What are the questions that fascinate you? What do you want to know?

Every time I feel fascination
I just can’t stand still, I’ve got to use her
Every time I think of what you pulled me through, dear
Fascination moves sweeping near me

— David Bowie

What are the questions that fascinate you?

This question raises the very question of questioning itself and of the relation of fascination to knowledge, to the creation of knowledge, and to the material conditions of its creation. Two sorts of questioning, both practical and speculative, grip me and pull me through. Some practical questions are: What can I do as a teacher for my students? What new tools are available to renew teaching and learning experiences? How do I and we negotiate the [End Page 59] space between technology hype and pedagogical utility in curriculum development? Also, what can I do as a senior mentor to assist other colleagues, within my institution and more generally in the profession? Finally, what can I do in my research to clarify questions that grip me so that something resembling knowledge might result? How can I negotiate the need and desire to ingest the thoughts and concepts developed by others despite the daily time limitations for reading and reflection?