ABSTRACT
Like any kind of innovation, innovation in pedagogy takes new ideas and practices and brings them together in new ways to solve problems that presently do not have adequate solutions. Developing new pedagogical models, however, involves both the identification of problems and the suggestion of novel practices. The full power of pedagogy and pedagogical innovations, however, can only be evaluated by considering all the things the pedagogies are trying to achieve. The research and history of pedagogy from Plato to the modern day necessitate that critical pedagogy must consider all of these different themes of creativity simultaneously: connectivity, reflection, extension, embodiment, personalization, and scale. This approach helps create learning content and learning environments that consider all learning styles and learners’ various social and cultural backgrounds.
