RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Grants awarded to three North Carolina universities by the General Administration's Office of Learning Technology & Innovation support programs to enhance critical thinking skills in students.

UNC-Wilmington, Western Carolina, and UNC-Charlotte have received the grants. According to the UNC System's website, the grants are for:
-- “Competently Ready to Work,” a fully online internship-readiness program being developed by Florence Martin, associate professor and program director, instructional systems technology, UNC Charlotte, and Jeff Ertzberger, lecturer and director of technology, Watson College of Education, UNC Wilmington.
 

-- “Enhancing Competencies and Civic Engagement: Virtual Field Experiences for Students in Online Academic Programs,” a proposal developed by Marie-Line Germain,  associate professor of Human Resources and Leadership, Western Carolina, and John Sherlock, associate professor of Human Resources and director, online master of science program in Human Resources, Western Carolina.

 -- “Critical Thinking, Deliberately” a proposal developed by Cara Cilano, professor of English and general education program director, UNC Wilmington, and Colleen Reilly, professor of English, UNC Wilmington.