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2008 Ethical Reasoning Workshop

Workshop on
Fostering Ethical Reasoning across the Curriculum

With Dr. Linda Elder

Three-Day Workshop
February 29 – March 2, 2008
DoubleTree Hotel and Marina, Near UC Berkeley, CA

Ethics is the study of decisions or behavior that benefits or harms persons and creatures. Human behavior can be either praised ethically (if someone acts to benefit the welfare of others) or criticized (when someone acts so as to harm others). Ethics is not to be confused with social convention, law, or religious beliefs. For any action to be unethical, it must deny another person or creature some inalienable right. Social convention and laws, as well as religious beliefs vary enormously along national and cultural lines. But ethical concepts and principles are universal. All educated persons, properly so called, are fundamentally ethical persons because they realize that ethical questions must be answered using ethical concepts and principles. They do not confuse ethics with other modes of reasoning.   This session will focus on fostering ethical reasoning abilities in students.  

This three-day intensive workshop provides opportunities for new or returning participants to spend several days thinking through one essential idea (or set of ideas), working that idea into their thinking, applying that idea within multiple contexts.  This workshop is designed primarily for educators and administrators, but is useful for anyone interested in the topic.

This workshop is one of two workshops for educators hosted by the Foundation for Critical Thinking February 29-March 2, 2008.  We encourage educators to attend our workshops in groups, since critical thinking is more likely to take root when approached systematically across the institution.  Therefore we offer group rates for attendance at either of these two workshops.  Group rates will be offered during the online registration process.  Please note that group rates apply to those choosing either of the two workshops: "Ethical Reasoning" or "On Richard Paul's Teaching Design."

Online registrations now Open!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW
 

In this workshop, we will utilize the Thinker's Guide to Understanding the Foundations of Ethical Reasoning.

About us…

The Center and Foundation for Critical Thinking have together hosted critical thinking academies and conferences for more than a quarter century. During that time, we have played a key role in defining, structuring, assessing, improving and advancing the principles and best practices of fair-minded critical thought in education and in society.

Throughout our work we emphasize and argue for the importance of teaching for critical thinking in a strong, rather than a weak, sense. We are committed to a clear and "substantive" concept of critical thinking (rather than one that is ill-defined); a concept that interfaces well with the disciplines, that integrates critical with creative thinking, that emphasizes the affective as well as the cognitive dimension of critical thinking, that highlights intellectual standards and traits. We advocate a concept of critical thinking that organizes instruction in every subject area at every educational level, around it, on it, and through it.

The academy will be led by Dr. Linda Elder, Fellow of the Foundation for Critical Thinking.

Workshop Rates and Schedule

Spring 2008 Critical Thinking Workshop
 Cost Per Person
EVENT OPTIONS:  IF PAID BETWEEN Oct 01 2007 AND Feb 01 2008 1 Person 2-3 people 4 or More
Spring 2008 Critical Thinking Workshop (early registration)
AVAILABLE NOW		 $480.00 $450.00 $430.00
EVENT OPTIONS:  IF PAID AFTER Feb 01 2008 and BEFORE Mar 02 2008 1 Person 2-3 people 4 or More
Spring 2008 Critical Thinking Workshop $510.00 $485.00 $460.00

Online registrations now Open!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Please note that group rates apply to those choosing either of the two workshops:  On RIchard Paul's Teaching Design or Ethical Reasoning.


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    Hotel Information

     

    **Our Room Block at the DoubleTree has been filled**

     

    We now have a room block at the Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge.  Our group rate is $133.00/ night. 

    This block rate is being held until February 25, 2008. 

    They are located at 1800 Powell Street, Emeryville, California, USA 94608.

    Please visit their website for information about their facilities, or call them directly at 1-510-658-9300.  

    **To reserve a room, please follow their step-by-step instructions below:

    1. Go to www.sanfranciscooakland.stayhgi.com.
    2. Under "Check Availability" on the right hand side, please enter your date of arrival and departure 
            (February 28-March 2, 2008).  Then, click the "GO" icon.
    3. Please scroll down to the bottom page.  Under "Group/Convention" code, please type in "FTC," and click "CONTINUE."
    4. Please select your room type, and click "CONTINUE."
    5. Then, enter your information and method of payment.  A confirmation number will be given to you, and you're all set!

