Creative pedagogy for computer learning: eight effective tactics

Do your students seem uninterested in learning about computing? Do they complain that the subject matter has no relevant application to the "real world"? Do they appear baffled, bored, and inattentive? Your mission as a creative facilitator is not to assign a grade; your mission is to educate students to think, learn, and make new connections they never thought possible. A teacher's guidance, constructive feedback, and facilitated instruction should pave the way for students to meaningfully bridge prior knowledge with new knowledge. In this article, the authors suggest eight essential tactics on how teachers might teach creatively, particularly with respect to computing curricula, while they enjoy the teaching and learning processes and reap the pleasures of getting students to think creatively and productively in a complex information world.