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Event and Interview

June 23, 2021 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Uncategorized

Planning to get back to a run-down of high-leverage practices next week, but if you are eager to learn more faster I’ll be doing a webinar on the topic next Tuesday, June 28th, with my colleagues at Nimblywise. You can register for the event here. And for those who can’t get enough critical-thinking talk, here’s […]

How to Win an Argument

April 5, 2021 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking

Towards the end of last year, I was approached by a company called Listenable that produces audio courses built around ten or so podcast-like lectures, each of which are around 5-10 minutes in length.  While most of the teaching I’ve done on this subject had a little more room to breathe, this format is comparable […]

Ethics Bowl

March 9, 2021 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking

For anyone interested in Ethics Bowl (or non-competitive ethics), I just kicked off a series on how critical-thinking techniques can be applied to an analysis of cases in this year’s Ethics Bowl championships.

Interview with Michael Horn and Vox

March 8, 2021 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking, Philosophy

Interviews with Michael Horn on teaching critical thinking and some thoughts at Vox over the appropriate use of skepticism.

Channeling Doubt Productively

March 3, 2021 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking, High-Leverage Teaching Practices

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series High-Leverage Critical-Thinking Teaching Practices

Like all humans, students are motivated to resolve doubt. But how can this be done in a way that leads to learning?

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