“Teaching Philosophy and Analytical Reasoning with Argument Visualization.”
Simon Cullen (Princeton)
December 9, 3-4:30pm, Room 5200
Many students — even bright students at top research universities — have not developed their analytical reasoning abilities to the level widely presupposed by college-level curricula. They struggle to engage with argumentative prose, and often find writing such prose extremely difficult. In this hands-on session, I present experimental evidence that suggests training students in a technique for visualizing the logical structures of arguments can lead to large and long-lasting improvements in their logical reasoning ability. You will learn what argument visualization is, and how it can be used to help your students develop these crucial analytical skills within the context of content focused courses. Further information about argument visualization, as well as some example maps, may be found at http://bit.ly/phimapsinfo. The presentation will conclude with a little mapping workshop, so if possible, please bring an internet-connected laptop.
Co-sponsored by Political Science, Philosophy, GC Digital Initiatives, and the Teaching and Learning Center of the CUNY Graduate Center
