"This article provides a rationale for incorporating the development of critical thinking skills into the online learning environment. The author also presents possibilities for building these cognitive skills into online classes. She maintains that incorporating critical thinking skills is a necessary component of learning; these skills assist learners to evaluate and link the abundance of information and ideas that is available via information communication technologies (ICTs). "
Examines the effects of CSU-Bakersfield's move to online developmental education math courses in response to budget cuts. Student pass rates plunged, but rebounded when the college revised the courses to include both online lab work with teaching assistants and weekly lectures. (Inside Higher Ed, 06/09/11