Critical Thinking

Discussion Roles Transform College Asynchronous Talk

Cheryl Hancock • Dec 12 2016 • Articles

Discussion roles provide a tremendous learning and critical thinking advantage for entry level online students looking to become comfortable responding in discussion.

Neglected Yarns and New Beginnings: A Delhi Diary

Peter Vale • Jan 22 2016 • Articles

There are two paths in IR and, for all the claims of plurality, IR’s equivalent of the dirty little secret is that the margins and the mainstream seldom converge

What Is ‘Active Learning’ and Why Is It Important?

Jess Gifkins • Oct 8 2015 • Articles

Interacting with content through active learning has some compelling advantages over ‘delivery mode’ lectures. It helps to maintain student concentration & deepens learning.

Afraid to Argue

Dylan Kissane • May 7 2014 • Articles

French students find it difficult, if not impossible, to write what they ‘think’ about a subject or issue. Instead, they tend to only demonstrate how much they ‘know’.

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