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Micro-Credential

Critical Thinking Through STEAM: Building Essencial Skills

AI Is Rising — So Must Our Critical Thinking

In a society increasingly driven toward the use of AI, the importance of critical thinking is becoming ever greater, as it is essential to ensure a well-informed, fair, and effective society in managing its resources. The development of critical thinking can be stimulated through active learning activities in the areas of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics), promoting the development of other transversal skills relevant to today’s job market, such as teamwork, effective communication, problem-solving, creativity, and ethics.

This E³UDRES² Micro-Credential is a free 2 ECTS module offered for students from the E³UDRES² alliance. Students from all areas of study are welcome to enroll.

Time & Dates

13 May – 24 June 2026

Synchronous sessions every Wednesday 10:00 - 13:00 (CET)

(5 synchronous sessions in total)

Open for

Students from all E³UDRES² institutions

Mode

• Fully online
• 3-hour synchronous sessions/week
• 4 hours of asynchronous activities/week
• 4 hours of autonomous activities/week

Language

English

Costs

None

ECTS

Students who complete the Micro-Credential successfully will receive 3 ECTS.

All students have to verify whether the ECTS points will be recognised for their curriculum by their home university. For details, you can contact your local coordinator.

Contents

• The concept of critical thinking
• Styles and profiles of thinkers
• Limitations in the individual's own thinking
• Critical analysis of real-life situations in a STEAM context
• Ethical and systemic thinking in STEAM

Why you should do it

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Understand the levels of critical thinking
• Apply critical thinking to real-life situations in STEAM fields

Assessment Methodology and Criteria

Assessment will be carried out by portfolio, applying the following key criteria:

• Critical reflection and evolution: 50%
• Creativity and originality: 20%
• Quality of evidence: 30%

Course structure

This Micro-Credential is hosted fully online, in the E³UDRES² Learning Hub. The course is structured around 5 modules, one per week. There will be 5 synchronous sessions, 4 hours of asynchronous activities per week.

A series of tools for polls, quizzes and interactive tasks will be used, as well as tools that offer interactive logic and problem-solving for reasoning activities.

By the end of the course, students will have a portfolio that not only reflects their learning but also forms the basis of their assessment.

Get a glimpse into the course by watching this video prepared by the course instructors:

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application

Apply to join the Micro-Credential "Critical Thinking Through STEAM: Building Essencial Skills" by filling in the form below. Applications are open until xx 2026.

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