CETLI Seminar Room 134
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Can Teaching Critical Thinking Lead to More Constructive Classroom Conversation?
Facilitator: Dr. Louis Newman, former Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Stanford University, and Professor of Religious Studies Emeritus, Carleton College
In the current contentious moment, conversation across differences may sometimes seem nearly impossible. Focusing our students on basic elements of critical thinking, though, can be one key to fostering more open, less conflictual polarized attitudes. This discussion will explore the ways in which explicitly centering critical thinking in our teaching can facilitate students exploring divergent […]