Critical Thinking Archives

July 1, 2019

The Professor’s Perch: Questioning – As American as Apple Pie

By Dr. Francesco Crocco The Professor’s Perch is a weekly column offering teaching tips for how to use the Excelsior OWL to help students improve their reading and writing skills. As we bear down...

Online Reading Comprehension Lab / Writing Across Disciplines

March 14, 2019

Intern’s Corner: Concept Mapping

Concept mapping is a great way to visualize what you have learned and connect the concepts and ideas for a better understanding. It can be used while you are reading a book or listening...

OWL for Educators

March 14, 2018

The OWL, Logical Fallacies, and Social Media Arguments

by Michael Winters Arguing with someone online, particularly strangers, is often a fruitless endeavor that usually leads to annoyance and deeper hatred for the opinion of the people on the other side. This occurs...