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Unit 1 – Intro to Critical Thinking

An introduction to critical thinking in some number of gifs.

So you find yourself in the enviable position of having signed up for a course in critical thinking with an instructor that thinks gifs are an academically acceptable form of content. Stay tuned on how that plays out.

The view of critical thinking represented here may be different from yours, and from billions of others on the planet. This view is one representation, and you are significantly encouraged (given the nature of this topic) to challenge the content in this chapter (and the rest of the workbook) and communicate (speak out) if you have a different, evidence-informed viewpoint.

The most critical element of a conversation about thinking and gifs is what you call them – jifs with a soft “g” or gifs with a hard “g.” This is an important conversation. Is this just a preference? Or is there evidence to support one option over another?

Hmmm….. (a personal critical thinking sound)

One logical place to begin an exploration of critical thinking is to define it. There are a many options for that and here are a couple of fundamental ones.

Dictionary.com, is an easy to find website to define things quickly and they have a starter concept as follows:

Critical Thinking – disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence: The questions are intended to develop your critical thinking (Dictionary.com, n.d.).

Slightly more complex, and with some backup sources, is Wikipedia’s version of critical thinking as follows:

Critical thinking is the analysis of facts to form a judgment. The subject is complex, and several different definitions exist, which generally include the rational, skeptical, unbiased analysis, or evaluation of factual evidence. Critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. It presupposes assent to rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use. It entails effective communication and problem-solving abilities as well as a commitment to overcome native egocentrism and sociocentrism (Wikipedia, “ Critical Thinking ,” n.d.)

Yes, Wikipedia. It’s a common place to start when exploring fact and information accuracy. It requires that you think critically and verify the sources used to cite the information, but it’s not the anti-academic, inaccurate, evil den of misinformation that some may claim.

A helpful media literacy expert I know named Dan Gilmor uses the phrase “trust but verify” in his work, and I think that’s an important element of critical thinking. It’s okay to initially trust a source or piece of information that someone tells you or shares with you through social media, but if you agree with Wikipedia’s notion of “rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use,” as a critical thinker you’ll want to confirm the source of the information that’s being shared with you. Generally speaking, opinionated and biased humans are a source that need a lot of verifying.

Here are some of the characteristics of a critical thinker and some of the ways that critical thinking, as a practice, might have a positive impact on your learning, relationships, and professional career.

Critical thinkers embody some or all of the following characteristics:

• They adopt a “trust but verify” attitude about information and “facts” they learn about, hear about, or view in their academic and personal environments
• They have explored a variety of go-to resources and places that they know are accurate places to verify information
• They have examined their personal biases and cultural experiences to know what might be influencing their ideas and opinions (especially their defensive, reactive, or judgmental behaviours). They are able to overcome personal biases in favour of listening, caring, and learning
• They approach the art of learning and knowing with a set of self-examined values and ethics
• They are able to listen carefully to the ideas and arguments of others without interrupting
• They have strategies for admitting they have learned something new, or posing respectful counterarguments to information they believe is inaccurate or misleading
• They can define and give examples of logic, accurate evidence, fallacy, opinion, rational practice, data-informed decision-making, and bias

These (and other) characteristics will be the focus of your course in critical thinking this semester.

Reflection Question: What would you say are some additional characteristics of critical thinkers?

As a sales pitch for why you would invest your time exploring critical thinking, please consider this…

Critical thinkers experience some or all of the following positive impacts in their practice:

• Their academic writing and communication skills are improved (they are able to provide evidence, examples, and citations for information shared as part of assignments and presentations)
• They are able to provide clear and logical arguments and be persuasive (for example when writing an employment cover letter describing how their skills align with required skills for the role)
• They know things, and they know how they know things
• They are self-informed and self-critical about their biases and are able to overcome internal reactionary behaviours in favour of emotionally intelligent interactions (often they make better friends, co-workers, and life partners)
• When and where an important personal, family, or community issues emerges, they are able to advocate, act, and speak out against dysfunctional systems and injustice

Reflection Question: What are some other positive impacts of critical thinking? What might be an unintentional negative impact of critical thinking?

This completes the first element of your course content!

Dictionary.com. (n.d.). Critical Thinking. Retrieved from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/critical-thinking?s=t

Gilmor, D. (2010). Mediactive . Self-published and released with an open Creative Commons CC BY NC SA 3.0 United States license: San Francisco, CA.

Wikipedia. (n.d.). Critical Thinking. Retrieved on August 22, 2019 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking

All Gifs for this article were found on Giphy.com and were linked from the giphy.com website and used in an editorial context for public education (which I’m very much hoping is a correct application of Fair Dealing and appropriate use for copyright elements).

