Författare: Matthew Schmidt

Brad Hokanson is a professor in Graphic Design at the University of Minnesota. He has a diverse academic record, including degrees in art, architecture, urban design, and received his Ph.D. in Instructional Technology. He teaches in the area of creative problem solving and has published research in the fields of creativity and educational technology. His most recent book is Developing Creative Thinking in Learners. He also currently is the Mertie Buckman Professor of Design Education. He won his colleges” awards for outstanding teaching in 2002 and 2008. He has recently completed research on the relationship between creativity and achievement in school children, comparing measured creativity with standardized achievement scores. He is now running his fourth massive online course on creativity for the University of Minnesota with an enrollment of over 143, 000. Previous courses each enrolled over 52, 000 learners. He served as President of the Association of Educational Communication and Technology in 2017. He has led the Summer Research Symposium since 2012, and has served as lead editor of the books for the last four volumes published with Springer.