Anmeldung: A first taste of Critical Thinking [ENG]

We all think. But inevitably much of our thinking is influenced by all kinds of processes. Our thoughts are subject to biases, often badly informed, unfair, and sometimes even shamelessly prejudiced. To make matters worse, many of our decisions and actions rely on these thought processes. This means that sloppy thinking presents a huge problem. To solve this problem, one must methodically cultivate better thinking. Critical thinking is a way of improving the quality of your thinking by competently examining, considering, and reconstructing your way of thinking, thought patterns, and individual thoughts. The availability of artificially generated information of a very high quality further underlines how important it is to be able to distinguish information from misinformation and disinformation. This workshop is aimed at giving participants a first taste of some of the ways in which we can hone these skills in ourselves and in our students.

Lernziele

• Acquire a first taste of how we can further develop critical thinking skills.