Teaching Critical Thinking

I am browsing the web to find ideas for my learning community----our focus is critical thinking and professional ethics for educators. I recently read an article by Dr. Laurie Fathe on Teaching for Critical Reading. Dr. Fathe provides an resourceful outline for planning instruction. Her suggestions for modeling critical thinking and barriers to critical thinking gives me much to consider. She also suggests evidence of critical thinking that will help me assess how well I implement critical thinking techniques.

Siemens' Connectivism

I immediately thought about learning theories when I heard the article's title. However, this 'connectivism' is more closely related to the relationship between 'knowledge' amidst technology and its impact on learning.

Knowledge is reviewed in the article with regards to objectivism, pragmatism, and interpretative. According to the article, objective knowledge is gained through experience; pragmatic knowledge is motivated by experience and thinking; and interpretive knowledge is constructed. I especially liked how these terms were defined and explained. I will use the explanation in my classes.

QEP First Class

I am excited about the possibilities with the QEP class. I will use techniques and suggestions

from my QEP class with my 2010-2011 learning community as well as my ECEC 3355, Developmental Reading course for Fall Semester, 2010.