1.05 Forum

It is time to attend the Introduction to Thinking Skills Forum. 

One of the goals of AICE is to help students develop academic communication skills. Peer review and collaboration is key to becoming a successful AICE scholar. With the guidance of your instructors, you will work together to understand the ideas, issues, and examination prep for the AICE Thinking Skills AS Exam. 

The purpose of a group discussion is not to assert or argue your opinions or prove an argument; instead, these forums provide opportunities to practice listening to your peers, find deeper meaning in the material, and strengthen each other’s writing skills.

Best practices for the AICE Thinking Skills AS Forum:

• This is not a test of your memory; your goal is to understand the ideas, issues, and writing skills for the course.

• When necessary, ask for clarification or restatement of the question.

• Stick to the point under discussion; make notes about ideas you want to come back to.

• Listen carefully.

• Take turns speaking.

• Talk to each other—not just to the instructor.

• Discuss research and content-based ideas rather than opinions.