Critical thinking is a theoretical construct that underpins this proposal. In 1987 the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking offered the following definition for critical thinking:

"Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action. In its exemplary form, it is based on universal intellectual values that transcend subject matter divisions: clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, sound evidence, good reasons, depth, breadth, and fairness.(Scriven & Paul)"

In today's higher-education environment, there is and has been a considerable amount of discourse about students' lack of critical-thinking skills and students' inability to engage in problem solving. The Association of American Colleges and Universities reported that 77% of college seniors are not proficient in critical-thinking skills(Promise, 2007).

I am using Captivate software to develop interactive scaffolded learning vignettes for my health information administration classes all of which utilize Moodle. I will pilot the developed vignettes in the spring 2012 semester in order to perfect the techniques for my fall 2012 hybrid course. Most of the American Health Information Management Association textbooks that are published for and used in our educational programs lack interactive resources to engage our students and facilitate their development of critical-thinking skills. Branching logic is a feature of Captivate that can be used to improve students' critical-thinking and decision-making skills.