Perspectives Strategies embedding critical thinking into curriculum: Intentional Teaching and Thinking 4 Apr 202330 Mar 2023 By: Taryn Bainum, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP The temptation to “Google” answers is strong among younger generations who have always had such technology at their fingertips. With artificial intelligence emerging, there…
Perspectives Blending activities of cognitive ease and cognitive strain: A balanced recipe to better engage students in classrooms 26 Aug 202013 May 2021 By: Shankar Munusamy, BPharm, MS (Pharm), Ph.D. & Michael Nelson, BS Pharm, Ph.D. According to Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel-winning behavioral economist, our mental state can be divided into cognitive ease…
Teacher Reflections The Socratic Method: Are We Pimping Students? 30 Jan 201814 Feb 2019 by Amber Grady, PharmD The Socratic method is a long-standing and well-known method of teaching students using repeated questioning to think critically. It is a well-established teaching method in the…