Posted: Aug 26, 2014 9:45 am
I am designing a new course in critical thinking, skepticism, rationality and argumentation. I would like it to have a focus that will enable participants to use their new skills right away, so I want the course to be very practical oriented.
The idea is that the course should give a good foundation for the participants to critically evaluate claims they might encounter in their daily life. The ideal for the course would be to immunize against pseudoscience and the like – naturally without telling the participants what to think, only how to think.
The course will be made available for anyone via a special offer under the Universities in my country, meaning that the participants will be adults from various backgrounds. Experience with these courses reveal that the participants are rarely young.
I am still collecting and researching relevant topics, and I would love to be inspired by your thoughts. What should such a course include?
The idea is that the course should give a good foundation for the participants to critically evaluate claims they might encounter in their daily life. The ideal for the course would be to immunize against pseudoscience and the like – naturally without telling the participants what to think, only how to think.
The course will be made available for anyone via a special offer under the Universities in my country, meaning that the participants will be adults from various backgrounds. Experience with these courses reveal that the participants are rarely young.
I am still collecting and researching relevant topics, and I would love to be inspired by your thoughts. What should such a course include?