STEM, Theatre Arts, and Interdisciplinary Integrative Learning

for Further Reading.- 7 The Creative Spirit.- Introduction.- What Is Creativity?.- Where Is Creativity?.- Can Creativity Be Taught?.- Crossing Boundaries: Myths, Misconceptions, and Labels.- The New Frontier: "ArtScience" Collaborations.- Creative Pathways.- The Practice of Making.- Design Thinking and Systems Thinking.- Conclusions.- References and Suggestions for Further Reading.- 8 Facing the Creative Imperative.- Introduction.- Decoding the Disciplines.- More About Decoding.- Unpacking the Language, Strategies, and Creative Process in Theatre Arts.- No Muses on Stage Please.- Beyond "Soft Skills".- Toward Effective Storytelling.- What Is an Imagistic Analysis?.- Practicing the Art of Creativity in Theatre.- Teasing Out Similarities.- Divergent and Convergent Thinking.- Various Positions on the Scientific Method.- Sharing Creative Practices: Engineering and Theatre.- Social and Professional Skills.- Walking the Walk.- Sitting at the Table of Curriculum Reform.- Conclusions.- References and Suggestions for Further Reading.- 9 Answered and Unanswered Questions.- Introduction.- Making the Case.- Looking Forward.- The Players and the Process.- Questions, Concerns, and Suggestions for Further Research.- References and Suggestions for Further Reading.- Appendix V1: Good Questions: Drawing on Theater to Educate Reflective Engineers as Civic Participants, by Alison Wood.- Appendix V2: Constructing and Performing the Self: An Interdisciplinary Course That Transforms Scholars and Selves, by Jonathan M. Adler.- Appendix V3: Contemplating Science: A New Educational Paradigm for Interdisciplinary and Integrative Learning in Engineering, by Yevgeniya V. Zastavker and Madhvi J. Venkatesh.- Appendix V4: Theater Brings Community Voice to Bear on Wicked Problems, by Sarah A. Brownell.- Appendix V5: The Three-Year Theatre Engineering Capstone Experience: Scaffolding the Integration of Theory and Practice, by Rich Dionne.- Appendix V6: Portfolios That Build Community, by Leigh Witek.- Appendix V7: Going Beneath, by Lance Gharavi.- Appendix V8: Transdisciplinary and Multimodal Live Performance Research and Integration into the Curriculum, by Daniel Fine.- Appendix V9: Data Theatre, by Rahul Bhargava.- Appendix V10: Mechanics Meets Metaphor: An Interdisciplinary Web, by Liam Hofmeister.- Appendix V11: A Heart-Brain Connection: What Giraffes Taught Me About Science and the Arts, by Virginia Anderson.- Appendix V12: Reflections, by Shane L. Collins.- Appendix V13: Catalyst Collaborative@MIT: Pictures of Practice, by Debra Wise.- Biographies.- Index.