Wikipedia defines curiosity as "a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning...". This idea is the key to developing a strong understanding of the possibility of technology. A fundamental underlying principle of technology is it's ability to allow a learner to guide themselves. To allow them to discover new ideas and applications. To give them the opportunity to find a niche they love and learn everything there is to know about it.
My experience has shown me that there are two types of people in this world (with regard to technology). People that just want to be told how to do something vs. people who wish to explore and discover on their own. This later group are the people that drive innovation, take themselves to new levels of understanding and transform organizations. Teachers that only wish to be told which applications to use will only develop a basic technological literacy. They will continue to carry on with their same "tried and true" methods of teaching and only use technology when they are told to. It is the teachers that are curious about the possibilities of technology that will go seek out new tools and ideas. They will be the ones that wonder "How can I use this tool to transform my students' learning?" They are the ones that spend nights simply searching for new ideas, talking to their PLN and scrolling through Twitter. Why? To feed their curiosity.
So the next step for me is to figure out how to spread this curiosity to others. Anyone have any ideas?
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