Infusing creativity in teaching and learning: an Islamic approach

Infusion of creativity in teaching and learning is a key element in the development of any nation. It is a problem-solving technique where students learn to think “out of the box”; they learn to ‘create’ (generate new ideas, or ways of viewing things, designing, constructing, planning, producing, in...

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Main Author:	Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	L Education (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/39727/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/39727/2/20141210092540807.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/39727/4/IICI_2014_programme_book.pdf

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spelling	iium-397272018-06-11T04:55:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39727/ Infusing creativity in teaching and learning: an Islamic approach Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman L Education (General) Infusion of creativity in teaching and learning is a key element in the development of any nation. It is a problem-solving technique where students learn to think “out of the box”; they learn to ‘create’ (generate new ideas, or ways of viewing things, designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing) which is the highest level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Many Muslim scholars are of the opinion that the regress of the Islamic world was due to intellectual decline; that is, taqlid (following others and holding uncritical faith in their opinions) and jumud al-Fikr (stagnation of the mind). Therefore, the revival of Islamic civilization requires liberation of the Muslim mind from all forms of mental slavery. This paper deals with infusion of creativity in teaching and learning as a way forward for Muslims. Its objectives are twofold; firstly, to analyze the importance and significance of infusion of creativity in teaching and learning on the basis of Qur’an and Sunnah; and secondly, to highlight the objective of creativity in education from an Islamic perspective; that is, rejection of taqlid. To achieve these objectives, the paper begins with explanation of the conceptual meanings of creativity and its development in Islamic thought and heritage. It concludes with recommendations for creative teaching. Keywords: Creativity, teaching, learning, taqlid, jumud al-Fikr, education, Islamic Thought and 2014-10-20 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39727/2/20141210092540807.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39727/4/IICI_2014_programme_book.pdf Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman (2014) Infusing creativity in teaching and learning: an Islamic approach. In: 2nd International Conference on Creativity and Innovation for Sustainable Development (IICI 2014), 20th-22nd October 2014, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
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description	Infusion of creativity in teaching and learning is a key element in the development of any nation. It is a problem-solving technique where students learn to think “out of the box”; they learn to ‘create’ (generate new ideas, or ways of viewing things, designing, constructing, planning, producing, inventing) which is the highest level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. Many Muslim scholars are of the opinion that the regress of the Islamic world was due to intellectual decline; that is, taqlid (following others and holding uncritical faith in their opinions) and jumud al-Fikr (stagnation of the mind). Therefore, the revival of Islamic civilization requires liberation of the Muslim mind from all forms of mental slavery. This paper deals with infusion of creativity in teaching and learning as a way forward for Muslims. Its objectives are twofold; firstly, to analyze the importance and significance of infusion of creativity in teaching and learning on the basis of Qur’an and Sunnah; and secondly, to highlight the objective of creativity in education from an Islamic perspective; that is, rejection of taqlid. To achieve these objectives, the paper begins with explanation of the conceptual meanings of creativity and its development in Islamic thought and heritage. It concludes with recommendations for creative teaching. Keywords: Creativity, teaching, learning, taqlid, jumud al-Fikr, education, Islamic Thought and
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman
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title	Infusing creativity in teaching and learning: an Islamic approach
title_short	Infusing creativity in teaching and learning: an Islamic approach
title_full	Infusing creativity in teaching and learning: an Islamic approach
title_fullStr	Infusing creativity in teaching and learning: an Islamic approach
title_full_unstemmed	Infusing creativity in teaching and learning: an Islamic approach
title_sort	infusing creativity in teaching and learning: an islamic approach
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/39727/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/39727/2/20141210092540807.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/39727/4/IICI_2014_programme_book.pdf
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