On Wed, 9 Oct 2013, Chad Roseburg wrote:
> I'm familiar with the common logical fallacies
Now offer a course in the fallacies through the library or your local
"continuing education" service using group discussions of material students
glean from their personal lives and from the media as examples. The
process also illustrates critical thinking.
Good for the resume however you do it!
> I have a poster hanging in my office ... outlining the
> various logical fallacies .. I give them to friends and colleagues.
Hey-- mail me one (postage refundable!). PO Box 702, Tijeras NM 87059
Check out Wikipedia for some really comprehensive lists and discussions
of the "Fallacy" (with substantiating references, of course).
> ...what I'm *really* interested in is "things" [ practices? ] I can
> create or do to directly benefit staff and patrons ... I need help with
> tested, implemented real world examples of theory put in practice.
OK, you've got the posters. For starters, be charitable and put some out
in the library lobby for folks to pick up. Amaze your bean counters with
how popular and effective they are (hopefully)!
You can encourage people to take mediation training (it's free to
staff and faculty here). It will give you lots of additional ideas.
You can search "Critical thinking--Study and Teaching" for references.
I'm working on parallels to the concepts in "Teaching about hegemony" by
Paul Orlowsky.
Cheers!
jgm
John G. Marr
Cataloger
CDS, UL
Univ. of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
jmarr_at_unm.edu
californiastop_at_hushmail.com
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Received on Wed Oct 09 2013 - 18:13:58 EDT