Heath LeBlanc decided to use the book in his freshman engineering orientation course as a means to instill a curious mindset in his students. One outcome that developed from the faculty discussions is presented with more detail, so that you can begin to consider how this book may be used on your campus.īased on the small group meetings on Curious (and, more generally, curiosity), Dr. Human behaviourist and author of ‘Curious, Ian Leslie (Ben Stevens) As Leslie explains, curiosity shapes us from the start the first toys we play with, the ways we touch them, shake.

In these meetings, faculty discussed how themes and ideas from Curious relate to pedagogy and ultimately how to implement activities in the classroom to stimulate the curiosity of our students. Bryan Boulanger used the book as a tool for faculty development, engagement, and networking to promote KEEN and entrepreneurial mindset across campus through a. The Small Group Grant supported six meetings during the Spring 2015 semester, held at the Inn at Ohio Northern. Faculty at Ohio Northern University (ONU) decided to use Ian Leslie’s book, Curious, to begin a campus wide discussion concerning the important role of curiosity in learning. The diversity of participant backgrounds and areas created a great mix to discuss curiosity and means of engaging our students in different disciplines.

In each of my books I hold some aspect of human psychology or behaviour up to the light and examine it from many angles. The backgrounds of faculty spanned psychology, religion, English, chemistry, law, business, and pharmacy, with at least one representative from each of College of Engineering’s traditional disciplines offered at ONU (civil, mechanical, electrical, and computer). About Ian Leslie Im fascinated by humans - by the creative, combative, insightful, self-deceiving, wilful and perverse creatures that we are. The group of faculty who participated in the small group meetings was highly diverse, with 19 faculty representing all five of ONU’s colleges (including pharmacy, law, business, arts and sciences, and engineering).

Curious by Ian Leslie