    Thank you and we look forward to having you as our guest.     

    NOTE:  Please make your reservation on or before the cut-off date (February 25, 2008).



    The DoubleTree Hotel in Berkeley    , California is located on the water, overlooking the San Francisco Bay. The Berkeley Marina is ideal for conferences looking for a unique and serene location in the heart of a major metropolitan center.

    Conference Rate $124 per night during the workshop. This rate includes a full breakfast buffet everyday of the preconference and conference (including beverage and gratuity).

    This rate is available until February 11, 2008.

    For DoubleTree Hotel Reservations  

     Call the Berkeley DoubleTree Directly at 510.548.7920.  Ask for the "Critical Thinking Room Block."

     

      About the DoubleTree and Its Amenities:

    • The hotel has 370 spacious guest rooms, All with balconies or patios and many with views.
    • Check-in time is 4:00 pm.
    • All guestrooms offer high-speed internet access.
    • The hotel offers the waterside Bay Grille Restaurant and Lounge.
    • The hotel is pleased to offer the Discounted Group Rate of $124.00 per room, per night.
    • Ask for the "Critical Thinking room Block" The hotel is pleased to offer the group rate through February 1st, 2008. This rate is for a standard room and does not include tax. Marina View upgrades are available for an additional charge of $20.00 per night, plus tax.
    • In room coffee, two daily newspapers delivered, hair dryer and iron with ironing board.
    • Stay in shape at the hotel’s complimentary fitness center and miles of bayside running trails.
    • Order Room Service, to round out the pampering!
    • Complimentary shuttle service to downtown Berkeley, North Berkeley BART Station, "Trendy" 4th Street Shops, and UC-Berkeley Campus
    • ( 2 ) Staffed state-of-the-art business centers with computers, high speed internet access, copier, fax, and phone.
    • Complimentary parking for all attendees and guests!

        ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

    • The hotel offers complimentary parking for all conference guests and attendees.
    • The hotel offers complimentary use of its 2 indoor pools, and fitness center featuring a whirlpool, sauna, workout room and locker room.
    • The hotel offers complimentary local shuttle to virtually anywhere in Berkeley including the Bay Area Rapid Transit station for easy access to San Francisco.
    • For more information on interesting things to do in Berkeley visit: www.visitberkeley.com





    Please do not pass this message by.

    CRITICAL THINKING IS AT RISK.

    Here are some of the big reasons why:

    1. Many people believe that critical thinking should be free and that scholars qualified to teach critical thinking should do so for free. Accordingly, they do not think they should have to pay for critical thinking textbooks, courses, or other resources when there is "so much free material online" - despite how erroneous that material may be.
    2. There are many misguided academicians, and some outright charlatans, pushing forth and capitalizing on a pseudo-, partial, or otherwise impoverished concept of critical thinking.
    3. Little to no funding is designated for critical thinking professional development in schools, colleges, or universities, despite the lip service widely given to critical thinking (as is frequently found in mission statements).
    4. Most people, including faculty, think they already know what critical thinking is, despite how few have studied it to any significant degree, and despite how few can articulate a coherent, accurate, and sufficiently deep explanation of it.
    5. People rarely exhibit the necessary level of discipline to study and use critical thinking for reaching higher levels of self-actualization. In part, this is due to wasting intellectual and emotional energy on fruitless electronic entertainment designed to be addictive and profitable rather than educational and uplifting.
    6. On the whole, fairminded critical thinking is neither understood, fostered, nor valued in educational institutions or societies.
    7. People are increasingly able to cluster themselves with others of like mind through alluring internet platforms that enable them to validate one another's thinking - even when their reasoning is nonsensical, lopsided, prejudiced, or even dangerous.
    8. Critical thinking does not yet hold an independent place in academia. Instead, "critical thinking" is continually being "defined" and redefined according to any academic area or instructor that, claiming (frequently unsupported) expertise, steps forward to teach it.

    As you see, increasingly powerful trends against the teaching, learning, and practice of critical thinking entail extraordinary challenges to our mission. To continue our work, we must now rely upon your financial support. If critical thinking matters to you, please click here to contribute what you can today.

    WE NEED YOUR HELP TO CONTINUE OUR WORK.

    Thank you for your support of ethical critical thinking.