Loren ballera is director of research and impact for the brilliant club, a charity whose aim is to widen access to highly selective universities. Loren completed a full bright scholarship in 20 nineteena the university of massachusetts lowell. Her research focused on the critical thinking skills that are prioritized in higher education. Lorin continues to collaborate with education organizations in the us.
Lauren Bellaera discusses critical thinking in theory and practice on episode 377 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
When you’re teaching students, you have limited time. So all of the time you’re making particular pedagogical choices about where to focus.
-Lauren Bellaera
When teaching, we tend to like to put things in a dichotomy.
-Lauren Bellaera
Critical thinking is a really important life skill.
-Lauren Bellaera
The bridging between research and practice is very important.
-Lauren Bellaera