Problem-solving

The Science of Problem Solving : Summary: A review of the state of our knowledge regarding problem solving. How does it work? What is insight? How can we boost our creativity and improve problem solving performance? -  See more at:  http://rs.io/2014/02/21/problem-solving.html 'via Blog this'

  Another new Open Education Resource (OER) has been made available by the School of Science and Technology, University of Northampton. Problem-Solving Author: Dr Scott Turner http://find.jorum.ac.uk/resources/19001 Details These mini lectures are intended for undergraduate computing students, for providing simple steps in problem solving before the students learn a programming language. Problem-Solving and Programming is a common first year undergraduate module on the BSc Computing Programme at the University of Northampton. This material was taken from the problem solving part of the module and provides an introduction to five topics in problem-solving. The resource can be found at:  http://find.jorum.ac.uk/resources/19001 After one week on JORUM  93 downloads  and  12 views  of the OER.

5 Steps to creative problem solving : " Creativity isn't a discipline for just designers. Ideas and creativity should come from everyone regardless of their role. Creativity can be taught" 5 Steps to creative problem solving from Digital Surgeons

BBC News - Why Minecraft is more than just another video game : Minecraft's creators revealed this week that the blocky freeform building game has 33 million users. It can easily become an obsession. 'via Blog this'

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How Making Robots Captivates Kids' Imaginations | Edutopia : 'via Blog this'

A site with collection of problem-solving news stories has been set up at : http://www.scoop.it/t/problem-solving-in-he