Share Paper: Using thinking routines to develop "crigital thinking" skills

  1. Mauro Spicci, TAMK University of Tampere (Finland), Italy

Abstract: The capacity to identify truth is an essential component of what is commonly called “critical thinking”, which involves the search for knowledge, the ability to evaluate sources of knowledge and distinguish between valid and invalid arguments, to find evidence to support our beliefs and to become lifelong learners. The aim of the paper is to reflect on the primary role played by the development of critical thinking skills in the digital age. In order to do so the paper will examine the value and the validity of a series of existing tools that are commonly used to enhance critical thinking ...