The way in which curiosity impacts learning is a fascinating subject, and definitely something I am curious about. This topic came up in a discussion forum I am involved in as I continue on my journey through the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program at Vancouver Community College. I enjoy discussion forums and believe they are a great way to encourage learning because they tend to make people curious about what other people in the group are going to say in their next post.
I have always believed there is a direct connection with my curiosity and my love of lifelong learning. I have always been a curious person by nature. Curiosity helps me every day in my role as a social worker and especially in my role as a facilitator of learning. Being curious has enabled me to learn more about each of these roles, and more about the people I work with, whether client or learner. Because of my own experience with curiosity I always try to encourage my learners to be curious because I want them to enjoy learning as much as I do. I include the following quote by Chip Bell in one of the course webinars I developed: "Effective questioning brings insight, which fuels curiosity, which cultivates wisdom”.
With my curiosity sparked by the discussion forum, I embarked on a little extra research about the topic of curiosity and learning. I have included a Ted Talk below that I found very interesting, especially when Matthias Gruber talks about the research being done around curiosity and learning using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He also made me curious about where I could find trees that have square trunks. If you are also curious about the answer to this question, or if you simply want to learn more about the brain science that relates to curiosity and learning, I encourage you to watch this Ted Talk. This video did a great job of satisfying some of my curiosity on this topic.
[TEDxtalks]. (2015, November 20). Matthias Gruber: This is your brain on curiosity [Video File]. Retrieved May 17, 2017 from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmaTPPB-T_s
I have always believed there is a direct connection with my curiosity and my love of lifelong learning. I have always been a curious person by nature. Curiosity helps me every day in my role as a social worker and especially in my role as a facilitator of learning. Being curious has enabled me to learn more about each of these roles, and more about the people I work with, whether client or learner. Because of my own experience with curiosity I always try to encourage my learners to be curious because I want them to enjoy learning as much as I do. I include the following quote by Chip Bell in one of the course webinars I developed: "Effective questioning brings insight, which fuels curiosity, which cultivates wisdom”.
With my curiosity sparked by the discussion forum, I embarked on a little extra research about the topic of curiosity and learning. I have included a Ted Talk below that I found very interesting, especially when Matthias Gruber talks about the research being done around curiosity and learning using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He also made me curious about where I could find trees that have square trunks. If you are also curious about the answer to this question, or if you simply want to learn more about the brain science that relates to curiosity and learning, I encourage you to watch this Ted Talk. This video did a great job of satisfying some of my curiosity on this topic.
[TEDxtalks]. (2015, November 20). Matthias Gruber: This is your brain on curiosity [Video File]. Retrieved May 17, 2017 from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmaTPPB-T_s
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