Developing Employee Critical Thinking Skills

Presenter:

Judith Gay

Audience:

Faculty, Staff, Administrators

Location:

W2-47

Learning Goals: 

  1. Understand the importance of critical thinking skills
  2. Learn how to assess critical thinking skills
  3. Learn how to support development of critical thinking skills

Program Description:

This session is based on a "roadmap" created to foster the development of critical thinking skills in others. The approach includes four stages: (1) execution, (2) synthesis, (3) making recommendations, and (4) generating ideas. At each stage there is a guide for assessing the current skill level and suggestions for nudging an individual toward stronger critical thinking skills.