Taller 5 qyle110

Workshop Five/Taller Cinco

NOTA: Este taller es bilingüe. Tanto, el Facilitador como los estudiantes, deberán utilizar el idioma asignado para cada tarea y actividad.

NOTE: This is a bilingual workshop. Both the facilitator and student should use the language assigned for each homework and activity.

Specific Objectives: 1. Justify critical thinking and its techniques as a means tounderlie reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. 2. Integrate training from several sources for decision making and problem solving. 3. Organize coursework based on the established criteria. 4. Summarize concepts and topics discussed through the module. 5. Describe personal changes to improve academic performance and become a master student. Language Objectives: 1. Read and summarize the mainideas and topics of the workshop. 2. Write an essay, with excellent command of the language, showing understanding of the concepts and topics discussed in the module, and also describing personal changes to improve academic performance and become a master student. 3. Design and explain a PowerPoint presentation recommending critical thinking strategies to improve academic performance in a duallanguage program for adults. Electronic Links (URLs): APA Style http://www.apastyle.org

Prep. 01/20/2005. Prof. Leila Crespo Fernández, Ph. D. 06/25/2010. Prof. Abigail Ríos-Parnell, MPA

QYLE 110 Development of Values, Attitudes, and Adaptation to College Life

53

http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/http://library.nmu.edu/guides/userguides/style_apa.htm http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/rewriting/rcBB.html Critical Thinking http://www.criticalthinking.org/ http://www.alamo.edu/sac/history/keller/accditg/ssct.htm http://www.criticalreading.com/critical_thinking.htm http://www.dsmexercises.com/ http://austhink.com/critical/ http://www.virtualsalt.com/crebook2.htm http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_80.htm Essayhttp://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/ http://www.taftcollege.edu/newTC/Academic/LiberalArts/owl/WHATIS.HTML http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/index.htm http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html Oral Presentation http://www.how-to-study.com/study-skills/es/otros-articulos-utiles/79/presentación-oral/ http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/SpeakingToAnAudience.htmhttp://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html http://www.auburn.edu/~burnsma/oralpres.html http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Dept/Tips/present/comms.htm Problem Solving Techniques

Prep. 01/20/2005. Prof. Leila Crespo Fernández, Ph. D. 06/25/2010. Prof. Abigail Ríos-Parnell, MPA

QYLE 110 Development of Values, Attitudes, and Adaptation to College Life

54

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TMC.htmhttp://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTCS_06.htm http://www.mindtools.com/brainstm.html http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_CT.htm Virtual Library Universidad del Este (UNE) http://www.suagm.edu/une/portal_de_biblioteca/ Virtual Library Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) http://www.suagm.edu/umet/biblioteca/se_biblioteca.asp Virtual Library Universidad del Turabo (UT) http://bibliotecavirtualut.suagm.edu/Assignments before the Workshop: 1. Using the resources recommended of those of your own, find the definition of critical thinking in English. Write it and bring it to class for discussion. 2. Visit the following websites about critical thinking, and design a PowerPoint for a five minute oral presentation in English. You would recommend critical thinking strategies to

Prep. 01/20/2005. Prof.Leila Crespo Fernández, Ph. D. 06/25/2010. Prof. Abigail Ríos-Parnell, MPA

QYLE 110 Development of Values, Attitudes, and Adaptation to College Life

55

improve academic performance in a dual language program for adults. You would dress professionally for this presentation. The Facilitator will evaluate this presentation using Appendix E. a. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OLPL5p0fMg b....