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Integrating Entrepreneurship and Art to Improve Creative Problem Solving in Fisheries Education
Author(s) -
Jacobson Susan K.,
Seavey Jennifer,
Goodman Janis,
Nichols Owen C.,
Williams Lindsey C.,
MárquezGarcía Marcela,
Barbosa Olga
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1002/fsh.10351
Subject(s) - originality , brainstorming , fluency , creativity , entrepreneurship , fishing , creative problem solving , creative thinking , resource (disambiguation) , natural resource , mathematics education , flexibility (engineering) , class (philosophy) , psychology , knowledge management , computer science , business , marketing , fishery , management , political science , social psychology , computer network , finance , artificial intelligence , economics , law , biology
We adapted instructional activities from entrepreneurship and art training to improve student skills in creative problem solving in fisheries and natural resource fields. The teaching module included: (1) individual exercises that apply specific thinking strategies to improve originality, flexibility, and fluency for creative thinking; (2) group exercises using an entrepreneurial business framework for collaborative, creative problem solving that focuses on effective brainstorming and decision making; and (3) art inquiry experiences centered on creating emojis to help students explore and communicate their experiences in the field. These techniques were introduced and practiced during an undergraduate sustainable fisheries field course to creatively address topics ranging from reducing bycatch in fishing gear to sustainable fisheries management, and repeated in a graduate‐level short course for students in natural resources. Evaluation of student learning showed significant improvement in pre‐ and post‐originality scores, class performance, and positive student and faculty feedback.