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Refereed Paper with Presentation

**Online Classes: Improving Critical Thinking Skills**
Andrea Shenkman, Kaplan University and Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, Florida, USA, agshenkman@comcast.net

The benefits and deficiencies of the online class continue to be debated. However, when students are given a framework for thinking that assists in organizing their thinking, they are able to readily adapt to online teaching. Introducing a way to think about thinking along with the natural organization of the online class results in the development of critical thinking skills.

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