Tilly Jensen

Tilly Jensen was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and earned her B.Comm. at the University of Alberta and has a CMA designation. She worked as an auditor in private industry before making teaching her full-time career. She has been teaching accounting at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) for many years as well as for other post-secondary institutions including four years in the United Arab Emirates and one year in China. Tilly is also an Academic Coordinator with Athabasca University’s School of Business. While travelling abroad with her family, she obtained her M.Ed. at Sheffield University in Britain and is currently working on her doctoral studies with the University of Calgary researching critical thinking in relation to educational technologies.

Tilly is the Canadian author of Fundamental Accounting Principles published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson. She worked with Lyryx to develop LIFA and other accounting products and has authored lesson notes for CGA-Canada.

Tilly has been married to Sigurd for 29 years and they have two children, Chris and Shawna. In her spare time, Tilly enjoys reading, swimming, and kayaking.

Presentation Title: Enhancing the critical thinking skills of first year business students
Time: 2 hours
What is critical thinking? Do/can instructors teach students how to think critically? Most post-secondary instructors would say that they do provide opportunities for students to think critically but extensive research says that isn’t the case. This interactive session will develop a common understanding of what critical thinking is, what it looks like, and why it should be a core competency integrated as part of every course. Practical strategies and tools to help students enhance their critical thinking skills will be explored along with potential assessment approaches. This session will be of interest to those who are interested in helping students engage in deep learning vs. memorization.

Follow up to presentation - I've attached the PowerPoint along with the rubric I discussed that was used to help students assess the quality of their short answer questions in Intro Accounting. I have also attached a copy of the weekly schedule I used that incorporates the use of pre-reading WebCT quizzes (to motivate students to read before attending lectures).
Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Critical Thinking presentation - Vancouver May 2008

Accounting Rubric

Sample - Week at a Glance