Pooling Resources on Critical Thinking
In December 2006 the Minnesota State University Mankato Initiative to Promote Excellence in Student Learning (IPESL) project provided faculty with a competitive grant opportunity to develop instructional, support or assessment methods to improve students' critical thinking. Their projects posted on their website provide faculty with critical thinking resources such as a Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric, a video stream of renowned educator Stephen Brookfield speaking on developing critical thinking skills in students and Dr. Stewart Ross speaking on integrated course design. Included on the site is a comprehensive handout with background information on critical thinking, classroom activities, classroom research techniques, ideas on how to assess critical thinking and an extensive bibliography. Content from workshops presented by Barbara Millis on promoting critical thinking should be added soon along with her many handouts.
All of this information can be found at: http://www.mnsu.edu/grants/ipesl
Once you've had a chance to digest MSU's thought-provoking material on critical thinking, let us know your thoughts! What connections did you make to your own teaching? How can we use these resources to lead to actual changes in classroom practice? Start the discussion today by posting a comment.
ANNOUNCEMENT: COPPER colleges will engage in discussion and information sharing on critical thinking via videoconference on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 2pm (EST). Faculty from Minnesota State will present their projects. Massachusetts colleges will gather at Salem State College at noon for lunch and then join the videoconference at 2pm.
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