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The Web has become a gathering place for e-learning. Web-based learning allows instructors and students to communicate online, participate in online chat, get course information and resources and access experts on the Web. Success in online learning requires both independent learning skills and collaborative learning skills. The learning attributes listed below are key to online learning.

• Able to learn and work independently
• Self-motivated
• Effective time managers
• Can learn in groups
• Can ask quality questions
• Can gather and interpret information visually
• Able to navigate Web sites
• Can discern the perspective and bias of the author
• Skilled at communicating in writing (e-mail, chat rooms)
• Able to sense what they know and do not know

St. Philip's College students will demonstrate Critical Thinking Skills.

St. Philip's College's tudents will demonstrate the ability to:

•  pose vital questions and identify problems, formulating them clearly and precisely

•  gather relevant information and interpret it effectively

•  impartially consider alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing assumptions, implications, and practical consequences

•  develop well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, checking them against relevant criteria and standards

•  demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with others in determining solutions to complex problems

Adapted from Scriven and Paul's description of what a “well cultivated critical thinker” can do. Defining Critical Thinking: A Draft Statement for the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking. (http://www.criticalthinking.org/aboutCT/definingCT.shtml)

St. Philip's College: 1801 Martin Luther King Drive San Antonio Texas, 78203 (210) 531-3200 St. Philip's College is a member institution of the Alamo Community College District . St. Philip's College is an equal opportunity institution; no one shall be subject to discrimination on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, religion, disability, or age.

This page last updated January 21, 2007 .
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