2. SESSION OUTLINE
Introduction to the topic
The Goal of Education
Workplace Skills
Intellectual Curiosity and Leadership
Thinking Minds
Conclusion
Questions/Discussion
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3. It’s Time to Talk
Exercise 1 (Group)
Why do we teach?
What’s happening in our classrooms?
What’s the purpose of education?
Are we hitting the mark?
What are the missing pieces?
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4. Education Should:
According to Baehr (2013) education should
aim to foster:
Curiosity
Open-mindedness
Attentiveness
Intellectual carefulness
Intellectual courage
Intellectual rigor
Intellectual honesty
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5. Education Should
Extend knowledge application
Be committed to the life of the mind
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SKILLS NEEDED IN THE
WORKPLACE
7. SKILLS SOUGHT BY TOP RECRUITING
FIRMS FOR 2017
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS
CREATIVITY
INTELLECTUAL ENERGY(CURRIOSITY)
CRITICAL THINKING
ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE
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8. TOP 5 PERSONALITY TRAITS EMPLOYERS
HIRE MOST:
PROFESSIONALISM 86%
HIGH-ENERGY 78%
CONFIDENCE 61%
SELF-MONITORING 58%
INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY 57%
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9. Why did curiosity kill
the cat? What did the
cat do wrong?
What is intellectual
curiosity?
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10. CURIOSITY IS THERE…….SOMEWHERE
HUMAN BEINGS ARE PROGRAMMED TO BE
CURIOUS
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11. Intellectual Curiosity Defined
It’s the characteristic ability to question,
challenge, look at an issue from multiple
perspectives, seek more information before
rushing to judgment, raise questions, deliberate,
and craft well- reasoned arguments (Maki, 2002).
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13. WHAT HAPPENED?
Fear of looking unintelligent or ignorant
Mocked in school
Ignored
Bullied
Not challenged
Life struggles
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14. WHAT’S NEEDED
Colleges and universities must reignite the spirit
of curiosity in our students
Curiosity in the workplace fosters innovation and
change
A curios leader have greater retention on
employees and adds to the profitability of the
organization.
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15. Exercise 2
WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER?
1. Select you favorite manager or person in a management
position (President of the US, president of an organization, or
any other person in a leadership role).
2. What made you select him/her?
3. What characteristics do they exhibit?
4. What makes them standout as an exemplary leader?
5. What do you think you need to do to be more like him/her?
6. Are we fostering these skills in our students?
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17. The 7 Traits of Intellectually Curious
Leaders
1. Challenge the status quo
Push for examples of the extraordinary
Reject the mundane
Appreciate the varied
Push for creativity
Get outside of the box
Incorporate exercises that force creativity
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18. The 7 Traits of Intellectually Curious
Leaders
2. They build high performing networks, not teams
Use networks to accomplish assignments in the classroom
Use different groups for different assignments
Draw out individual strengths
Create roles for each individual based upon strength
3. They seek to build careers of the people around them
Have students encourage each other
Exercise on group support
Discussions on how to incentivize others
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19. The 7 Traits of Intellectually Curious
Leaders
4. They are risk takers
Entrepreneurs
Not rash
Promote experimentation
Test the boundaries of possibility without fear
5. They ask the right questions
They cut through politics
And Legacy driven points of view
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20. 6. They promote openness of discourse
A good idea is a good idea
A bad idea is a bad idea
No matter where they come from
7. They are effective at combining dreams with details
They are doers not just thinkers
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The 7 Traits of Intellectually Curious
Leaders
22. Bringing Intellectual Curiosity into the
Classroom
Education: rigorous,
Demanding, stretch
Student thinking,
provide more than
a short term grasp
of concepts
Intellectual
curiosity
Education: Should be
Personal, attentive,
care for who students are
and hope to become
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23. Help Students to Know Themselves
Students are disengaged, disillusioned due to life circumstances and
experiences that prevent them from actively engaging in learning.
They are critically illiterate; although they have access to a lot of
information, yet they don’t know how to manage it.
We must equip them with the skills to survive to:
Think critically
Develop a sense of identity
To have confidence in their own potential
(Source: Bathina, 2013)
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24. Course Material
Subject matter should have structural complexity and
rigor:
Understanding requires:
Effort
Reflection
Concentration
Persistence
Application to life
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25. Curiosity Requires
Observing
Defining
Amassing
Acquiring
Selecting
Omitting
Creating
Presenting
Assessment of the material or
Object being considers
Developing intellectual
curiosity takes time!
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28. BRING THE WORLD INTO THE CLASS
Include facts
and statistics
Value diversity
Promote change
Seek the greater
good
Life application
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29. Changing the Class
Take time to investigate an issue that is interesting to the
student(s).
Ask questions about random aspects of the world.
Don’t stop at the surface level, peel back the layers,
and get to the core of an issue.
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30. wisdom
An enriching life
Innovation &
creativity
When curiosity is focused, it leads to:
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31. BENEFITS OF POSSESSING INTELLECTUAL
CURIOSITY
Ability to problem solve
Dedication to being a life learner
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32. Conclusion
Helping our students to become intellectually
curious
Will invigorate our classrooms
Help students to achieve success
Develop leaders that are transformational
Innovate the business community
Change the world for the greater good
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34. References
Baehr, J. (2013). Educating for Intellectual virtues: From theory to practice.
Journal of Philosophy of Education, 47(2).
Bapat, V. (2014). The 7 Traits of Intellectually Curious Leaders. Digitallist
Magazine, SAP.
Bathina, J. (2013). Before setting a course to learn know thyself. Phi Delta
Kappan, 95.
Fisher, K. (2000). Curiouser and Curiouser: The virtue of wonder. Boston
University, Journal of Education, 182(2).
Maki, P. (2002). Moving from paperwork to pedagogy, channeling intellectual
curiosity into a commitment to assessment. Retrieved from
http://www.aahea.org/bulletins/articles/paperwork.htm on 10/14/2016.
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