Free Workshop Recording and Critical Thinking Toolkit

With momentous events in 2020, including the pandemic, a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, and an upcoming election, comes a rapid rise of misinformation. How can we spot and respond to bad information? And how can librarians and instructors help college and university students do so too?  

In a recent 4-hour virtual event titled “Critical Thinking Bootcamp: Skills, tools, and resources to help patrons navigate a world of misinformation,” speakers shared their best practices and outside-the-box initiatives to support students as they learn about and research critical social issues. Sessions included a keynote address from Dr. Meredith D. Clark on equipping communities with the resources they need; three expert librarians on "Misinformation, Disinformation, and COVID-19;" as well as a series of lightning talks from attendees that touched on accessibility, statistics, and more.  

The information shared during this bootcamp will not only benefit librarians, but all educators. Watch the full recording below, view the presentation slides here, and utilize the toolkit compiled with the help of our panelists and moderator. If you have any tips of your own, tweet them using #CriticalThinkingBootcamp.  

Check out More from SAGE on Critical Thinking…

Critical Thinking: An Online Course

This course equips students with the skills and habits of critical thinking. It teaches practical techniques to help students confidently engage with sources, evidence, arguments, and reasoning. 

SAGE Research Methods

SAGE Research Methods supports training in Critical Thinking with a range of book, case study, and video content that teaches users to challenge assumptions, evaluate the validity of sources, and to consider whether data is showing causation or correlation. Students can gain foundational information and data literacy skills, as well as the basics of the research process and research methods in order to evaluate the credibility of research studies based on how it was conducted.