Critical Thinking/Problem Solving or Ethics

This year we will be documenting how we teach critical thinking/ problem solving or ethics across USP.

Please use this form to document how you teach critical thinking/ problem solving or ethics. We suggest that you compose your answers using your regular word processing program and then copy them on to this form.

In addition to preparing this abstract, you will need to develop a poster to display at our annual poster session in May.

Items marked with an * must be answered.

Title of teaching activity or approach *

Discipline or type of course *

Name of Implementer(s), (e.g. faculty, staff name) *

Telephone Number(s) *

Email Address(es) *

Department(s) *

Types of students for which this teaching approach works: *

Level of Students for which this teaching approach works:

Any level
General education
Advanced undergraduate
Graduate/professional

Type of course or activity where this teaching approach can be implemented: *

Lecture
Lab
Service learning
Field/clinic experience
Online class
Seminar/discussion

Size of class where this teaching approach can be implemented: *

Any size
Less than 30
31 - 69
61 - 100
Greater than

What resources do you use? *

Describe the rationale or goals of the teaching approach: *

Describe the teaching approach: *

How do you assess that the students learned critical thinking or ethics? *

Describe Student outcomes, especially learning outcomes, for critical thinking/problem solving or ethics:

Describe the implications of using this approach:

Describe any changes in the implementation since the first time you used it: *

Reflect on what is working and why it is working: *

Describe student reaction to the teaching approach: *

Will this practice be sustained within the course? *

YesNo

Will you do anything differently? *

Describe

Will you implement this teaching approach in other courses? *

YesNo

Please Explain: *

What advice would you give to other people adapting this teaching approach? *

Do you want this abstract to be considered for a Bright Idea Award? (for a description of the Bright Idea Award see http://www.usip.edu/teaching/award.shtml *

YesNo



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