Using Peer Instruction to Teach Philosophy, Logic, and Critical Thinking

Peer Instruction is a simple and effective technique you call use to make lectures more interactive, more engaging, and more effective learning C, experiences. Although well known in science and mathematics, the technique appears to be little known in the humanities. In this paper, we explain how Peer Instruction call be applied in philosophy lectures. We report the results from our own experience of using Peer Instruction in undergraduate Courses in philosophy, formal logic, and critical thinking. We have consistently found it to be a highly effective method of improving the lecture experience for both students and the lecturer.