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Fact or Fiction: Critical Thinking & Collaboration (7-7-25 CT)


Description
This course will run from 7/7 - 8/10/2025
Seminars will meet on Monday and Wednesday 4-5pm

By the end of this course, users should be able to...

Define critical thinking
Ask questions to discover hidden assumptions and biases
Look at an idea from multiple perspectives
Practice finding multiple solutions to a problem
Practice considering possibilities without (always) accepting them
Express an idea in a clear and concise way
Combine ideas to create new ideas (using flexible thinking)

Start Date: 07/07/2025 End Date: 08/10/2025

Content
  • This course is locked until 7/4/22 100d
  • Course Homepage
  • Course Overview
  • 20 Questions Game (Check-In)
  • Seminar Information
  • Weekly Seminars (clone)
  • Unit 1: What Is Critical Thinking?
  • Unit 1 Introduction
  • Critical Thinking
  • Critical Thinking Game: Logic
  • Turning Off Autopilot
  • Critical Thinking Game: What Changed?
  • UNIT 2: Asking the Right Questions
  • Unit 2 Introduction
  • Asking Questions
  • What Questions Do You Have?
  • What Do you Observe, Think, Wonder?
  • Questioning Game: Pick Your Candy
  • Media Literacy
  • Reality Check (Asking Questions)
  • Critical Thinking Game: What Is The Relationships?
  • UNIT 3: Multiple Perspectives
  • Unit 3 Introduction
  • Perspective Taking
  • Logic & Perspective
  • Steps to Perspective Taking
  • Empathy
  • Flexible Thinking
  • Flexible Thinking Game: Match the Example
  • UNIT 4: Reflect & Plan
  • Unit 4 Introduction
  • Reflect
  • Self-Reflection & Biases
  • Reflective Thinking & Planning
  • Peanut Butter Challenge
  • Reflective Thinking & Planning Discussion
  • Critical Thinking Game: Dwarf Giant
  • UNIT 5: Communicate, Collaborate, Connect, & Create (Synthesis)
  • Unit 5 Introduction
  • Paraphrase & Summarize
  • Communicate & Collaborate
  • Let's Communicate
  • Stop! Collaborate and Listen!
  • Connect & Create
  • Let's Practice: Communicate, Connect, & Create (clone)
  • Let's See What You've Learned!
  • 20 Questions Game (Check-Out)
  • InFlight Skills Academy Satisfaction Survey
  • Upcoming Courses
  • Questioning Game: Pick Your Candy
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "Critical Thinking Game: Logic, Critical Thinking Game: What Changed?, What Questions Do You Have?, What Do you Observe, Think, Wonder?, Questioning Game: Pick Your Candy, Reality Check (Asking Questions), Critical Thinking Game: What Is The Relationships?, Logic & Perspective, Flexible Thinking Game: Match the Example, Peanut Butter Challenge, Critical Thinking Game: Dwarf Giant, Let's Communicate, Questioning Game: Pick Your Candy"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever