Critically Thinking Through Reality: A Classic Exercise Infused with Real-World Scenarios

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According to research, critical thinking skills are not receiving the attention it warrants in university classrooms and, consequently, may be negatively impacting employees’ decision-making skills in the workplace. Some claim that universities should have a responsibility in developing students’ critical thinking skills. In this very interactive session, participants will learn how to take a current engaging group activity and infuse it with real life scenarios to promote students’ critical thinking skills that they can then transfer and utilize to their workplace.

Author(s):

Terry Nelson    
University of Alaska Anchorage
United States