Re: Critical Thinking in Practice WAS: The Return of Cards?

From: Chad Roseburg <croseburg_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:35:12 -0700
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Now you're talking! Mediation training ...hmmm. Who offers the training? Is
this online or, in person. This would indeed be a valuable service to staff.

Are there resources available to patrons through your catalog or, online
properties discussing discernment/assessment of information displays,
online resources ...etc? I see opportunities here as it fits in with the
mission of libraries [ a rabbit hole of a topic by itself ].

I went through the wikipedia articles and most of a book on logical
fallacies a few months ago ..the poster is a nice refresher ...and tasteful!

Speaking of which ...for the posters, try here:
  https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/poster

Great ideas, Thanks!

Chad


On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 3:13 PM, john g marr <jmarr_at_unm.edu> wrote:

> 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
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>  CDS, UL
>  Univ. of New Mexico
>  Albuquerque, NM 87131
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>
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-- 
Chad Roseburg
Automation Dept.
North Central Regional Library
Received on Wed Oct 09 2013 - 18:35:33 EDT