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[ProfessionalDevelopment 2270] Re: Critical Thinking in Professional DevelopmentAlpha Computer Training and COnsulting alphact at eastlink.caFri Jul 11 15:41:22 EDT 2008
Hi Jackie, Very interesting discussion. As trainers, or even mentors, I wonder how much we really influence others in the process of critical thinking. I suspect that we can greatly influence how people think, and not just at the emotional side. I think of the farmer who sends his son out to do a task, knowing that it is not the task that he is interested in seeing done, but seeing how the son will use problem solving and critical thinking to get the job done. As instructors, we can not control how a person will think, but can we influence their thinking for the better? What about multiple input to insure that a bias is not imposed? Maybe professional development should focus on the influence we can have in the process of critical thinking? What do you think? Jeff Brown Alpha Computer Training and Consulting (902)956-2600 E-mail: info at alphacomputer.ca www.alphacomputer.ca From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Taylor, Jackie Sent: July-11-08 4:09 PM To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2265] Critical Thinking in Professional Development Dear Colleagues, This has been a fascinating discussion and I am working on a draft compilation of the wide range of ways we've said that we understand critical thinking, strategies for critical thinking and student involvement, along with links to threads of discussion sorted by theme. In the meantime I'd like to call our attention to a point Phillip made and a question Cynthia raised: What are the implications are for professional development? Do we promote critical exploration of issues in professional development and if so, how? I welcome your thoughts. Best, Jackie Jackie Taylor, List Moderator, jataylor at utk.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20080711/1b87f053/attachment.html
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