11.   Thinking Critically and Creatively
Success Over the Internet

Visit the Fallacy Files for a definition, history, examples, resources and quotes.  There is even a Fallacy Watch where people can submit examples of fallacies in reasoning.
http://www.fallacyfiles.org/quounquo.html

The Virtual Salt website provides an introduction to critical and creative thinking.  It has information on negative attitudes that block creativity, mental blocks to creativity and positive attitudes for creative thinking:
http://www.virtualsalt.com/crebook1.htm 

The Virtual Salt website also has creative thinking techniques including brainstorming, idea generating questions and block busting.
http://www.virtualsalt.com/crebook2.htm

Visit the Creativity Web for resources on creativity and innovation:
Creativity Web

A Web site called Mission Critical was developed to assist college teachers and students understand and apply concepts of critical thinking required in all college-level courses in California. It contains an interactive tutorial on the principles of critical thinking and has exercises to practice these concepts. You can even earn college credit in critical thinking through San Jose State University:
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/index.html  

Visit Mind Tools for additional problem solving and analytical techniques including brainstorming, critical path analysis, decision trees, force field analysis and other critical thinking techniques:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_CT.htm   

Visit the Creative Thinking Skills for Life and Education site for tools for teaching creativity.
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/think/creative.htm

Quotations for creative thinking:
http://creativequotations.com/

Return to Table of Contents