Schedule

Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Nadya Shaznay Patel, Ed.D., Assistant Professor 

Singapore Institute of Technology 

(Introduction: Ms. Eunice Tan)

Pre-panel activity: Ms. Eunice Tan

Panel 1: Measuring Critical Thinking + Q&A (Chair: Asst. Prof. Darren Yeo)

1. What counts as critical thinking? – Dr. Vinay KUMAR (CTLP, NTU)
2. *The Fundamentals of critical thinking – can we agree? – Dr. Santhakumari THANASINGAM (Critical Education 21 Consulting Pte Ltd)

1. Bridging Concept and Application: A New Genre for Critical Engagement in English for Academic Purposes – John Della PIETRA, Dr. Ellie LAW & Dr. Joshua CHAN (Language Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University)

2. Critical Thinking in Research Communication – Dr. Sujata Surinder KATHPALIA & Roger WINDER (NTU)

3. Promoting Critical Thinking for Undergraduate Students through Activities with Conceptual Thinking and CER Framework in EAP Classes – Le Phuong Anh (University of Macau)

4. *Vignettes and Digital Humanities: Exploring Literature and Self – Dr. Adero-Zaire Green (CUNY Medgar Evers College)

Workshop: Facilitating domain or task transference of CT  

Balancing Minds: Integrating Critical and Creative Thinking in Multicultural Classrooms – Assoc. Prof. Ian John DIXON (NTU)

1. What does “Design Thinking as Critical Thinking” mean? Reflections from an Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core module – Dr. Jennifer R. Cash, Dr. Pritpal SINGH (NTU)

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Patricia Alexander, Ph.D, Distinguished University Professor

University of Maryland

(Introduction: Dr. Angela Frattarola)

1. Teaching with Trust: Guiding GenAI Use in the Classroom – Dr. Raymond CHAN (Genue, NUS Furnace)
2. The Place of Critical Thinking in the Development and Use of GenAI Chatbots in Higher Education – Dr. Sophia TAN, Mr. Alvin TAY, Ms. Jeanette CHOY, Ms. LIM Li Yin, Dr. Vinay KUMAR, Ms. LEE Yue Xin (CTLP, NTU)
3. *Using disclosure frameworks to harness the use of AI without compromising academic integrity – Dr. Santhakumari THANASINGAM (Critical Education 21 Consulting Pte Ltd), Mr. Jason Tamara WIDJAJA (MSD)

1. Feedback as a Critical Thinking Space: An Analysis of Students’ Emotional Responses to Feedback as Perceived by the Teacher – Dr. Nimrod Lawsin DELANTE (NTU)
2. *Developing Argumentation Skills in an EAP Classroom – Mr. Leo YU, Mr. John DELLA PIETA, Dr. Rita Gill SINGH, Ms. Ashley WONG (Language Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University)
3. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: A REFLECTIVE CRITIC ON TEACHING JAPANESE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY – Assoc. Prof. Poonam SINGH (University of Delhi)
4. *Critical Thinking as a Pedagogical Ethos for a Creative Writing Programme – Dr. Rima NAMHATA (Alliance University)

Workshop: Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking 

Believe nothing, question everything: Developing critical thinking as an interrogative mindset for university students – Ms. Anna LOSEVA (Western Sydney University Vietnam)