LibGuides: HUM-2020 v1: Week 1 Resources

Week 1 Resources

Review the resources listed below to prepare for this week’s assignments. The resources may include textbook reading assignments, journal articles, websites, links to tools or software, videos, handouts, rubrics, etc.

5 Tips to Improve Your Critical Thinking

Computational thinking is critical thinking. View this video for an introduction to critical thinking. Questions for reflection...

1. What are five tips to improve your critical thinking?

2. Do you already use any of these tips and if so which ones?

3. What is one thing you learned from the first video that you didn’t know.

Agoos. S. (2016, Marc 15). 5 Tips to Improve Your Critical Thinking.[Video]. TedTalks.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dItUGF8GdTw

Computational Thinking

Listen to this researcher as she delves deeply into computational thinking and how it is used in the workplace and in life. Questions for reflection…

1. What are the four parts of computational thinking?

2. What are the examples the researcher gave for how computational thinking is used in the workplace and in life?

Wing, J. (2016). Computational thinking. [Video]. Microsoft Research.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Xy18YEK9M

Thinking Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills

For the textbook readings this week, read:

Section 1: Introduction and the Framework for Critical Thinking,

chapters 1-3, pages 1-16.

For reading reflection, what are the takeaways regarding critical thinking from each chapter in Section 1?

Think Smarter by Michael Kallet
Call Number: HD30.29.K35 2014eb
ISBN: 9781118864357
Publication Date: 2014-03-18
Train your brain for better decisions, problem solving, and innovation Think Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills is the comprehensive guide to training your brain to do more for you.

Kallet M. ( 2014). Thinking smarter: Critical thinking to improve problem-solving and decision-making skills. John Wiley & Son https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=cat01034a&AN=nu.EBC1656382&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=natuniv

Critical Thinking is a Noble Endeavor—a Response to Paul’s Question; An Invited Essay.

This article addresses what is critical thinking, the types of critical thinking, teaching and evaluating critical thinking and empathy’s role in critical thinking. After reading this information and applying the knowledge, you will have a better understanding of what critical thinking is and how it works.

Critical Thinking Is a Noble Endeavor–A Response to Paul's Question: An Invited Essay. Paul (2018a, 2018b) discussed the concept of critical thinking in a series of American Annals of the Deaf editorials examining how critical thinking might serve as a "springboard" to deep knowledge or wisdom and wondering if critical thinking should be viewed as a noble endeavor or hopeless cause. Paul explored three questions in which he considered (a) types of critical thinkers, (b) teaching and evaluating critical thinking, and (c) empathy's role in critical thinking. Responding to Paul, the author focuses on the same questions by summarizing Paul's view, then following with his own. He also explores the question What is critical thinking? Mostly, the author's views resemble Paul's, but he elaborates on places where he thinks gaps or possible misunderstandings exist. The author concludes that critical thinking is indeed a noble endeavor because it is not just what you think that matters, but how you think.

Finn P. (2019). Critical thinking is a noble endeavor—a response to Paul’s question; An invited essay. American Annals of the Deaf, 164(4):355-362. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.26779488&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=natuniv