Textbook Readings and Resources

What is the point of FYS at Marshall University?

Read this to find out:  The Marshall Experience – S Smith – Rev. 2015

Five learning outcomes serve as the foundation for the First Year Seminar:

1. Information Literacy
2. Intercultural Thinking
3. Inquiry Based Thinking
4. Integrative Thinking
5. Metacognitive Thinking

The following are recommended readings and resources related to each outcome:

 

• Information Literacy 
  • Also, here is an assignment courtesy of Sabrina Thomas INFORMATION LITERACY Annotated Bibliography FYS Assignment[1]

 

• Intercultural Thinking 
  • Also, a chapter by Marshall University Professor Eric Lassiter Lassiter_InvitationChapter2 Intercultural Thinking

 

• Inquiry Based Thinking

 

• Integrative Thinking

 

• Metacognitive Thinking 

Critical Thinking overall:

• Critical Thinking For The 21st Century: Tom Chatfield In Conversation With Nigel Warburton

• 10 Commandments for Critical Thinking by Tom Chatfield

 

Additional readings and resources on topics of interest to FYS faculty and students:  http://www.marshall.edu/fys/first-year-seminar/faculty/readings-resources/

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FYS Textbook Subcommittee Report