One of the forums in the All-Class Discussions centred around technology in the 21st century. There was mention of the widely popularized video “The Shift Happens”. It ties in well with the article I read in Week 2 on using online classes to improve students’ critical thinking skills. The author had quoted Dillon (2006) as stating, “Understanding how technology works, both for and against you, is an integral part of information or media literacy” (Shenkman, 2011). This is especially important when technology is not a novelty, but a need, a way of life.
I hope to use this blog post as a resource where I can continue to compile resources for teaching critical thinking:
Papers:
Bullen, M. (1998) Participation and Critical Thinking in Online University Distance Education. Journal of Distance Education. 13(2): 1-32. Retrieved from: http://168.144.129.112/Articles/Participation%20and%20Critical%20Thinking%20in%20Online%20University%20Distance%20Education.rtf
McCoy, Martha and Scully, Patrick (2002) ‘Deliberative Dialogue to Expand Civic Engagement: What Kind of Talk Does Democracy Need?’, National Civic Review 91.2: 117– 35. Retrieved from: http://www.ncl.org/publications/ncr/91-2/ncr91-2_article.pdf
Shenkman, A.G. (2011). Online classes: improving critical thinking skills. Proceedings of the Teaching in the community colleges online conference http://etec.hawaii.edu/proceedings/.
Websites:
http://professionalpractice.asme.org/MgmtLeadership/CriticalThinking/8_Components_Critical.cfm
http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/k12/the-art-of-redesigninginstruction.cfm
Videos:
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/young-students.cfm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0JSwr_Ib7Q
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