I t has been almost 70 years since the term “artificial intelligence” was coined at a 1956 Dartmouth College summer workshop. The conference was convened by the mathematician John McCarthy, who ...

Back in January, I posted a piece on this blog asking if any readers wanted to develop their critical thinking as a kind of New Year’s Resolution. Following some rather positive feedback, I added a ...

As an educator, I firmly believe that nurturing the critical thinking skills of the students is one of the most important aspects of what teachers do. Critical thinking has been cited as allowing ...

Technology provides access to vast information and makes daily life easier. Yet, too much reliance on technology potentially interferes with the acquisition and maintenance of critical thinking skills ...

Peter Ellerton consults to the Centre for Critical and Creative Thinking. He is a Fellow of the Rationalist Society of Australia. Few people doubt the value of developing students’ thinking skills. A ...

When I first began focusing on the development of student critical thinking skills in the early 1990s, I discussed ideas for a research project with the partner of a CPA firm. I recall being quite ...

Peter Ellerton is affiliated with the Rationalist Society of Australia. Read about the event elsewhere and it turns out the athlete was also beaten by thousands of people and it was a participation ...

AI is now at the center of almost every conversation in education technology. It is reshaping how we create content, build assessments, and support learners. The opportunities are enormous. But one ...

The rise of AI has proven to be a watershed moment in history, with countless arguments for and against its use in practically every industry and use case conceivable. With generative AI receiving the ...