Encouraging Critical Thinking

David Gooblar observes that a powerful narrative can cause people to disregard facts . He offers listening and Socratic dialog as a vital tool for developing the critical thinking of students.

My takeaway from this article is that an online classroom (and perhaps broadcast media as a whole) makes this type of dialog much more difficult. Instructors must be very intentional if they wish to develop critical thinking in their online students.

-DD