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Daily Schedule for the 41st Annual International Conference


41st Annual International Conference on Critical Thinking

All Times Are Provided in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)


Note: If a Focal Session Presenter loses his or her connection at any time, please wait for them to reconnect. If the connection cannot be re-established in a timely fashion, the session will be rescheduled and its new time announced to participants via email.

Sunday, July 25 (Pre-Conference)

1:00 p.m.  -    2:15 p.m.       Pre-Conference Sessions Begin

2:15 p.m.  -    2:25 p.m.       Break

2:25 p.m.  -    3:40 p.m.       Pre-Conference Sessions Continue

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

4:40 p.m.  -    6:00 p.m.       Pre-Conference Sessions Continue

6:00 p.m.  -    6:10 p.m.       Break

6:10 p.m.  -    7:00 p.m.       Pre-Conference Sessions Continue


Monday, July 26 (Main Conference Begins)

11:30 a.m. -   11:55 a.m.     Introduction to the Conference I*

 

12:00 p.m. -   1:00 p.m.       Focal Sessions I Begin

1:00 p.m.   -   1:10 p.m.       Break

1:10 p.m.   -   2:30 p.m.       Focal Sessions I Continue

 

3:00 p.m.   -   3:25 p.m.       Introduction to the Conference II*

 

3:30 p.m.   -   4:30 p.m.       Focal Sessions II Begin

4:30 p.m.   -   4:40 p.m.       Break

4:40 p.m.   -   6:00 p.m.       Focal Sessions II Continue

 

7:30 p.m.   -   7:55 p.m.        Introduction to the Conference III*

 

8:00 p.m.   -   9:00 p.m.        Focal Sessions III Begin

9:00 p.m.   -   9:10 p.m.        Break

9:10 p.m.   -   10:30 p.m.      Focal Sessions III Continue

 

*The Conference Introduction takes place three times to accommodate attendees in various time zones across the world. The content will be identical each time, so you only need to attend once unless you need further clarification.

 

Tuesday, July 27

12:00 p.m. -   1:10 p.m.        Focal Sessions IV Begin

1:10 p.m.   -   1:20 p.m.        Break

1:20 p.m.   -   2:30 p.m.        Focal Sessions IV Continue

3:30 p.m.   -   4:40 p.m.        Focal Sessions V Begin

4:40 p.m.   -   4:50 p.m.        Break

4:50 p.m.   -   6:00 p.m.        Focal Sessions V Continue

 

8:00 p.m.   -   9:10 p.m.        Focal Sessions VI Begin

9:10 p.m.   -   9:20 p.m.        Break

9:20 p.m.   -   10:30 p.m.      Focal Sessions VI Continue

 

 

Wednesday, July 28

All Day                                 Guest Presentations Posted

 

8:00 p.m.   -   9:00 p.m.       Special Meetings on Professional Development (Interested Participants Choose One):

                                               1. K-12 - Dr. Linda Elder

                                               2. Higher Education - Dr. Gerald Nosich

                                               3. Business & Government - Dr. Brian Barnes

 

Thursday, July 29

12:00 p.m. -  1:10 p.m.        Focal Sessions VII Begin

1:10 p.m.   -  1:20 p.m.        Break

1:20 p.m.   -   2:30 p.m.       Focal Sessions VII Continue

 

3:30 p.m.   -  4:40 p.m.        Focal Sessions VIII Begin

4:40 p.m.   -  4:50 p.m.        Break

4:50 p.m.   -  6:00 p.m.        Focal Sessions VIII Continue

 

8:00 p.m.   -  9:10 p.m.        Focal Sessions IX Begin

9:10 p.m.   -  9:20 p.m.        Break

9:20 p.m.   -  10:30 p.m.      Focal Sessions IX Continue

 

 

Friday, July 30

12:00 p.m. -  1:10 p.m.        Closing Session I*

 

3:30 p.m.   -  4:40 p.m.        Closing Session II*

 

8:00 p.m.   -  9:10 p.m.        Closing Session III*

 

*The Closing Session takes place three times to accommodate attendees in various time zones across the world. The content will be extremely similar each time, so you only need to attend once unless you wish to participate multiple times.



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  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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