Creativity in an Online Classroom

Creativity inspires people on many different levels. In an online classroom setting, creativity means so much more. Creativity keeps the

interest of the students and teachers alike while still providing a firm base which upon learning is the foundation. Creativity opens minds and perks interest in things that students might not otherwise have paid attention to.

The teacher’s ability to provide creative work environments or classroom work will ensure they get the student’s attention. Providing work -- which leaves the ordinary style behind -- for students to complete, not only stimulates but also helps to inspire the minds of the learners.

When a student brings creativity to the classroom he or she is going to be noticed. Teachers sit and look at the same type of assignments each and every class. Suddenly noticing something different from the rest makes the student’s work stand out. Great things can be learned through creativity.

There are multiple areas within a student’s class where s/he can incorporate some form of creativity. The online classroom provides a unique learning experience, in which some individuals may find that they are having a hard time expressing their own individual creativity. While in the classroom, each student has three main opportunities to express creativity:

1. 1. Presentations
2. 2. Papers
3. The online classroom itself

While you could group presentations and papers into one common group titled "homework," these two assignments are really a lot

more and should be treated as such. The student’s presentations and papers are typically for the instructor’s eyes only. This means the student should be as creative as possible. Never pick a subject for a paper that is common or you think has been used before. Try thinking outside the box on a subject and pick something you can relate to the topic, but that is unusual in an educational way. The subject will be the most important aspect of your presentation or paper because it provides a foundation from which the other ideas are born.