It is critical to teach our students how to think critically. Instructors can do that by helping students make analytical connections and cite their sources.
Scholarly reviews on books, articles, and software designed to facilitate student-centered learning are the gold standard in academia and education. They provide a detailed assessment of materials that instructors might use to help students develop their critical thinking skills.
We are pleased to direct instructors and students to the following scholarly reviews of ClioVis.
“Educators will find ClioVis a tremendously useful tool for students exploring historical events and the connections among them. As a tool for research, organizing ideas, and presenting material, ClioVis provides a rich set of options that are well suited for chronological visualizations.” Dr. Jason Heppler, George Mason University, Journal of American History, March 2024.
Dr. Lindsey Wieck from Saint Mary’s also published a review of ClioVis on her website, Pedagogy Playground. She describes how connection-making works stating that, “Students can drag lines between items to make connections and then reflect on what links these events. This functionality fosters critical thinking as students work to find and articulate the relationships between the items on the timeline.”
Her final takeaway: “This is an incredible tool, and one that is clearly a labor of love for Bsumek and her team. For an educational tool produced outside of a tech company, this tool functions really well, and it’s one that I’ll use in my classes to come. I’m so grateful that Prof. Bsumek was able to share this with us and our campus!”
We encourage you to read that review here.
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