Thinking, Reasoning, Relating Copyright © 2019 by Dr. Jenni Hayman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License , except where otherwise noted.

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What do you want out of life? How do you achieve your dreams for the future? These can be difficult questions to answer, but they don’t have to be with the right tools. Learn more about yourself and prepare for the future through goal setting, decision making, surviving college and career, and how to become a valuable contributing member of society. It’s your life; make it count!

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Unit 1: Personal and Professional Survival Guide

There’s a reason why Peter Pan never wanted to grow up—it’s not easy! Learning how to be responsible, communicate effectively, and prepare for a future career are just a few of the challenges on the horizon, so now is the time to start thinking about your own abilities. Do you have what it takes to be an adult? Before you answer, remember… confidence is key! You just need to adjust your perspective, set realistic goals, and put your best foot forward. By using your education wisely and advocating for yourself, no professional or personal objective is unreachable. Before you know it, your life will begin down a new road of promise and achievement. And when it does, you won’t believe how amazing it feels to blossom into the next exciting chapter of your life.

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• Explain the fundamentals of individualized learning
• Identify and implement personal skills for the Technological Age
• Understand the importance of self-advocacy and communication
• Describe the value of personal professionalism in a job setting

Unit 2: The Art of Knowing Yourself

No one said growing up was simple, which is why it is important to learn as much about yourself as possible. Being an adult is not only about responsibility and maturity—it’s about knowing what you need and how to get it. Taking care of your own mental and physical health, loving yourself, and learning how to manage stress are all valuable strategies for finding happiness and success. The regard you show for yourself often dictates the way people treat you in the outside world. And, as a result, showing yourself love, compassion, and respect are just some of the many ways you can cultivate a life filled with meaningful relationships, opportunities, and pursuits.

• Understand the value of change, both personally and professionally
• Explain the importance of self-esteem on personal development
• Implement strategies for coping with stress
• Identify symptoms of suicide and identify how to find support

Unit 3: Personal Relationships and Life Connections

Relationships come in all shapes and sizes. As you grow older, you will likely begin to realize they also play an important role in how you feel about yourself and the world around you—which is precisely why it’s so important to find healthy ones. Part of embracing adulthood is learning how to find and maintain the types of meaningful relationships you will need to live a happy and productive life. This involves understanding the role of family and how to develop positive connections with friends and acquaintances. As you come to understand more about the value of relationships, you will also gain the skills and knowledge it takes to find the type of love that lasts a lifetime.

• Explain the stages of the family life cycle and identify strategies for maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Discuss the importance of verbal, nonverbal, written, and electronic communication skills
• Understand the responsibilities of parenthood

Unit 4: Own It: Leadership and Decision-Making

Your life is comprised of the choices you make. Whether they relate to school, family, or a future career, your decisions are important and reflect your ability to think and behave like a responsible adult. They also give you the opportunity to explore the possibilities around you and to craft your dreams and goals into just about anything you want. Learning leadership skills and understanding how to care for yourself and those around you gives you the power to find your own potential for greatness and future success.

• Explain the importance of leadership skills
• Understand the larger process of decision-making
• Identify the skills involved in problem-solving and management
• Appreciate how leadership and decision-making skills affect personal and professional environments

Unit 5: Managing Your Resources and Money

There’s no easy way to talk about money. It is, hands down, one of the most challenging and complex aspects of being an adult. Knowing how to plan effectively for a bright financial future is no simple task, but it can be achieved with the right strategies. If you identify how best to earn and save money, you will equip yourself with the ability to protect yourself, while also setting yourself up for a secure financial future. So, even though money can be a daunting topic, taking charge of your life and your success demands the ability to see it for what it is—just another challenge of the adult world.

• Describe the importance of financial planning and management
• Identify key financial resources and how they can be protected
• Explain how taxes and benefits affect income and credit
• Understand how certain life choices foster financial security

Unit 6: Life in the 21st Century

Your biggest asset as an adult is your ability to think for yourself. The quality of your life—with its many areas of work, relationships, and personal goals—depends greatly on your critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills. This includes being a team player who demonstrates character, grit, and integrity, as well as working cooperatively and effectively with those around you. Understanding and developing these core abilities is a giant step in the direction of adulthood and one that will leave you feeling more capable, confident, and ready to face the challenges ahead.

• Explain components of critical thinking
• Identify what makes an effective team member
• Explain the importance of interpersonal skills in business settings
• Understand how to work cooperatively with others to achieve goals

Unit 7: Love Your Body Inside and Out

Your body is the perfect symbol of impending adulthood. Physically, it grows and changes over time to meet your ever-evolving needs, offering you increased strength and ability. As your mind and spirit emerge from childhood into a more mature state, so too does your body in many wonderful, new ways. And with these physical shifts comes a host of new responsibilities, all of which will factor into your health and how you feel from day to day. Taking care of your body, mind, and spirit is one of the most important challenges of adulthood. With the freedom to govern your own body comes the obligation to care for it in many different ways. Once you begin to understand more about what your body needs to thrive, you can give yourself the very best gift of all—wellness!

