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Creativity in IDC starts with imitation, which the commentary argues hatches rather than opposes creation

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q1 i? The commentary argues imitation is often wrongly dismissed as the antithesis of creation; the affection and industry that spur imitation are the same ones that hatch creativity. → Roschelle 2019

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Roschelle 2019

Roschelle, J., & Burke, Q. (2019). Commentary on Interest-Driven Creator theory: a US perspective on fostering interest, creativity, and habit in school. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 14(13). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41039-019-0107-2

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Theoretical argument in the commentary's discussion of IDC's creativity loop. The authors describe remix-like processes in which learners develop their own samples from dedicated imitations, then stack, mingle, and mold them into new combinations staged and shared publicly.

"Imitation is often dismissed as the antithesis of creation, when in fact the affection and industry that spur it are the same ones that hatch creativity."

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id imitation-hatches-creativity
title Creativity in IDC starts with imitation, which the commentary argues hatches rather than opposes creation
description Creativity in IDC starts with imitation, which the commentary argues hatches rather than opposes creation
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 2019
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-09
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