve success. Students growing up in today’s society are digital natives. This indicates that they do not know a world without technology advances, so technology is fully ingrained in their culture. Yet, today’s educational system has still not adapted to the idea of digital natives. Observations and research in the areas of education, creativity and technology suggest there is a need for educators to teach content areas, creativity and innovation skills as well as technology literacy to prepare students for the 21^st century. The Beyonder App, a website and mobile application, focuses on the Torrance Incubation Model of Teaching and Learning and Torrance’s creativity skill set as means for creativity integration. It is one mobile space that gives teachers the ability to easily interweave creativity skills into content areas while using the latest technology to engage today’s 21^st century learners.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Jenna M., "The Beyonder App: Designing a Website and a Mobile Application for Teachers to Integrate the Torrance Incubation Model into Classroom Content" (2012). Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects. 147.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/creativeprojects/147