43rd Conference Daily Schedule

43^rd Annual International Conference on Critical Thinking

July 23 - 28, 2023

All Times Are Provided in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

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Daily Schedule for 43rd Conference

Sunday, July 23 (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 24 (Main Conference Begins)

Before 12:00 p.m. Watch the Introductory Videos Before Attending Sessions

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

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

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

Before 3:30 p.m. Watch the Introductory Videos if You Haven’t Already

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

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

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

Before 8:00 p.m. Watch the Introductory Videos if You Haven’t Already

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

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

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

Tuesday, July 25

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 26

By 3:00 p.m. Guest Presentations Posted

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Special Meetings on Professional Development

Thursday, July 27

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 Continues

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 Continues

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 Continues

Friday, July 28

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

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Closing Session II*

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

Saturday, July 29

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Q&A with Frank Trocco: “Complementary Medicine in the Classroom: Is it Science?”

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Q&A with Michael Liebman: “The Need for Critical Thinking at the Nexus of Healthcare: Accuracy in Diagnosis”

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Q&A with Kevin O'Reilly: “Teaching Critical Thinking in U.S. History: Evaluating Sources, Cause and Effect, and Our Own Confirmation Bias”

Sunday, July 30

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Q&A with Herman van Niekerk: “The Challenges for Critical Thinking in a Postmodernist Time”

5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Q&A with Michael Parker, Britta Jensen, & Jeremy Hall: “Critical Thinking in Communities of Inquiry”

Monday, July 31

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Q&A with Heather Smigowski: “Using Reflective Practice to Enhance Critical Thinking in Online Education”

Tuesday, August 1

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Q&A with Fatiha Bazouche: “Promoting Students’ Critical Thinking Skills in Online Learning in Higher Education: From Teachers’ Perspectives”

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Q&A with Eileen Taylor: “Critical Thinking for Managers”

Thursday, August 3

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Q&A with Linda Tym: “A Clear Foundation: Critical Thinking in the Teaching of Literature”