From a workshop by Deborah Healey in December 201

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Critical
Thinking
and
YouTube
Deborah Healey,
dhealey@uoregon.edu
American English Institute
Department of Linguistics
University of Oregon

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Overview
 What you know
 Elements of CT
 Different types of videos
 Bloom’s taxonomy and video tasks

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What do you think now?
 What is critical thinking?
 What are some characteristics of CT?
(Think, Pair, Share)

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Definitions of CT:
Paul & Elder
Critical thinking is that mode of thinking — about any
subject, content, or problem — in which the thinker
improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully
analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing it. Critical
thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored,
and self-corrective thinking. It presupposes assent to
rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command
of their use.
Foundation for Critical Thinking: http://criticalthinking.org

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Elements of critical thinking
 Thinking independently
 Fairmindedness
 Intellectual humility
 Clarifying issues
 Listening critically
 Examining assumptions
 http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/strategy-list-35-
dimensions-of-critical-thought/466

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Watch - humor
 1st viewing: What is going on?
 2nd viewing: What is unexpected?
 Discussion: Was this funny? Why or why
not?
 Do you speak English? ol
 If All Movies had Internet ol
 If All Movies had Smartphones ol

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Watch - opinion
 1st viewing: What is going on?
viewing: What is the woman’s point of
 2nd
view? What is the point of view that she
doesn’t like?
 Discussion:Whose opinion do you agree
with, and why?
 And now you know – non-smoker ol

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Watch - debate
 Vocabulary: vegan, omnivore
 1st viewing: What are the points of view?
 Discussion: Whose opinions do you agree with, and
why?
 2nd viewing: What do you think now? Did your ideas
change?
 The Doctors: Vegans vs Meat Eaters ol
 The Meat and Dairy Drug ol
 Philip Wollen: Animals Should be Off the Menu

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Digital literacy – movie trailers
 1st viewing: What is going on?
 2nd
viewing: What are they doing with sound
and image to affect how you feel?
 Men In Black 3 trailer ol
 Beasts of the Southern Wild trailer ol
 Oz the Great and Powerful trailer ol
 The Last Stand trailer ol

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Higher order thinking skills (HOTS)-
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Lowest
 Remembering
 Understanding
 Applying
 Analyzing
 Evaluating
 Creating
Highest

11. Cognitive Domain Verbs Products
Remembering Define, duplicate, list, name, recall, Definitions, fact charts, lists,
(Remember info) reproduce, tell, underline recitations, worksheets
Understanding Calculate, describe, discuss, expand, Drawing, paraphrasing, peer
(Explain info/ explain, identify, locate, outline, teaching, show and tell, story
concepts) report, restate problems, summary
Applying Classify, demonstrate, dramatize, Collection, interview, model
(Use information in illustrate, practice, solve, use building, presentation, role
new ways) playing, scrap book, simulate
Analyzing Appraise, compare, contrast, Chart, plan, questionnaire,
(Distinguish different differentiate, distinguish, examine, spreadsheet, summary,
parts) infer, outline, sequence, test survey
Evaluating Appraise, defend, dispute, editorialize, Critique, judgment, opinion,
(Defend concept or judge, justify, prioritize, rate, select, recommendation, report, self-
idea) support, verify evaluation
Creating Change, combine, compose, create, Puppet show, cartoon, book
(Create new) define, formulate, hypothesize, cover, multimedia, new game,
improve, invent, predict poem, skit

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Q&A
Thank you for sharing your ideas!
Deborah Healey, dhealey@uoregon.edu
https://sites.google.com/site/criticalthinkingwithvideo
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dhealey
http://www.deborahhealey.com
Thanks to Deanna Hochstein for some CT material!