SAGE Campus has the learner in mind and made updates to the Critical Thinking course by Tom Chatfield. A new version of the course is now live on the platform for customers and is also available on our demo hub for those wanting to try a free module.
about the critical thinking course
This course equips students with the skills and habits of critical thinking. It teaches practical techniques for confidence, and discerning critical engagement with sources, evidence, arguments and reasoning. Students gain skills and habits for successful, independent study and future employment.
The course covers:
Key concepts with rigour
Highly topical and fun concepts
Digital and information literacy
Search and discovery skills
The critical thinking skills needed for different assignment types
Tips for managing technology
what’s new in the course?
Pedagogically rich, the course includes all of the usual pedagogical and interactive features, plus enhanced content with easier navigation and accessibility improvements.
Enhanced content
Real-world examples
Examples applied to research
Quizzes, games, reflections
Rich feedback to enable scaffolded and deeper learning
Before and after example with easier navigation
The courses now have a clearer experience between images and text.
Examples applied to research and real-world exercise
Accessibility Improvements
The following accessibility updates have been added to the course
Video captions, Transcripts and Audio Descriptions
Alt Text for all images
An improved UX to make navigation easier for all users
The new version of this course now supports the following screen readers: NVDA, Chromevox for Chrome browser and Voiceover for Apple OSX. We used Evolve to build this new release.
Example of video captions and transcript
All video transcripts are added in text right below the video for better visibility.
SAGE Campus Accessibility
SAGE Campus takes accessibility very seriously. In the last 18 months we have:
Re-designed our entire platform to improve UX, and compatibility with screen readers and work towards WCAG 2.1 AA.
Re-built our more established courses using the Evolve authoring tool, known for its high standards for accessibility and compatibility with NVDA, Chromevox for Chrome browser and Voiceover for Apple OSX. You can read more about how Evolve supports online course providers to meet WCAG 2.1 AA.
All of our courses feature Video Captions, Video Transcripts and Alt text for all images.
A number of our new courses also include Audio Descriptions for video and these will be added to all newly published courses.