Think Fast: Engaging in Critical Reflection

• Student over program

“Workers distracted by email and phone calls suffer a fall in IQ more

than twice that of marijuana smokers.”

• http://www2.myacpa.org/

First Year Seminars and Experiences...place a strong emphasis on critical inquiry, frequent writing, information literacy, collaborative learning, and

other skills that develop students' intellectual and practical competencies.

Learning Communities.... to encourage integration of learning across courses and to involve students with "big questions" that matter

beyond the classroom...

Collaborative Assignments and Projects...learning to work and solve problems in the company of others, and sharpening one's own understanding by

listening seriously to the insights of others...

Diversity/Global Learning...intercultural studies are augmented by experiential learning....

Service Learning, Community-Based Learning....a key element in these programs is the opportunity students have to both apply what they are learning in

real-world settings and reflect in a classroom setting on their experiences...

Internships...the idea is to provide students with direct experience...and to complete a project or paper...

Capstone Courses and Projects...culminating experiences require students [to] integrate and apply what they've learned...

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