Co-creating a growth mindset with female creatives in technical environments, through community learning and interactive classroom approaches.

Sayer, Jayne

Abstract

Acknowledging the under-representation of female creatives in technical careers and educational pathways, this poster explores female engagement and mindsets within creative technical environments. Building on a framework of a University of Salford immersive cinema technologies research project, the poster introduces approaches such as co-creating a learning community with the inclusion of identity and noticing (Hod, Dvir, Tueg, 2023), and considers further ideas of how to challenge fixed mindsets (Dweck, 2008; Nottingham & Larsson, 2019), in order to build confidence and technological engagement in aspiring female professionals through creative experiences within cutting-edge industrial contexts.

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: EDI Conference 2025 - The sum of many parts: Embedding intersectionality in HE practice
• Start Date: Apr 2, 2025
• End Date: Apr 3, 2025
• Acceptance Date: Jan 16, 2025
• Publication Date: Apr 3, 2025
• Deposit Date: Apr 4, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed