As instructors, we need to teach our students to become critical thinkers. We can promote critical thinking skills by asking open-ended questions, having students reflect on the topic, justify their position, find relationships between concepts, create test questions, participate in collaborate and cooperative learning and problem-based learning.
Good critical thinking skills are needed to take part in problem solving activities.
There is real value to group projects both in the process and the outcome. PBL is an excellent method for collaboration.
Critical thinking skills are very important for students to have when they get into college settings and later in the real world settings when they will have a job. I think the examples of giving students collaborative learning assignments but using real world examples for them to research using technology and present in class is a way to make them think critically and also is a good way for them to share with each other.
I learned to try to implent collaborative learning or group based activities every so often can be beneficial.
Problem based learning is one of the best ways to get students to drive their own learning and experience. They can work independently and in groups. Ideas where we take real life situations and delve deeper into how a solution can be formed. One can draw from their own experiences and use critical thinking to create solutions. Instructors can lead students into various ways to help students like; managing projects and holding leadership roles like you would do in a career. Self-directed learning to solve problems, application and analysis of course content can further one's experience in the class.
PBL is student centered. Instructors facilitate an activity and students are more apt to solve and complete these assignments.
Critical thinking is a skill that is becoming less and less utilized both in and out of the classroom. Helping students get used to critical thinking so it can become more common for them is a great idea.
"Online instructors should think about their role as a facilitator in active learning, and assist student in their progress towards being a critical thinker by giving guidelines, encouraging communication amongst students, and also by bringing different perspectives to class." This quote from the text gives an insight, after being an on-line student, and not teaching on-line it makes since why student engagement is so important.
I think giving students problem-based questions is good practice for the Carrer they want- Animal Medicine. Veterinary Assistant, and beyond.
Using problem based learning as a motivator was a new concept for me. I enjoyed learning about PBL
Critical thinking is a needed part of the work world, but there is a need for creative thinking.
critical thinking is a soft skill that most employers provide feedback that students need assistance with. I think that it Is these situations that challenge students the most.
There were many tools provided to support a critical thinking learning environment. Group activities, research and problem solving activities are some ways in which an instructor can incorporate critical thinking in the course.
Working in a field where critical thinking can be a decision between life or death and now teaching the importance of it can definitely be trying at times. Creating a space with problem based learning(PBL) where the students have to work together to solve problems and understand especially in health care there is never one right answer to a situation. Combining learning tools to engage the students like letting them be the expert through role playing and giving them activities where they have to assess their peers and themselves I find is very helpful.
Critical thinking skills are critical to a person's long-term success in many fields and many students have poorly developed critical thinking skills.
Critical thinking is an invetable result of active learning through strategies such as collaborative learning, self-relfection, group-learning, and problem-based learning. The instructor facilitates learning and students takes more control of their learning.
Whether teaching online on f2f, education must be engaging to the point of making learning fun. When education is fun, it is easier for the student to remember what was taught. When they retain the information, they are more likely to teach it to someone else.
Cooperative learning and problem based learning are important active learning models to help develop critical thinking skills. It is important to find a balance between traditional lecture and active learning to ensure students develop the necessary skills to identify and sold real world problems in their chosen field.
Laying out ground rules for students to follow is key to successful collaborative learning. Honestly, I think clear instruction is important for all activities, and what we are doing in class/why we are doing it should not be a mystery.
There should be a variety of methods to induce critical thinking. Discussions are the first, and most used, method for critical thinking, but it is surprisingly limited. Just like there are different ways people learn, there are different ways people best engage and provide feedback. You can write a well-developed response to a discussion post that uses minimal critical thinking if you know how to write well. You can also write a poorly-developed response to a post even though maximum critical thinking effort was made if you are not a good writer.
