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44th Conference Daily Schedule



44 th Annual International Conference on Critical Thinking

July 21 - 26, 2024

All Times Are Provided in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)


Before July 21

1.  Before the Pre-Conference, you will receive emails on how to access the conference and how to gain complimentary access to The Center for Critical Thinking Community Online. Please ensure you read these emails (check your junk/spam folder if you don’t see them in your inbox). Please also ensure you can access the conference pages and Community Online before the Pre-Conference, in case you need help.

2.  Watch the tutorial video on how to navigate The Center for Critical Thinking Community Online, which will be used frequently during sessions.

3.  Watch the pre-recorded video "Overview of Critical Thinking."

4.  Watch Dr. Elder’s pre-recorded Introduction to Conference and Keynote Discussion, which will appear at the top of the paywalled Conference Hub.

If you need technical assistance or do not see our emails, please email us or call +1 800-833-3645.



Sunday, July 21 (Pre-Conference)

1:00 p.m.   -     2:15 p.m.         Pre-Conference Begins

2:15 p.m.   -     2:25 p.m.         Break

2:25 p.m.   -     3:40 p.m.         Pre-Conference Continues

3:40 p.m.   -     4:40 p.m.         Meal Break

4:40 p.m.   -     6:00 p.m.         Pre-Conference Continues

6:00 p.m.   -     6:10 p.m.         Break

6:10 p.m.   -    7:00 p.m.          Pre-Conference Continues


Monday, July 22 (Main Conference Begins)

Before 12:00 p.m.                  Remember to Watch the Introductory Videos Referenced at the

                                              Top of This Page

 

12:00 p.m. -    1:15 p.m.        Focal Session I

 

1:30 p.m.    -    2:45 p.m.       Focal Session II

 

3:30 p.m.    -    5:00 p.m.      Watch the following videos in preparation for the 5:15

  discussion:

·          Socratic Questioning, Part 1

·          Socratic Questioning, Part 2

·          Socratic Questioning, Part 3

·          Socratic Questioning, Part 4


5:15 p.m.    -    6:00 p.m.       Discussion on the Socratic Questioning Videos Above with

   Dr. Paul Bankes – Bring Your Questions and Insights

 

7:00 p.m.    -    8:15 p.m.       Focal Session III

 

8:30 p.m.    -    9:45 p.m.       Focal Session IV


Tuesday, July 23

12:00 p.m. -    1:15 p.m.         Focal Session V

 

1:30 p.m.    -    2:45 p.m.        Focal Session VI

 

3:30 p.m.    -   5:00 p.m.         Watch the first 1.5 hours of the following video in preparation for the 5:15 discussion:

·          Intellectual Virtues: Going Deeper – Overview & Intellectual Empathy


5:15 p.m.    -    6:00 p.m.         Discussion on the Intellectual Virtues Video Above with Dr.

     Paul Bankes – Bring Your Questions and Insights

 

7:00 p.m.    -    8:15 p.m.         Focal Session VII

8:30 p.m.    -   9:45 p.m.          Focal Session VIII


Wednesday, July 24

Throughout the Day                Guest Presentations

 

3:00 p.m.    -   4:00 p.m.         Discussion and Q&A on Professional Development in Critical Thinking with Dr. Linda
    Elder – For Anyone Interested in Discussing How to Bring Foundation for Critical
    Thinking Training to Your Institution, Department, Organization, Etc.


Thursday, July 25

12:00 p.m. -   1:15 p.m.          Focal Session IX

 

1:30 p.m.    -   2:45 p.m.         Focal Session X

 

4:15 p.m.    -   5:15 p.m.         “Connecting with Others for Long-Term Growth”:
                                               Networking Meeting Hosted by Dr. Paul Bankes

 

7:00 p.m.    -   8:15 p.m.         Focal Session XI

 

8:30 p.m.    -   9:45 p.m.         Focal Session XII


Friday, July 26

12:00 p.m. -   1:15 p.m.         Focal Session XIII

 

1:30 p.m.    -   3:30 p.m.         Watch the following video in preparation for the 3:45 discussion and closing session:

·          Intellectual Standards: Going Deeper – Evaluation Overview, Part 1

 

3:45 p.m.    -   4:45 p.m.        Discussion on the Intellectual Standards Video and Closing Session with All Focal
   Presenters

 

The Closing Session will be recorded for those in distant time zones.


 

 

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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.

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