{"id":9183,"date":"2012-09-22T15:27:21","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T19:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/insider\/recent-news\/faculty-lunch-workshop-on-targeted-class-discussions-oct-12\/"},"modified":"2020-09-17T10:31:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T14:31:37","slug":"faculty-lunch-workshop-on-targeted-class-discussions-oct-12","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2012\/faculty-lunch-workshop-on-targeted-class-discussions-oct-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Lunch Workshop on Targeted Class Discussions, Oct. 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar sphnews-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">September 22, 2012<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span class=\"firstheading\">Targeted Class Discussions: An Innovative Class Activity to Stimulate Critical Thinking<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rene Johnson<\/strong>, assistant professor, Department of Community Health Sciences<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Friday, October 12, 2012, 12:00 \u2013 1:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>Founders&#8217; Room T307<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Students retain information better when they consider opposing points of view. To engage students in a dialectical process, Prof. Johnson developed four 1-hour &#8220;targeted class discussions&#8221; (TCDs) on controversial topics in adolescent health. TCDs are a semi-structured activity in which students examine opposing viewpoints about a specific issue. Students are required to support their contributions with theory and scientific data. The primary objectives of the activity were to: (1) stimulate interest in the subject matter; (2) apply critical thinking skills; and (3) improve students&#8217; skills in synthesizing and communicating complex information. In this session we will demonstrate and discuss the effectiveness of these techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Lunch will be served. Please RSVP to rschadt@bu.edu reserve your seat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Targeted Class Discussions: An Innovative Class Activity to Stimulate Critical Thinking Rene Johnson, assistant professor, Department of Community Health Sciences &nbsp;Friday, October 12, 2012, 12:00 \u2013 1:30 PM Founders&#8217; Room T307 &nbsp;Students retain information better when they consider opposing points of view. 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