The Art of Science Learning

E-Learning ProvidersNew York, United States11-50 Employees

The Art of Science Learning is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative that uses the arts to spark creativity in science education and the development of an innovative 21st Century STEM workforce. The initiative is built on more than 15 years of work by Harvey Seifter and colleagues, exploring the impact of artistic skills, processes and experiences on learning and the innovation process. In September 2012, the NSF announced a $2.6 million Art of Science Learning Phase 2 grant titled “Integrating Informal STEM and Arts-Based Learning to Foster Innovation.” The grant funds the development of a new arts-based STEM innovation curriculum; arts-based incubators for STEM innovation in Chicago, San Diego and Worcester, Mass; experimental research to measure the impact of arts-based learning on creativity skills, collaborative behaviors and innovation outputs; a traveling art/science exhibition, and programs that engage the general public. The incubators, which launched between October 2013 and March 2014, bring together 30 cross-disciplinary innovation teams, each comprised of STEM professionals, artists, educators, business leaders and students. Expert faculty teaches the participants arts-based techniques for generating, transforming, prototyping and communicating creative ideas. The teams then apply these techniques to STEM-related civic innovation challenges (water resources in San Diego, urban nutrition in Chicago, alternative transportation solutions in Worcester), and collaborate on the development of new educational projects that integrate arts-based approaches into STEM learning. The public is engaged through art/science experiential learning, innovation symposia and prototype demonstrations linked to the incubators. In 2015, traveling interactive exhibition will reach national audiences with compelling stories about the impact of innovation at the intersection of art, science and learning.

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