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Online College & University Courses
Los Angeles
City College English 103: Critical Thinking: http://www.snorko.org/cyberwrite/eng103/index.html
Queens University College Department of Philosophy PHL 158D: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~phil158d/index.htm
University
of Buffalo PHL 115: http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/department/philosophy/Courses/phi115e/index.html
University of Georgia
PHL 1500: http://www.phil.uga.edu/~nute/PHIL1500/
Western Institute of
Remote Viewing: http://www.remoteviewers.com/critical.html
Online Tutorials to Improve Critical Thinking
Argumentation and Critical
Thinking Tutorial: http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~act/
Blooms
Taxonomy of Critical Thinking: http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/blooms.htm
Brief
History of Critical Thinking: http://www.criticalthinking.org/university/cthistory.html
Critical
Thinking: http://www.utc.edu/Teaching-Resource-Center/critical.html
Resource of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Critical
Thinking Across the Curriculum Project: http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/index.htm
Critical
Thinking Instruction: http://www.csuchico.edu/phil/ct/ct_program.html
Resource of University of California at Chico
Critical
Thinking is... http://library.usask.ca/ustudy/critical/index.html
Resource of University of Saskatchewan
Deductive
Argument Lesson: http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/deduct/index.htm
Defining
Critical Thinking: http://www.criticalthinking.org/university/defining.html
Differences
between Critical and Non-critical Thinking Summarized: http://library.usask.ca/ustudy/critical/critnoncrit.html#top
Mind
Stretchers http://www.queendom.com/mindgames/mindstretching/allgames.html#Mind Toys
Queendom.com offers a good selection of online logic problems to test your
critical thinking.
Psychology of
Intelligence Analysis: http://www.odci.gov/csi/books/19104/index.html
An online textbook developed by the History Staff of the Center for the
Study of Intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency
San Jose State University
Tutorial Course in Critical Thinking:
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/
Santa Rosa
Junior College Tutorials: http://cate.santarosa.edu/philo/oldtutorial/first.htm
ScientificPsychic.com
Free software to test your personality, improve your finances, learn English,
and expand your mind.
Sources of Books and Materials on Critical Thinking
1Up Info - A Portal with a
Difference - Encyclopedia & Reference Resource Browse articles in all
areas of topics within Earth & Environment, History, Literature & Arts, Health &
Medicine, People, Philosophy & Religion, Places, Plants & Animals, Science &
Technology, Social Science, Law, Sports, Everyday Life, and more.
Benchmarks
Online http://www.project2061.org/tools/benchol/bolframe.htm
Benchmarks for Science Literacy, answers the question of what constitutes adult science literacy,
recommending what all students should know and be able to do in science, mathematics, and
technology by the time they graduate from high school.
A Bibliography on Creative & Critical Thinking
Compiled by Ngee Ann Polytechnic Library: http://www.np.edu.sg/library/ebooks/biblio.htm
Critical Thinking Assessments:
http://www.calpress.com/index.html
California Academic Press has the most extensive site offering this type of
assessment.
California Critical Thinking
Dispositions Inventory: http://www.calpress.com/cctdi.html
Criticalthinking.org: http://www.criticalthinking.org/default.html
For all people interested in developing their own critical thinking skills.
Critical
Thinking Books and Software: http://www.criticalthinking.com/masterindex.htm
Critical Thinking Essays, Articles, Commentary & Book Chapters:
http://www.wvu.edu/~lawfac/jelkins/thinking.html
Critical
Thinking on the Web: http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/reason/critical/
Critical
Thinking Puzzles: http://forum.swarthmore.edu/k12/k12puzzles/critical.thinking/index.html
Expand Your
Mind
http://www.scientificpsychic.com/mind/mind1.html puzzles to expand your mind
Milestones: The Critical
Thinking Company http://www.thinkmilestones.com/
A rich sources on online resources for critical thinking exploration.
The Reading and
Writing for Critical Thinking Project: http://www.uni.edu/coe/rwct/project/index1.html
This project is active in 20 countries promoting the inclusion of critical
thinking components into curriculum.
Systems Thinking Press:
http://www.systemsthinkingpress.com/
Teachchildren.com
http://www.teachchildren.com/critthin.html
Resources for curriculum in critical thinking activities.
Articles on Critical Thinking
Applying
Critical Thinking on the Job: http://members.nbci.com/cooperate/!critthi.htm
Critical
Thinking and Information Use: http://stauffer.queensu.ca/inforef/instruct/critical.htm
Critical
Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts: http://www.calpress.com/critical.html
Developing
Student Critical Thinking Abilities, Current Pedagogical Approaches: http://www.irc.uci.edu/trg/sec3.html
Efficacy
of Undergraduate Courses on Critical Thinking: http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/reason/efficacy.html
How
I Became a Skeptic: http://www.voicenet.com/~eric/phact/deeann.html
How
We Can Teach Critical Thinking: http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/eece/pubs/digests/1990/carr90.html
Strategies for
Teaching Critical Thinking: http://ericae.net/edo/ed385606.htm
Fallacy
Tutorial Pro: http://hometown.aol.com/opifexphnx/index.html
Fallacy
Zoo: http://www.primenet.com/~byoder/fallazoo.htm
Stephen's
Guide to Fallacies: http://datanation.com/fallacies/index.htm
John
Wilkins List of Fallacies: http://www.users.bigpond.com/thewilkins/fallacies.html
Soyouwanna
to Avoid Common Logical Errors? http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/logic/logic.html
Resources specific to innovation-Thinking Outside the Box
Center for
Innovation-University of North Dakota Excellent example of University
providing Technical Assistance to encourage innovative and creative new
businesses. http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/cibd/default.htm
CITE: Center
for Internet Technology in Education http://cite.ecollege.com/index.learn?action=Home
CITE is on the cutting edge of innovation in the use of the Internet and related
technology in education.
Fast
Company Magazine-Free email newsletter on Innovation Process in the
Technology Field Listing of Issues back to 1993 - Excellent resource for ideas
on innovation to use in your workspace. http://www.fastcompany.com/online/resources/backissues.html
Good Morning Thinkers
- Brain Wakeups-Free email brain stimulators. This is a rich source of
input into innovative strategies being used today in corporate America. Gets you
think outside of the box. http://www.thinksmart.com/wakeupbrain.html
Avraham Goldratt Institute-AGI is the birthplace of the Theory of Constraints (TOC). It was founded as an
educational institute in 1986 by Dr. Eli Goldratt, author of the bestseller
The Goal, It's Not Luck, and Critical Chain.
http://www.goldratt.com/
Heads Up- brings you some of the latest thinking on organizational creativity and
innovation.http://www.thinksmart.com/headsup.html
Innovation Network
- A rich resource on innovation and home to both the Heads
Up and Good Morning
Thinkers which they call Thought Stimulators. http://www.thinksmart.com/index.html
Innovation Tools Provides
resources for business innovation, creativity and brainstorming at
http://www.innovationtools.com/
Manager Tools - Ovitz
Taylor Gates Management resources for enterprise projects, offering
how-to workbooks, project plans and planning guides, tools, templates and
checklists. A valuable Management resource
Workforce.2000.net Performance
Learning and Cyberspace Education site http://www.workforce2000.net/WFWeb.html
Technology Innovation Stimulators—on the Web
Business Week: www.businessweek.com
Entrepreneur: www.entrepreneur.com
The Industry Standard: www.thestandard.com
MIT's Magazine of Innovation Technology Review: www.techreview.com
PC Magazine: www.zdnet.com/pcmag
Silicon Alley Reporter: www.siliconalleyreporter.com
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