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Hello,



I teach an undergraduate Organizational Behavior course and use TBL.  Often students see OB concepts as common sense and/or do not recognize underlying complex underlying dynamics.  They make assumptions that their initial assumptions are correct and fail to investigate further.  Additionally, because we experience Organizational Behavior every hour of every working day, the difference between memorizing the concept and/or theory and being to apply it in the moment is monumental.



I am looking for any powerful videos and/or papers to help students learn what critical thinking is and how it transforms their approach to situations—perhaps clarifies the difference between memorizing facts and being able to apply those in the moment.



Also, I commonly have students apply several theories to a situation and rank the theories in order of those that best explain the situation and outcomes.  They must use the theory to determine what the theory would predict, outline the central tenets of the theory, and then test the theory on the situation.  I’m not sure they feel that is a useful exercise so if anyone has recommendations about introducing the significance of critically appraising theories, I would welcome those as well.



Sincerely,

Mika Kusar



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Mika Kusar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Management

Fort Lewis College

EBH 156

1000 Rim Drive

Durango, CO 81301

Tel. (970) 247-7277



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