PPT-Is Truthiness Enough? Classroom Activities for Encouraging Evidence-Based Critical Thinking

Sue Kraus Sharon R Sears and Brian L Burke Fort Lewis College Durango CO 81301 Presented By Alvin Farrel Truthiness Truthiness is also defined as the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true rather than concepts or facts known to be true . Dr Ian Willis. Educational Development . Division. Centre for Lifelong Learning. We are what we think . – the . Dhamapada. Critical - academic. Your own evidence informed judgement. Rationally argued. and the Education of . Psychologically Literate . Citizens. Diane F. Halpern and Heather A. Butler. Claremont McKenna College. The Need for Psychological Literacy. It’s a complex and . t. echnical world. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/excellence-e-learning-asking-right-questions-ken-turner-lion-?trk=hb_ntf_MEGAPHONE_ARTICLE_POST. Critical thinking. Critical Thinking. Critical thinking has to do with evaluating information and determining . John, Wolfe, PhD: . Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, School of Humanities.. Matthew Morin, PhD: . Assistant professor in the department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences and chair of the General Education Committee at DSU. . Matt . Grayson, . Josh Leonard, . & Denise . Drane. Support . for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s TUES Program: grant 942404. .. Overarching Questions. What is critical thinking?. Stella . Jones-Devitt & Jackie Cawkwell. Sheffield Hallam University. Health Warning!. Too much forced critical thinking can be harmful…. Even at the very bottom of the river, don’t stop and say to yourself, . Presentation by: . Andrea Kelly, Ph.D. .. What is Critical Thinking?. The art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it.. Paul, R. & Elder, L. (2009). . The miniature guide to critical thinking concepts and tools. Thinking Module. Activity: . Rock. . or feather?. Critical thinking . in words… . "The important thing is not to stop questioning." . - Albert Einstein. "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." . EKU will.  . graduate . informed, critical and creative thinkers who can communicate effectively. .. https://sites.google.com/site/qepcafe/. http://qep.eku.edu/. Scenario, . Decision,or. Issue. Group activity . PROFESSOR BILL LUCAS. @. LucasLearn. Looking ahead to 2021, 2024, 2027 and 2030. OECD 2030 Framework for Education. 4. Dimensional Education. Desirable Capabilities – 7Cs. Collaboration. Curiosity. and its Importance in the Curriculum. 5. th. International Scholar’s Conference. October . 30, . 2017. Henry L. Foster. What does it generally mean to be critical?. Condemnatory. Disapproving. Fault-finding. ?. Subjects to Examine. Part 1. Distinctions between the brain and the mind. Critical thinking defined. Part 2. Characteristics of critical thinkers. The role of intuition. Part 3. Basic activities in critical thinking. Patrick Finn, PhD, CCC-SLP. University of Georgia. Shelley B. . Brundage. , PhD, CCC-SLP. George Washington University. Anthony . DiLollo. , PhD, CCC-SLP. Wichita State University. Four Instructional Approaches for Developing Critical Thinking in Students. To Impact Decision Making. Indiana Department of Child Services – Child Welfare Services. General Instructions. You will need…. Notepaper. pen/pencil. timer (phone or other device). paperclips. There will be resource documents you may print/save throughout the training..