Thanks John ~
Though I'm familiar with the common logical fallacies and the basics of
other aspects of critical thinking you mention ...
[ -- I have a poster hanging in my office, in fact, outlining the various
logical fallacies. You can get one here: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/
I give them to friends and colleagues. ]
...what I'm *really* interested in is less about the
theoretical/philosophical/ethical aspects of information display [ not to
disparage the purely abstract or conceptual, mind you ] and more about
theory applied -- "things" [ practices? ] I can, as an
implementer/purchaser/maintainer of technologies and meat-ware based
programs, create or do to directly benefit staff and patrons. That is my
job ...I deal with constraints of time, money, people power ...etc. I need
realistic practice-able/pragmatic ways to implement within these basic
constraints. In short -- I need help with tested, implemented real world
examples of theory put in practice. OTOH ...
If you are involved in critical thinking classes where you're at --- please
share how you advertised them, average attendance, testimonials ...etc. I
will [ not kidding here ] investigate what it would take to implement a
similar program here. In one of our recent surveys a patron requested that
we offer "Ethics Training". There may be a demand and an opportunity for
making a difference.
Thanks -
Chad
On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 1:33 PM, john g marr <jmarr_at_unm.edu> wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Oct 2013, Chad Roseburg wrote:
>
> Fair enough --- it does get a bit off-topic and troll-esque in here now
>> and then. I think that "voting by participation" -- by interjecting what
>> we'd I'm interested in what real librarians are using and creating to
>> accomplish some of the goals discussed in this very thread ... [e.g]
>> training and interacting with patrons maybe?
>>
>
> Hi Chad:
>
> Since we deal with information, administrators, vendors, governments
> (e.g. politicians), the public, media distortion, and one another (etc.),
> the best training around is "mediation training." You can get from it a
> very clear understanding of the nature of disputes, disagreements,
> miscommunication and effective communication practices. Another useful
> skill to develop/teach is "active listening." And my favorite practice is
> learning/teaching about the known logical and cognitive fallacies (starting
> with articles in Wikipedia and examples from the media).
>
> Cheers!
>
> jgm
>
> John G. Marr
> Cataloger
> CDS, UL
> Univ. of New Mexico
> Albuquerque, NM 87131
> jmarr_at_unm.edu
> californiastop_at_hushmail.com
>
> ** Forget the "self"; forget the "other"; just
> consider what goes on in between. **
>
> Opinions belong exclusively to the individuals expressing them, but
> sharing is permitted.
>
--
Chad Roseburg
Automation Dept.
North Central Regional Library
Received on Wed Oct 09 2013 - 17:29:37 EDT