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Sandra C. Johnson EDUC 8842/7102 Principles of Distance Education February 13, 2011

Sandra C. Johnson EDUC 8842/7102 Principles of Distance Education February 13, 2011. Welcome. Development of Critical Thinking Skills in Distance Education. Stephen Brookfield. Critical Thinking. essential aspects.

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Sandra C. Johnson EDUC 8842/7102 Principles of Distance Education February 13, 2011

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  1. Sandra C. JohnsonEDUC 8842/7102Principles of Distance EducationFebruary 13, 2011

  2. Welcome

  3. Development of Critical Thinking Skills in Distance Education

  4. Stephen Brookfield

  5. Critical Thinking

  6. essential aspects DispositionsCriteriaArgumentReasoningPoint of ViewProcedures for Applying Criteria

  7. Understanding • Ability to select and monitor that thinking strategies that one uses • Declarative knowledge • Understanding how individual knowledge impacts what other people know

  8. Characteristics of Critical Thinking involves asking questions, defining a problem, examining evidence, analyzing assumptions and biases avoiding emotional reasoning, avoiding oversimplification, considering other interpretations, tolerating ambiguity.

  9. How we use or obtain these skills • Model best practices • Teacher responsibilities • Stimulate thought through extending discussions • Challenge the student to research information • Create a space & time for informal and reflective thought • Provide probing questions

  10. Technology used for collaboration • Wiki • Podcast • Discussion Boards • Email • Blogs • Webquest • Video conferencing/Skpe

  11. Strategies • Require a course related journal • Positive reinforcement • Assign narrowly focused topics

  12. Student responsibilities • Increase social skills • Ask the right questions • Listen to each other • Help each other learn • Build on each other’s ideas • Construct their own understanding

  13. Conclusion More than a buzz word Intellectual Process Takes practice Thank you: Welcome Steven Broomfield

  14. Resources Arend B. Encouraging Critical thinking in Online Threaded Discussions . Journal of Educators Online 6, Retrieved from EBSCOhost Interview with Stephen Brookfield. (1994). ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 51(1), 3-17. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Bullen, Mark. (1998). Participation and Critical Thinking in Online University Distance Education. Journal of Distance Education/Revue de l'enseignement à distance: 13 , 2.[iuicode: http://www.icaap.org/iuicode?151.13.2.1]

  15. Resources • Osborne, R.E., Kriese, P., Tobey, H., Johnson, E. (2009) Putting it All Together: Incorporating “SoTL Practices for Teaching Interpersonal and Critical Thinking Skills in an Online Course. InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching 445-55 Retrieved from EBSCOhost • Lunney, M. (2008) Facilitating Critical Thinking through Online Courses. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 12(3-4) Retrieved from EBSCOhost • Visser, L (2002) Critical Thinking in distance Education and Traditional Education AECT

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