ASSIGNMENT 1 - PART B: SPARKING CURIOSITY & ENGAGEMENT
Learning is messy... Last week, I identified some areas of interest for my independent study for LIBE477. I had way too many ideas and needed more time to focus my topic. After much reflection on what would be the most relevant, practical and engaging topic/issue, I have decided to focus my research on the following question: "How can I engage students in powerful learning that is also fun and interesting?" This overarching question then led to the following secondary questions: How can I effectively engage students with inquiry based learning (IBL) through the Genius Hour project in Social Studies? What technologies would facilitate this kind of learning? What is useful? How can IBL/Genius Hour help connect learners with other learners & experts? How can I deepen student learning through questioning? How manageable is IBL in today's context? With these questions guiding me, I am better able to organize my thoughts and research, so here we ...