Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Gabès

This lesson examines how critical thinking enables learners to navigate today’s digital information environment effectively. It defines critical thinking as a set of analytical, evaluative, metacognitive, problem‑solving, and self‑regulatory skills used to judge the credibility of information, uncover bias, and make reasoned decisions online.

​Drawing on Digital Literacy, Cognitive Flexibility, and Constructivism, the lesson shows how these frameworks support adaptive, reflective learning in rapidly changing digital contexts. It analyzes the impact of social media, online learning, and AI highlighting both opportunities (personalized learning, rich resources) and risks (misinformation, distraction, bias, privacy concerns, “black box” systems, and dehumanization).

​Finally, it stresses digital literacy as the backbone of critical thinking, addresses barriers such as information overload and the digital divide, and calls on educators to design equitable, ethically informed digital learning environments that deliberately cultivate critical thinking skills.