Ideas to Action (i2a)

Media

Listen to Mark Hebert’s interview with i2a’s Dr. Edna Ross to hear about how critical thinking skills are being developed at UofL.

Check out our six minute "i2a Snapshots Across Campus" for a quick introduction to Ideas to Action told from the point of view of our faculty, staff and students.

View “Voices of i2a: Stories from Across Our Campus," our 2013 video marking the 5th year of Ideas to Action at UofL.

Watch our 2012 i2a video titled "Faculty, Staff and Students Speak about i2a"

Do you want to be featured on our next video about your i2a work? Email Dr. Edna Ross, i2a Specialist for Critical Thinking, to find out more!

i2a Collaborates with Wayside Christian Mission

Dr. Edna Ross' resources from her presentation at the 2012 i2a Institute

Student i2a Video Project: "Trip to the Moon"

Full Length Video (7 Minutes)

Students Max Moore and Everett Rush created this original film in response to their Philosophy 211 critical thinking assignment for instructor Brian Barnes. Here's what they had to say about their experience:

This assignment was an excellent way to make me look at the course content in a new way. It was an interesting assignment that opened a different view and approach to my critical thinking.

—Max Moore

Previously my approach to critical thinking was rather dichromatic. My questions seemed to give bland answers: true or false. The assignment challenged me to find different questions, and using the critical thinking framework reinforced the benefits of continuing to use the framework.

—Everett Rush

Faculty Speak!

UofL Faculty participants from the i2a Faculty Learning Community on Critical Thinking (FLC-CT) speak about their experiences infusing new critical thinking concepts and the Paul-Elder vocabulary into their teaching activities.

Below you can view the entire i2a Faculty Speak! twenty-one minute video, followed by two abridged versions of the video—an 8-minute version and a 3-minute version. Then, below the videos, you may view a listing of the faculty featured in the video and the questions used to prompt their responses.

Faculty Speak!

Full Length Video (21 Minutes)

Faculty Speak!

Abridged: 8 minutes

Faculty Speak!

Abridged: 3 minutes

Faculty Participant Department School/College FLC Course
Rich Lewine Psychological and Brain Sciences College of Arts & Sciences PSYC 375: Personality
Imad Elhaj Finance College of Business FIN 370: International Finance
Julia Dietrich English College of Arts & Sciences ENGL 301: British Literature I
Karen Gray Humanities College of Arts & Sciences HUM 355: Masterpieces of Ancient Rome
Jerry Evans Industrial Engineering J. B. Speed School of Engineering IE 643: Analysis for Decision Making
Pat Gagne Sociology College of Arts & Sciences SOC 320: Social Theory
Jeff Heib Engineering Fundamentals J. B. Speed School of Engineering ENGR 201: Engineering Analysis III
Tamara Yohannes English College of Arts & Sciences ENGL 312: American Literature II
Jennifer Mansfield-Jones Biology College of Arts & Sciences BIO 262: Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory
Shamus McNamara Electrical and Computer Engineering J. B. Speed School of Engineering ECE 600: Semiconductor Principles
Bill Brantly Communication College of Arts & Sciences COMM 360: Website Development
Stuart Esrock Communication College of Arts & Sciences COMM 317: Internship
Jennie Burnet Anthropology College of Arts & Sciences ANTH 336: War and Society
Edna Ross Psychological and Brain Sciences College of Arts & Sciences PSYC 201: Introduction to Psychology
Roy Fuller Humanities College of Arts & Sciences HUM 216: Introduction to World Religions
Jim Lewis Engineering Fundamentals J. B. Speed School of Engineering ENGR 100: Introduction to Engineering
Bob Urekew Philosophy College of Arts & Sciences PHIL 211: Critical Thinking
Mary Makris Classical/Modern Languages College of Arts & Sciences ML 401: African American & Hispanic (Latino) Children's Culture

Questions

  1. Describe your reasons for participating in the i2a Faculty Learning Community on Critical Thinking.
  2. What was the greatest benefit of integrating the i2a critical thinking principles into your teaching?
  3. What was the greatest challenge of integrating the i2a critical thinking principles into your teaching?
  4. What did you learn about yourself as a result of participating in the i2a Faculty Learning Community on Critical Thinking?
  5. What permanent revisions have you made to your teaching as a result of the i2a Faculty Learning Community on Critical Thinking?
  6. How did students respond to the revisions or changes in your teaching?
  7. What do you believe is the long-term impact of this work for you and your students?
  8. What is the central message you’d like to share about your experiences in the i2a Faculty Learning Community on Critical Thinking?
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