CRITICAL THINKING FOR T&E

New! ITEA Virtual Lunch and Learn Series will be an unclassified session open to all for free. Each presentation is 45 minutes long including Q&As.

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Abstract
This session will address the what and why of critical thinking.  Employers value workers who know how to think critically, because they can be trusted to make decisions independently and will not need constant handholding.  In the era of AI, critical thinking becomes even more important as AI consists of a set of algorithms or rules, the outputs of which must be judged across multiple criteria, including moral and ethical considerations.  We will illustrate different barriers for critical thinking, including both cognitive biases and statistical biases, giving examples of each.  We are all biased to some extent, and the algorithms that constitute AI technology may be biased as well.  We will then discuss seven ways that one can think more critically and overcome these barriers, providing examples of each.  This is a light session with numerous examples that should help you examine your own thought processes and enable you to think more critically.

Mark Kiemele, PhD
President, Air Academy Associates

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Upcoming Lunch & Learns

Topic: Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation (T&E) and ITEA Cybersecurity Workshop Overview
When: November
Abstract:Mr. Pete Christensen will provide an overview of the Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation Process for DOD and DHS Programs. The objective of this talk is to help Program Managers, Systems Engineers and Test and Evaluation Professionals advance the state of the art of Cybersecurity and Cyber Resiliency T&E. Cybersecurity T&E if properly executed can produce actionable information to improve the overall Cyber Resiliency of the DOD Enterprise. Pete will also provide an overview of the upcoming ITEA Cybersecurity Workshop.