WatSEE-aligned Actions
- Incorporate one or more learning activities that require critical reflection. Model the reflective process used in your discipline, encourage multiple perspectives, and assess it using provided clear criteria. Use a rubric, for:
- Writing/rewriting exercises
- Problem solving activities
- Discussions
- Role playing/simulations, or
- Group work
- Focus on developing critical thinking as a skill:
- Employ a robust reflective practice that generates data for analysis at each step
- Build awareness-raising skills, sense-making capabilities, reasoning prowess (inductive and deductive), critical analysis, and appreciative inquiry thinking
- Promote the use of evidence to demonstrate achievements and pinpoint challenges
- Employ educational materials that build critical thinking skills related to identity, justice, and power (e.g., Office of EDI-R Podcasts, Videos, Educational Catalogue, and Infographics)
Resources
Centre for Teaching Excellence
Critical Reflection
2021 Integrative & Experiential Learning Series
Reflection Framework Models
Helping Students Make Connections
University Relations
UW Inclusive Communications Guide
Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism
Anti-Racism Education Road Map
Education
Writing and Communication Centre
writeonline.ca –
Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario