Critical and Creative Thinking Graduate Program

CCT Community Open House: Spring 2019 Presentations

Monday, May 6, 2019

This open house features presentations by students completing the capstone Synthesis project as they finish the MA in Critical and Creative Thinking at University of Massachusetts Boston.

Guests, prospective and current students and others are welcome to join by Zoom web video conference at http://bit.ly/CCT2019Spring (or listen by phone at 1 (646) 558-8656, using meeting ID 784 325 600). Join and leave at any points throughout the day of presentations. See here for help if unfamiliar with Zoom. No login required. This conference will be audio- and video-recorded.

 

Expected Schedule of Presenters:
12:00-12:45p, Ted Intarabumrung, Kālāma Sutta-based Critical Information Literacy Framework: A Practical Guide for a Biology Librarian at Roxbury Community College (visual aids | handout)

12:50-1:35p, Sandra McCollin, Utilizing Inter and Intra-professional Collaboration to Build a Successful Career and Positive Patient Outcomes (visual aids)

1:40-2:25p, Janell Burley Hofmann, Wanting It All: Designing and Developing A Sustainable Life Of Meaning and Purpose Through Reflective Practice (visual aids)

2:30-3:15p, Laura White, Dispensing of Existence, Reframing and Reclaiming Existence; Meta-Me, Observing Myself While Unfolding (visual aids)

3:20-4:05p, Lauren Taub, From Word to World: Designing Children's Literature to Empower Thoughtful Engagement in Life and Learning (visual aids)

4:05-4:20p Break

4:20-5:05p, Casey Andrews, Undoing the Internalized Impacts of White Supremacy: A Framework for Anti-Racist Institutional Change at a 6-12 Urban Pilot School (visual aids)

5:10-5:55p, Russell DeLuca-Kavanagh, Achieving a Student's Academic and Career Success: A Guide to Working within Higher Education (visual aids)

6:00-6:45p, Charity Southworth, Movin’ Right Along: Developing Creative Methods of Science Communication in a Modern World (visual aids)

6:50-7:35p, Courtney Moses, Self-Reflective Journaling: A Practice for Achieving Self-Understanding and Acceptance, Overcoming Creative Resistance, and Moving Toward Ideal Self (visual aids)

7:40-8:25p, Phil MacDonald, Potential in Consistency: How Creating an Annual Video Journal Positively Impacts a Family (visual aids)

8:30-9:15p, Azra Caus, A Journey Toward Trust: How to Use Critical and Creative Thinking to Navigate the Path to Self-sustainability (visual aids)