Peter Ellerton's guest appearances

Peter Ellerton

Team Guru Podcast

The Edspresso Series

Radar on Reality Podcast

Joe Quirk

Chris Burton

Ron Ehrlich

Jason Treu

Kate Kennedy

Craig Ballantyne

Greg Smith

Oscar Trimboli

Mark Carter

Mike Adams

Jeff Herman

Lee Caraher

Jim Palmer

Steve Simpson

Jaemin Frazer

OwlTail

We regularly hear that critical thinking is a key 21st-century skill. Of course, it has always been highly valued in education. Yet debate continues about what critical thinking is, and how education can best support its development. In this episode, we hear from Peter Ellerton, the founding Director of the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project, and a former Head Teacher of Experimental Sciences. Peter explains why critical thinking will be valuable in an AI world, and what educators should be aiming for when teaching their students to be critical thinkers. Transcript available at: http://bit.ly/edspressoep4

We regularly hear that critical thinking is a key 21st-century skill. Of course, it has always been highly valued in education. Yet debate continues about what critical thinking is, and how education can best support its development. In this episode, we hear from Peter Ellerton, the founding Director of the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project, and a former Head Teacher of Experimental Sciences. Peter explains why critical thinking will be valuable in an AI world, and what educators should be aiming for when teaching their students to be critical thinkers. Transcript available at: <a href="http://bit.ly/edspressoep4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/edspressoep4</a>

Peter Ellerton: Thinking critically for an AI world

Thinking is fundamental to the human condition. But how well do we do it?My guest in this episode of the Team Guru Podcast is Peter Ellerton – lecturer in critical thinking.Throughout this chat we talk about the basics of rationalism and critical thinking - and its foundation in philosophy.We explore the nature of public debate and the rhetorical devises used by political leaders to subvert the process of effective thinking amongst the voting public.And, of course, we talk about how an effective thought process can affect our lives – our personal relationships, our teams at work and the society we live in.Peter brings this wonderful topic to life – he makes it accessible, intriguing and powerful. And he guides us in the steps we might take to improve our own thinking process.

Thinking is fundamental to the human condition. But how well do we do it? My guest in this episode of the Team Guru Podcast is Peter Ellerton – lecturer in critical thinking. Throughout this chat we talk about the basics of rationalism and critical thinking - and its foundation in philosophy. We explore the nature of public debate and the rhetorical devises used by political leaders to subvert the process of effective thinking amongst the voting public. And, of course, we talk about how an effective thought process can affect our lives – our personal relationships, our teams at work and the society we live in. Peter brings this wonderful topic to life – he makes it accessible, intriguing and powerful. And he guides us in the steps we might take to improve our own thinking process.

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