• Describe the many benefits of nutrition and self-care
• Identify the dangers and ramifications of substance abuse
• Understand the importance of safe sex
• Explain the key transitions related to adulthood

Unit 8: What Now? Finding Your Next Steps

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about being an adult, it’s the importance of planning ahead. Life is full of all sorts of different responsibilities and plans, many of which will demand your attention and effort. Because when it comes to planning your future, you will need to bring your A-game, your most determined mind, and the best of yourself. It is arguably one of the most exciting and important challenges you will face. Identifying your own priorities and goals is just the first step to cultivating your own professional abilities and interests. There will be lots to keep in mind—from goal-setting to keeping up high personal standards—as you move forward into the next chapter of adulthood. Creating a balance between your different roles will become more critical as you emerge into the world, prepared to meet the numerous challenges ahead.

• Explain how personal standards affect life choices
• Understand the importance of developing a personal life plan
• Identify ways to prepare for future opportunities and goal-setting
• Discover strategies for managing the roles and responsibilities of family, career, and community

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• Poster-board or butcher paper
• Timer – either an actual stopwatch or a timer on your phone
• Blank Paper
• A friend or family member to help with various activities and demonstrations
• Magazines and/or printer for images in U3 activity

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Critical Thinking Questions

Name at least three reasons to study anatomy and physiology.

For whom would an appreciation of the structural characteristics of the human heart come more easily: an alien who lands on Earth, abducts a human, and dissects his heart, or an anatomy and physiology student performing a dissection of the heart on her very first day of class? Why?

Name the six levels of organization of the human body.

The female ovaries and the male testes are a part of which body system? Can these organs be members of more than one organ system? Why or why not?

Explain why the smell of smoke when you are sitting at a campfire does not trigger alarm, but the smell of smoke in your residence hall does.

Identify three different ways that growth can occur in the human body.

When you open a bottle of sparkling water, the carbon dioxide gas in the bottle form bubbles. If the bottle is left open, the water will eventually “go flat.” Explain these phenomena in terms of atmospheric pressure.

On his midsummer trek through the desert, Josh ran out of water. Why is this particularly dangerous?

Identify the four components of a negative feedback loop and explain what would happen if secretion of a body chemical controlled by a negative feedback system became too great.

What regulatory processes would your body use if you were trapped by a blizzard in an unheated, uninsulated cabin in the woods?

In which direction would an MRI scanner move to produce sequential images of the body in the frontal plane, and in which direction would an MRI scanner move to produce sequential images of the body in the sagittal plane?

If a bullet were to penetrate a lung, which three anterior thoracic body cavities would it enter, and which layer of the serous membrane would it encounter first?

Which medical imaging technique is most dangerous to use repeatedly, and why?

Explain why ultrasound imaging is the technique of choice for studying fetal growth and development.

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Critical Thinking Unit 1: Think About it Quiz!

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Which critical thinking skill is based on logic and reason?

Information Gathering

Open-Mindedness

Which of the following skills is NOT needed for critical thinking?

Open-mindedness

What is the goal of decision-making?

To expand your intuition

To choose a course of action

To take relatively quick action

To define heuristics to use

Which critical thinking skill involves the desire to learn new things?

Information-gathering

What is a shortcut used to make a quick decision called?

What phrase best describes critical thinking?

Using logic and reason to analyze arguments

Evaluation of information to form a conclusion

Using a process to solve an issue

Identifying strong arguments in information

During critical thinking, the evaluation of information should be unbiased.

Which decision-making method usually allows you to make better choices?

During critical thinking, the evaluation of information should use some emotions.

Brian really likes cars. He has a job that is far away from where he lives. Brian is buying a new car. After looking at many different cars, he buys a low-mileage, jet-black sports car . What decision-making method did Brian most likely use?

Which three words best describe the skill of information-gathering?

Logic, reason, and conclusion

Find, record, and organize

Curiosity, care, and questions

Unbiased, unemotional, and factual

Asking tough questions is an important aspect of curiosity

Which of the following is a key to curiosity?

Use logic and reason.

Ask many questions

Analyze information

Draw quick conclusions

Before school, Kyle could not find his cell phone. Kyle tells his mom that he's already looked everywhere. Mom knows that Kyle sometimes looks at his phone in bed before falling asleep. She decides to look under his bed and finds the phone. What decision-making method did Kyle's mom most likely use?

Which critical thinking skill is used to gain new insight into your thinking?

Open-Mindness

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