REFLECT

The Future Skill Critical Thinking for Futureversities (Critical Thinkers)

The aim of the "Critical Thinkers" project is to strengthen critical thinking as a key future skill in times of AI, information overload and disinformation. It is aimed at student teachers as multipliers who learn to scrutinise arguments, change perspectives and promote these skills in the classroom. Based on the REFLECT focus area, the project combines research with teaching and develops a structured training programme. Formats are being trialled and further developed in seminars, for example in dealing with fake news or AI-generated content. The aim is to anchor the programme in teacher training in the long term and to provide open educational resources for broad use. -> to the detailed article

Project duration: January 2026 to December 2027

Project management:
Prof Dr Kirsten Berthold

Co-applicants: 
Prof. Dr Susanne Miller
Prof Dr Matthias Wilde
Prof Dr Fabian Wolff

Project assistant:
Mara Kaemper

Futureversities funding programme of the Stifterverband and the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation (project number H701 5346 5132 44711)

Futureversities | On-site kick-off in Berlin

Press release on Futureversities from the Stifterverband