ITLAL - Director's Credentials

Diplomas:

Ph.D. (1989) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A. (1982) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. (1979) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Public Workshops and Presentations

“Rediscovering the Disciplines through Research Fundamentals,” NC State, 2008
« De débutants à penseurs: vers un paradigme transformatif et multidisciplinaire à travers l'enquête et la découverte» , AIPU, Montpellier, France 2008
“Re-problematizing the Disciplines to Promote Critical Thinking,” University of Alaska, 2008
“Designing Courses that Foster Critical Thinking,” Castleton State University, 2008
“Re-Problematizing the disciplines: how we can transcend academe’s false priorities, POD Network Conference, Pittsburgh, 2007
“Driving High-Impact Learning,” ST University, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2007
“Strategies for Problematizing the Material of your Discipline,” Clemson University 2007
“Driving High-Impact Learning,” ST University, Aix-en-Provence, France
« L’encouragement de la pensée critique (une stratégie pour faciliter l’élaboration d’activités transformatives) », AIPU Conference, Montreal, 2007
“Data Drives Inquiry: A strategy for designing activities that promote critical thinking,” Lilly-East, Newark, 2007
“Fostering Neo-Experts,” Lilly-South plenary session, Greensboro 2007
“Teaching Critical Thinking in a Competency-based Curriculum," Universidad de Talca, Chile, 2006
“Using Inquiry Guided Methods to Elicit Critical Thinking,” North Carolina State University, 2006
“Desiging Curricula for Student Inquiry,” Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educacion, Santiago, Chile, 2006
“Designing Courses for Critical Thinking,” University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2006
“Subverting the Academic Model,” Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 2006
“Promoting Learning that Matters,” Invited workshop, ST University, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2006
“Rethinking How We Teach Beginners” Lilly South, Greensboro, 2006
“Data Drives Inquiry,” Professional and Organizational Development Network, Milwaukee, 2005
“How Should We Transform Universities?” Chilean Ministry of Education, Santiago, Chile, 2005
“Re-thinking Gateway Courses: Creating Conditions for Discovery-Learning,” New Mexico State University, 2005
“Teaching Critical Thinking in the Health Sciences,” Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, 2005
“What Every New Instructor Should Know About Critical Thinking,” PFF Session for Howard University and UT El Paso, 2005
“Designing Lessons for Critical Thinking and Discovery Learning,” University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2005
“Teaching Critical Thinking in Your Discipline,” California State University— Bakersfield, 2005
“Thinking Critically about the Teaching of Critical Thinking,” University of New Mexico, 2005
“Critical Thinking for Faculty and TA’s,” University of Notre Dame, 2005
“Building Academic Programs with a Critical Thinking Goal,” Central Piedmont Community College, 2005
“Teaching Critical Thinking at Your Campus,” POD, 2004, Montreal, Canada
Thinking Critically about the Teaching of Critical Thinking,” Michigan State University, East Lansing, 2004
“Are We Really Doing It? Critical Thinking for University Teachers,” University of Central Oklahoma, 2004
“Teaching Critical Thinking,” University of South Florida, 2004
“Three Workshops on Critical Thinking,” New Mexico State University, 2004
“What Managers Need to Know about Teaching their Employees to Think Critically” Workshop series, El Paso City Government, 2003
“Portfolios for Teachers,” Invited session, EIFEL (European E-learning) Conference, Poitiers, France, 2003
“Teaching Critical Thinking at All Levels of Education,” Conference Workshop, CAST (Consortium for American Science Teachers), El Paso, 2002
“Learning Styles: Use Them to Teach More Effectively,” Invited workshop, U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 2002
“Using the Perry Scheme to Teach Critical Thinking,” Lilly-Texas, San Marcos, 2002