C-R-E-A-M Strategy

The C.R.E.A.M strategy for learning

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What do those letters stand for?

§ C: creative § R: Reflective § E: Effective § A: active § M: motivated

§ Creative: Have the confidence to use your individual strategies and styles, applying imagination to your learning.

§ Reflective: analyze and evaluate your own performance and draw lessons from it.

§ Effective: organize your space, time, priorities, state of mind and resources to maximum benefit.

§ Active: be personally involved and doing things, physically and mentally to make sense of what your learn.

§ Motivated: keep yourself on track using short-­‐ and long-­‐ term ‘goals’ or desired outcomes.

Attitudes that prevent creativity

§ It’s A Waste Of Time.

§ It’s Childish.

§ I Am Not Creative. § I can’t.

§ Approaches that foster creativity:

§ You find what you are looking for. § There is more than one right answer.

Reflective Learning

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a student of higher education, you are responsible for your own progress.

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are methods that help you develop yourself. One of them is writing things down. This will help you clarify your thoughts.

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