Intentional Integration of Critical Thinking Instruction and Technology

Swart, Ruth

Intentional Integration of Critical Thinking Instruction and Technology

dc.contributor.author	Swart, Ruth
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-09T22:17:27Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-09T22:17:27Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-12
dc.description.abstract	Critical thinking instruction and the utilization of technology to support learning were purposefully integrated into an undergraduate course to gain understanding of instructional approaches beneficial to student learning and development of critical thinking. The ability to critically think and to gain efficiency and proficiency with the use of information and communication technology has been deemed of importance for students upon graduation and a necessity for employment in today’s work environment (Roschelle, Bakia, Toyama, & Patton, 2011). Consequently, formal instruction in critical thinking and integration of technology into education has been emphasized, denoting their importance for institutions, educators and graduating professionals (Chan, 2013; Kim, Kim, Lee, Spector, & DeMeester, 2013). The course was thus designed to include in-class and online technology-enhanced learning, using a classroom response system, Top Hat, and an online discussion forum on Desire2Learn, to facilitate the development of critical thinking. A classroom response system has potential to engage students in active learning and in eliciting immediate feedback to ascertain student understanding, application of knowledge learned, and critical thinking capability (Dallaire, 2011; Mincer, 2013; Trew & Nelsen, 2011). The online discussion forum provides students with time for absorption and reflection of course information and can contribute to more profound learning, realizing the achievement of critical thinking (Garrison, 2011; Lai, 2012; Lee & Baek, 2012). Instructor and students were asked to share their perspectives of the impact of the specific inclusion of critical thinking instruction and the types of questions and responses utilized in the course to provide information to further future instruction.	en_US
dc.description.refereed	No	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/10295
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/50580
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Nursing	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en_US
dc.title	Intentional Integration of Critical Thinking Instruction and Technology	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US

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