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How critical thinking should be at the heart of digital interactions?
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Abstract
In this paper, we study how to teach critical thinking at the digital era, in order to promote practitioners autonomy. A theory of interactions is proposed to identify constraints that structure digital creativity. This model helps to design a critical pedagogy, by connecting without opposing a proc... view more
In this paper, we study how to teach critical thinking at the digital era, in order to promote practitioners autonomy. A theory of interactions is proposed to identify constraints that structure digital creativity. This model helps to design a critical pedagogy, by connecting without opposing a procedural approach to a reflexive one. The paper presents an implementation of this model into a course about writing on a social network. The study of activity diaries of students shows presence of objectivity forms and reflexivity forms, which reflects the development of a critical thinking. This approach offers a way to develop critical thinking not from outside, in a course of argumentation or media analysis, but within the practice itself, in order to become aware of how interfaces structure our expression and thought.... view less
Keywords
linguistics; maturity; model; student; social media; reflexivity; thinking; writing
Classification
Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics
Free Keywords
critical thinking; pedagogical design; interactions; reflexivity; digital writing
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 85-105
Journal
ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies, 11 (2018) 2
Issue topic
Critical thinking – inside out. Public discourse and everyday life
ISSN
1775-352X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed