Think of Building a House: How Creative Reframing Invites Others Into a Conversation
Emily Sortor Emily Sortor

Think of Building a House: How Creative Reframing Invites Others Into a Conversation

In a recent job interview, I was asked to talk about a time when my “commitment to DEI led to a celebration of underrepresented voices.” I chose to talk about an experience I had while I was a teaching assistant at the University of Delaware. I’ve been exploring how creatively reframing a concept can be a powerful pedagogical tool. I think this story illustrates that idea, and how doing so can open doors to engagement with a new discipline.

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Art As Laboratory: How Art Lets Us Think and Work Differently
Emily Sortor Emily Sortor

Art As Laboratory: How Art Lets Us Think and Work Differently

What if making art and studying it can help us explore how different kinds of brains work? What would be the wider implications of this for work across different fields? People with ADHD often get cut out of fields like math and science because they don’t process the way those fields are taught, but if we get creative, perhaps this doesn’t have to be the case.

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