The Foundation for Critical Thinking Workshops
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The Foundation for Critical Thinking Workshops

The Center for Critical Thinking and Moral Critique and the Foundation for Critical Thinking — two sister educational non-profit organizations — work closely together to promote educational reform. We seek to promote essential change in education and society through the cultivation of fair-minded critical thinking.   

Critical thinking is essential if we are to get to the root of our problems and develop
reasonable solutions. After all, the quality of everything we do
is determined by the quality of our thinking.

Whereas society commonly promotes values laden with superficial, immediate "benefits," critical thinking cultivates substance and true intellectual discipline. Critical thinking asks much from us, our students, and our colleagues. It entails rigorous self-reflection and open mindedness — the keys to significant changes.

Critical thinking requires the cultivation of core intellectual virtues such as intellectual humility, perseverance, integrity, and responsibility. Nothing of real value comes easily; a rich intellectual environment — alive with curious and determined students — is possible only with critical thinking at the foundation of the educational process.

We do not just advocate educational and social reform based on critical thinking, we develop and build practical alternatives. In a world of accelerating change, intensifying complexity, and increasing interdependence, critical thinking is now a requirement for economic and social survival. Join us as we strive to make critical thinking a core social value and a key organizing concept for all educational reform.

The work of the Foundation is to integrate the Center's research and theoretical developments, and to create events and resources designed to help educators improve their instruction. Materials developed through the Foundation for Critical Thinking include books , thinker's guides , videos , and other teaching and learning resources. The Foundation and Center for Critical Thinking sponsor an annual International Critical Thinking Conference , as well as advanced academies and international academies in Europe.


 

 About the Presenter: Dr. Gerald Nosich

Gerald NoischDr. Gerald Nosich is a noted authority on critical thinking and has given more than 250 workshops on all aspects of teaching critical thinking. Since the mid-1980s he has become committed to teaching critical thinking across the curriculum. He is convinced that the only way for students to learn a subject matter is to think their way through it. He is the author of Reasons and Arguments (Wadsworth, 1982).  His second book, Learning to Think Things Through: A Guide to Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum, has been translated into Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic.

Dr. Nosich has given workshops for instructors at all levels of education in Singapore, the U.S., Canada, Thailand, Lithuania, Austria, and Germany.  He has worked with the U.S. Department of Education on a project for National Assessment of Higher Order Thinking Skills; given teleconferences sponsored by PBS and Starlink on teaching critical thinking within subject-matter courses; served as a consultant/evaluator for SACS Accreditation of programs at various colleges and universities emphasizing critical thinking; and has been featured as a Noted Scholar at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of numerous articles, audio and video tapes on critical thinking. He has been Assistant Director at the Center for Critical Thinking at Sonoma State University, and is an associate of the Center and the Foundation for Critical Thinking.  Dr. Nosich is Professor Emeritus at Buffalo State College in NY, and Professor Emeritus at the University of New Orleans.

Dr. Nosich has not only focused on teaching critical thinking skills in subject-specific areas, but is also adept at teaching critical thinking across the curriculum.  Dr. Nosich is a witty presenter whose down-to-earth sense of humor adds spice to his practical insights.

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What Participants Said...

    • Concepts are applicable to teaching.
    • I have gained knowledge on the intended outcomes of workshop.
    • I get to reflect on the strategies I can adopt to stretch students' thinking.
    • Frames my approach to thinking.The central question of the course and the fundamental and powerful concepts of the course are applicable to teaching and encouraging students to think critically.
    • Gave greater insight and to some extent, validate what I am trying to do at local level.
    • Gives me a clearer idea on how to help scaffold students to think critically when doing project work.
    • It gave me an idea of how quick feedback can be given to encourage critical thinking.
    • Have a better understanding of the standards and elements of thought in critical thinking.

 


 

Upcoming Online Workshops by Dr Gerald Nosich

 

Course Code

Topic

Dates

Singapore time

Mode of Delivery

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CT78322

Foundational Workshop on Critical Thinking and Teaching for Critical Thinking (for Institutes of Higher Learning)

 

7 – 8 March 2022

9 am to 12 pm

Zoom

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CT3031522

Questioning Students and Teaching Students to Question

 

30 – 31 May 2022

9 am to 12 pm

Zoom

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CT1415322

Foundational: An Introduction to The Fundamentals of Critical Thinking & the Art of Instruction

 

20 - 21 June 2022

24-25 Nov 2022

9 am to 12 pm

Zoom

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CT56922

Teaching Students to Think Through the Content of the Course or Discipline

 

5 – 6 Sep 2022

9 am to 12 pm

Zoom

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CT16171122

Critical Thinking and the Process of Assessment

 

16 – 17 Nov 2022

9 am to 12 pm

Zoom

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CT21221122

Teaching Students to Enter, Analyze, and Evaluate Points of View

 

21 – 22 Nov 2022

9 am to 12 pm

Zoom

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For more information on the workshops, please contact Joseph Loy at email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it