"Critical thinking is "the art of thinking about your thinking while you are thinking in order to make your thinking better: more clear, more accurate, or more defensible (Paul, Binker, Adamson, and Martin (1989)".
Boy, did I laugh when I read the first part of that statement! It reminded me of a blonde joke and a conversation with one of my favourite colleagues. You see we are both blondes and the discussions we engage in are anything but light. Reflecting on one such recent discussion I had said to her, "I think that the reason people make jokes about blondes is because what we say and think goes over most people's heads".
Some great learning this week in the PIDP 3250 Discussion Forums on the topic of Critical Thinking and a video I highly recommend. At first I wasn't sure if it was for me until a couple of slides into the presentation and then it hit home and has me thinking it just might be the holy grail of critical thinking!
"Using the Tools of Critical Thinking for Effective Decision Making" by Dr. Linda Elder, May 20, 2015, Complimentary Academic Webinar presented by the Foundation for Critical Thinking
Some great learning this week in the PIDP 3250 Discussion Forums on the topic of Critical Thinking and a video I highly recommend. At first I wasn't sure if it was for me until a couple of slides into the presentation and then it hit home and has me thinking it just might be the holy grail of critical thinking!
"Using the Tools of Critical Thinking for Effective Decision Making" by Dr. Linda Elder, May 20, 2015, Complimentary Academic Webinar presented by the Foundation for Critical Thinking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REW3uV18YTw
Dr Linda Elder has presented this information in a very interesting way that is applicable to anyone who is examining their life choices and has a desire for a happier future. Here is a short list of some of the wise things she has to share with us:
- There are hidden reasons that affect our ability to make good decisions that we can't afford not to notice.
- Adhere to intellectual standards to reach good decisions not rely on what others tell us is the good decision.
- Anything worth learning is going to take some time!
- Cultivate your own mind...do one thing well every day...one idea you bring into your thinking and give it life...race is for the tortoise not the hare and we need lots more tortoises to better the world in which we live in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=122&v=RKHjR5j5Fmg
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