critical thinking

Online Learning Doesn’t Teach Students Critical Thinking

by Robert Danisch The modern research university was designed to produce new knowledge and to pass that knowledge on to students. North American universities over the last 100 years have been exceptionally good at that task. But this is not all that universities can do or should...

Here’s How to Make Your Courses Rigorous Without Assigning Piles of Homework

by KC Kulver How hard should it be to earn a college degree? When the book “Academically Adrift” appeared in 2011, it generated widespread concern that college was not effectively educating students.

teaching college is hard as shit, and students are afraid to be creative.

by Ama McKinley I’m a first semester instructor this fall, guiding 106 students as they learn Human Communication and Graphic Design. Sometimes, this job still feels like i’m being punked. When I was.

Is It Even Possible to Teach Critical Thinking to Today's College Students?

By Jenny Ortiz It's no secret that as a society, we get our basic legal information from the television show "Law & Order." When I interact with students, most cite this show along with "CSI," "NCIS" and "House" as their favorites because they're based on...

“Critical Thinking” – The Online Education Buzz-Phrase

by Robert Borger It seems to me that the new buzzword in online education is "Critical Thinking." I just completed a Webinar about the topic last month, have plenty of.

"Critical Thinking" – The Online Education Buzz-Phrase

by Robert Borger It seems to me that the new buzzword in online education is "Critical Thinking." I just completed a Webinar about the topic last month, have plenty of.

Group Work Enhances Learning

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA When you consider how the process of learning occurs within an online classroom, you are likely to find that the necessary components of learning are still required, only the format and delivery of the materials has changed. One important...

Helping Students Overcome Information Overload

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA When students begin a class they are assigned course materials, resources and a syllabus, along with additional information provided by their instructor. As the.

Purposeful Learning and Students’ Active Involvement

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Most adjuncts would agree that every student has an ability to learn and often that ability is influenced by such characteristics as motivation, persistence,.

Confessions of A Snob

By Kat Kiefer-Newman Recently, I was at a fellow adjunct's house relaxing, enjoying a glass of something sweet, and talking about dining with several other colleagues. Without any warning one of my nasty little secrets came out: I am a vegetable snob. I tried to...