Director: Matthew Lipman
Associate Director: Mark Weinstein
Executive Assistant: Joanne Matkowski
Editor, Inquiry: Robert Michael Esformes

WELCOME!             

             You've reached the home page of the Institute for Critical Thinking at Montclair State University. During the next few months, this site will be under intensive development.
             Some of the services and features we plan to offer at this site are indicated below. For now, however, only the CT Forum is currently operational. We invite all members of the campus community and the educational community beyond to use the forum to discuss issues pertaining to critical thinking theory and practice.

1. The CT Forum: threaded discussion of critical thinking theory and pedagogy.

2. CT Debates: scholars and teachers prominent in the critical thinking movement debating controversial issues.

3. CT in the Classroom: syllabi for courses in various disciplines developed by leaders in the critical thinking movement.

4. Examination Lab: critiques of course examinations from the standpoint of how they promote and test for critical thinking skills.

5. Inquiry Article of the Month: one article from recent issues of Inquiry will be printed in full each month for discussion online.

6. ICT Critical Thinking Helpdesk: answers to frequently asked questions about critical thinking theory and pedagogy.

7. Institute Workshops and Colloquia: websites and discussion forums supporting ICT-sponsored workshops and colloquia

• Study Group on Writing, Thinking and the Research Paper -- spring, 1997 workshop directed by Bob Whitney
• Critical Thinking as Discussion -- discussion forum supporting the Critical Thinking as Discussion colloquium led by Mat Lipman

Send comments and suggestions to: Robert Esformes

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