2016-17 Innovative Teaching Showcase
Welcome to the Innovative Teaching Showcase, a series publication created by WWU's Center for Instructional Innovation. In this Critical Thinking issue, we honor the work of several instructors, Ed Love, Bidisha Biswas, and Mark Neff. Consider what critical thinking means in academia and explore how crucial it is for students to refine these skills in the current cultural climate. For more on the theme, see Critical Thinking by Brian J. Bowe, the Ideas collection, insights from additional instructors in the Profiles section, and our accompanying Critical Thinking Toolkit.
Critical thinking is that mode of thinking — about any subject, content, or problem — in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing it... It presupposes assent to rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use. It entails effective communication and problem-solving abilities, as well as a commitment to overcome our native egocentrism and sociocentrism.CriticalThinking.Org