It’s August, and I hope you’ve had the opportunity to take a break from the hectic academic schedule and slow down the pace. Over the last few months, I have been thinking about how we evaluate critical thinking and measure if our students are developing the skills we intend for them. In other words, how […]
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It’s the summer term and whilst we may be winding down for this academic year, I know there is a lot of planning that will be taking place for 24/25. I was thinking about objectives and how the conversation around them has changed over the last 10 years. What I do think has remained is
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It’s June already! May has been a busy month and I have been less active on socials whilst I have been working on a few deliverables! However, exciting times as it’s almost time for series 3 of Talking CriticalEd! It’s been a few months since I have released a new series. I have decided to
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It’s May and we are in deadline season for a lot of HE and FE courses. I wanted to focus on the various layers of critical thinking today. As I have mentioned before, the term ‘critical thinking’ often leaves both students and educators pondering exactly what it is made up of. I aim to unravel
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When it comes to critical thinking, there are always so many questions that follow it. One of the first questions I looked into was whether we are born with critical thinking skills. To explore this idea, I think we have to first take ourselves over to an example to illustrate. We have all probably seen
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Lockdown and the pandemic may now, in 2024 feel like a distant memory that we would all rather forget, however, not all teaching and learning has resumed its in-person delivery. Online vs Offline, what’s the difference? While it may not be readily apparent, I believe there are subtle distinctions in critical thinking between an in-person
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The million dollar question which I don’t have a definite answer to (disclaimer)! What I do have are some thoughts on measuring! Can Critical Thinking be Measured? There has been a long-standing debate on if critical thinking can be measured. What I always try to remember when I am talking about critical thinking with educators
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For those who are novices, here is a quick history lesson! Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who is most famous for his work on ethics. Today, we talk of the ‘Socratic method or Socratic questioning.’ One of the most interesting facts about Socrates is that he spread his ideas through his students instead of writing. One of his most famous students was Plato. Plato was able to spread Socrates’ ideas via discussions with others. Socrates played a pivotal role in advocating for questioning and fostering critical self-reflection.
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We are in mid-January and I have delivered my first set of workshops for the year! It was great to start 2024 by connecting with educators teaching on T-Levels. Reflecting on the conversations I had with these educators, I thought about how we can nurture a culture for critical thinking skills to grow and develop.
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Those of you who have worked closely with me since I started working independently will know it has long been a goal of mine to change how I work to reflect the society we are in today. I have been passionate about making changes to my website so that you as the user can access
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