Integrating Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, and Team-Building Activities into Lessons

Introduction When you look at skills that are desired for students to learn in college, creative thinking, critical thinking, and the ability to work in teams are typically on the list.In the Fall of 2016, we taught a first-year experience course grounded on practical skills to help the students be...

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Published inNACTA journal Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 100 - 101
Main Authors Settle, Quisto, Shaw, Emily
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Twin Falls North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) 01.03.2018
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Agricultural education
College students
Cooperation
Creative Thinking
Creativity
Critical thinking
Higher education
Methods
Skill development
Study and teaching
Teams
Teamwork (Workplace)
Thinking Skills
United States
United States > US
Oklahoma
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Summary:Introduction When you look at skills that are desired for students to learn in college, creative thinking, critical thinking, and the ability to work in teams are typically on the list.In the Fall of 2016, we taught a first-year experience course grounded on practical skills to help the students be successful during the rest of their college careers.While these activities might not be appropriate for all classes, similar changes to the typical course structure can help students engage with the content in a different manner, as well as allowing professors to provide their own example of creative thinking to solve problems in the workplace that we expect from college graduates.
ISSN:0149-4910