Think outside the box Enriching learning experiences through student creativity

Abstract

This activity encourages students to "think outside the box" through a non-compulsory mini bonus course assignment. Students would be given the option to complement their understanding and presentation of their final papers by visual or auditory means. By encouraging them to think outside the box, as this optional assignment was to be called, and to represent their final essay’s written arguments via a two-page comic strip (or, drawings, or collage, or set of memes) of at least 10 panels, or through a short (3 minute) musical composition, or a (minimum twenty verse) poem, the goal was to help them further develop their critical thinking skills and encourage them to express what they learn through creativity.