Critical Analysis and Creative Problem-Solving in the Classroom
Ended Jan 30, 2026
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Full course description
Term: Spring 2026
Date: January 30th, 2026
Time: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Pamplin 1060 & Zoom
Instructor: Michael Enz
Presented By: Pamplin College of Business (COB) & Center for Excellence in Teaching in Learning (CETL)
Description:
Intended for Pamplin instructional faculty and PhD students. This session explores practical strategies to strengthen students’ critical thinking while also building creative, solution-oriented approaches to real-world problems through structured prompts, discussion techniques, and applied activities.
Design class activities that move students from opinion-based responses to evidence-based analysis.
Use questioning frameworks to support divergent thinking and deeper reasoning.
Create assignments that integrate critical evaluation with creative solution generation.