{"id":22057,"date":"2025-08-21T11:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T06:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/?post_type=ai-courses&#038;p=22057"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:36:27","slug":"creativity-with-ai","status":"publish","type":"ai-courses","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/ai-literacy-skills\/creativity-with-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity with AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Lesson 3: Creativity with AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lesson-overview\">Lesson overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this lesson, we\u2019ll explore creativity. What it is, how it works, and how AI can support it. We\u2019ll kick things off with insights from a recent MIT study on how AI impacts human creativity. Then, we\u2019ll break down the two-part process of creativity: generating and refining ideas. Finally, we\u2019ll show how using <strong>personas<\/strong> and a shared thinking organizer can help you get the most out of AI as a creative partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As a teacher, watch the <strong>Creativity with AI<\/strong> video independently first.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As a class, watch the video together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete Exercise 3: Practice with Personas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Play a reflection game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lesson-objectives\">Lesson objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\">By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explain how AI can support and challenge creative thinking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describe the two-fold process of creativity: generating and refining.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use personas and a thinking organizer to collaborate with AI more effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-video-3-creativity-with-ai\">Video 3: Creativity with AI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/toyl8hox1o.jsonp\" async><\/script>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script>\n<div class=\"video-wistia\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\">\n  <div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\">\n    <div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_toyl8hox1o videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\">\n      <div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/toyl8hox1o\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exercise-3-practice-with-personas\">Exercise 3: Practice with Personas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><strong>Lesson resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VCpaZtBT-xXlgFtdrt3-OyepTTK2h0kk\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Inform Personas Poster<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VKcUw_1JSEqPRInTkxQz7QYhC85Y3rQn\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Entertain Personas Poster<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1GjEHaXCqgrF4Tdpwn74VKNdY3mjEj8pL\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Persuade Personas Poster<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_eHZm8do2rdkx_vHETtIBa9s8Uwx8V54\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Personas Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Students under 13<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong>Step 1: Choose a Piece of Writing<\/strong><br>This can be from a class subject (literacy, science, social studies) or a piece you&#8217;re already working on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><strong>Step 2: Discuss<\/strong><br>Pair up and read each other&#8217;s work. Ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What creative ideas surprised you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What didn\u2019t land?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How could this improve your own writing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Rewrite with Persona<br><\/strong>Choose a persona to help rewrite it together. Reflect together: How did the persona change the tone or ideas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Students over 13<\/strong><br><strong>Step 1: Pick Your Writing<br><\/strong>Use your own writing and the <strong>AI Creative Collaboration<\/strong> thinking organizer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><strong>Step 2: Rewrite and Reflect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Try one or more personas using an LLM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflect on how it changed your writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did the AI give you new ideas? Surprising twists?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><strong>Teachers<\/strong><br>Choose a set of instructions you\u2019ve written, maybe for an assignment or class activity. Use a creative or unusual persona to rewrite it (e.g., a coach, a pirate, a stand-up comedian).<br>Ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Did this make it more engaging or clear for students?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What might you keep or adapt?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><strong>Reflection: One Word Story- Personas Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\">How it works<br>Round 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Everyone sits in a circle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One person starts the story by saying a single word.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Going around the circle, each person adds <strong>one word<\/strong> at a time to continue the story.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The goal is to collaboratively create a (usually funny or chaotic) story, one word at a time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Round 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Play again, but this time, give a persona to the group. This could be: teacher, pirate, news anchor, or something connected to your current unit of study.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Reflect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How did adding a persona change the output of the group? Why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How is this similar to or different from working with a persona using an LLM?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-next\">What\u2019s next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In lesson 4, we will explore the importance of breaking tasks down in a way that AI can understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will learn about the Brockman Prompt, a great starting point, for unpacking tasks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 3: Creativity with AI Lesson overview In this lesson, we\u2019ll explore creativity. What it is, how it works, and how AI can support it. 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