The next Catawba Faculty Colloquium will be Friday, November 22 at 3:15 pm in ADM 322.   

Dr. Megan Flocken, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, will present “Can’t we all just get along? Debate as a Tool to Promote and Assess Collaboration and Critical Thinking”   

In this colloquium, we explore how structured debates offer an engaging and student-centered tool for assessing student achievement of learning objectives related to analysis, evaluation, communication, and collaboration. By engaging students in real-time, evidence-based argumentation, faculty can gain insight into the students’ ability to think critically, i.e., synthesize information, consider other points of view, judge arguments, and work collaboratively. I will provide attendees with practical strategies for integrating debate into their own classrooms as an effective assessment tool.

The presentation will be from 3:15 to 3:45 pm with discussion/questions immediately following.   

All interested students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend.