HL 322 International Health Issues Original Music http://phoga7.wix.com/summer12hl322#!

Designation Name Plate Designate yourself, who are you…who do you want to be! Total of 14 Weeks only

Let’s get to know each other… UBUNTU: “I am because we are”

The Class: Main Points Need to be here during class times Need to be there for your Community of four for your major project… will use a log or blog to keep track of outside class time Please read syllabus… This course focuses on problem identification and solving in addition to developing professional intellect in international health

Critical Thinking The most fundamental concept of critical thinking is simple and intuitive. All humans think. It is our nature to do so. But much of our thinking is biased, distorted, partial, uninformed, or prejudiced. Critical Thinking begins when we start thinking about our thinking with a view toward improving it. Thoughts...

Don’t be fooled by the great and powerful Oz

Critical Thinking “Critical thinking is the disciplined art of ensuring that you use the best thinking you are capable of in any set of circumstances.” -Moore & Parker

Gamification In 2012, people playing an astronomy game called Planet Hunters found a curious planet with four stars in its system, and to date, they've discovered 40 planets that could potentially support life, all of which had been previously missed by professional astronomers.

Gamification In 2011, people playing Foldit, an online puzzle game about protein folding, resolved the structure of an enzyme that causes an Aids-like disease in monkeys. Researchers had been working on the problem for 13 years. The gamers solved it in three weeks.

Who wants to be a critical thinker? 21st Century Student- What differentiates you… -Knowledge is obsolete -Analyze, Synthesize & Create Rules: No technology for the duration of the game! Use your resources beyond your knowledge… Each person turns in their own. Everyone must finish, think collaboration! When finished bring answers to the Game Master! Have fun! GO GAMIFICATION!

Cognitive Reflection Game - CRT 1. A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? 2. If it takes five machines five minutes to make five widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets? 3. Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name? 4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet? 5. What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly? 6. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not? 7. If you were running in a race and you passed the person in second place, what place would you be in now? 8. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?

Interactive Model - Go Play! http://www.criticalthinking.org/ctmodel/logic-model1.htm# May want to refer back to in the future.

The Result A well cultivated critical thinker: raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely; gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively; comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards; thinks openmindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; and communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems. - Foundation for Critical Thinking

What do you notice? Critical thinking is, in short, self-directed, self- disciplined, self-monitored, and self- corrective thinking. It requires rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use. It entails effective communication and problem solving abilities and a commitment to overcoming our native egocentrism and sociocentrism. -Foundation for Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking is Cool

Who can change the World? But how… Micro to Macro Health Individual Family Community (Hometown) Country World

What irks You? What irks you internationally? A few moments to collect or write down your thoughts as you will be sharing them with the class. Feel free to mention multiple irks… Take Note of irks that interest you as may be a good collaboration.

Introduction to Active Learning Models to be used in Class Hybrid Class Model

Paradigms and Human Problem Identification and Solving •We need to understand the concept of Paradigms: •Please watch this video and: define paradigms, tell how they affect human decision making and problem solving (Homework: Submit on EduCat) Bob Proctor: Paradigm Shift •… we will start with paradigm shifts in education