At the Fall 2012 Assessment Day, faculty members talked about critical thinking: what it looks like, and how to encourage more of it in our students. Here are some examples that faculty in different disciplines shared during the plenary session. If you would like to add something you do to this list, please email it to Fran Glazer.

Ziqian (Cecilia) Dong, Electrical and Computing Engineering: Senior Design Projects

Mindy Haar, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Life Cycle Nutrition

David Hogsette, English: Developing Critical Thinking with Journal Writing

Joby Jacob, Life Sciences: Putting Students in the Driver's Seat

Yuko Oda, Fine Arts: The 20-Minute Challenge

Ana Petrovic, Life Sciences: Encouraging Student Engagement through Case Studies

Joanne Scillitoe, Management: Business Press Presentations

Gary Stephens, English: Critical Analysis of a Human Communication Event