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Section: Ethics as a Discipline Background |
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Provides a schematic representation of the process of ethical inquiry, with explanation |
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1 page overview of perspective |
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1 page overview of perspective |
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1 page overview of perspective |
| Principles |
1 page overview of perspective
**Note: we recommend focusing on the principles, rather than all perspectives, for introductory students or a brief bioethics unit within a biology class.
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1 page overview of perspective |
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Compares the perspectives in a 1 page chart |
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Short reading on Virtue Ethics by Dr. Kelly Fryer-Edwards |
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Short reading describing values, morals, and ethics, as well as the various perspectives outlined above. |
Section: Lesson Strategies |
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| Lesson Strategies Chart |
Compares the lesson strategies and assessments. Provides a summary, sample use, and approximate classroom duration. Also provides page numbers and serves as table of contents for this section. |
| Discussion Background |
Provides suggestions for discussions and setting norms. |
| Values Activities |
Includes exploration of student values ('Choices and Values'), a values prioritizations activity, and a 'Values Definition' table describing different values.
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| Science and Ethics: Subjective or Objective? |
Explores the relationship between science and ethics. |
| Ethical Questions |
Develops student understanding of ethical questions through three different worksheets. |
| Range of Perspectives |
Provides activities designed to make visible the range of perspectives among students. |
| Lifeboat |
Introduces the "Lifeboat" and other simple ethical dilemmas. |
| Introduction to the Principles |
Provides ideas for developing student understanding of bioethical principles. Includes graphic organizer. **Note: we recommend focusing on the principles, rather than all perspectives, for introductory students or a brief bioethics unit within a biology class. |
| Ethical Perspectives Review and Quizzes |
Provides ideas for reviewing and assessing student understanding of various perspectives. ** Note: we recommend these types of activities for bioethics-focused high school classes. |
| Foursquare/Carousel |
Introduces several general classroom strategies that have been adapted to focus on teaching different ethical perspectives. |
| Critical Reasoning Analysis |
Provides a way for students to critically analyze information or an ethical issue using the elements of thought. |
| Introducing a Decision-Making Framework |
Offers several short ways in which to introduce the concepts of stakeholders and of using a decision-making framework for ethical analysis. Also includes brief ideas for essays. |
| Film and Literary Analysis |
Describes three different formats for analyzing ethical issues in film and/or literature: Rules vs. Outcomes, Documentary, and Narrative Ethics. |
| Structured Academic Controversy |
Presents the Structured Academic Controversy format: Through a sequence of scaffolded steps, small groups of students increase their understanding of a community (shared) problem. They consider alternative perspectives and engage in a shared decision-making process. |
| Case Study |
Describes an overview of a case study methodology that can be used with a wide variety of scenarios. |
| Congressional Hearing |
Presents a Congressional Hearing Model: Students analyze a controversial issue from the perspective of a stakeholder, and make a brief presentation to ‘Congress’. They follow up with a written statement of their own position. |
| Debate |
Provides a format for a debate. Includes position sheet and scoring table. |
| Socratic Seminar |
Introduces the Socratic Seminar format and provides resources for conducting a seminar. Socratic seminar are a ‘collaborative, intellectual dialogue facilitated with open-ended questions about a text.’ |
| Rubrics/Assessments |
Provides several assessments and rubrics, including rubrics for a Socratic Seminar and a class discussion, a sample policy letter and a letter to the editor. |
Section: Decision-Making Frameworks |
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| Background on Decision- Making Frameworks (DMF) |
Offers background on the elements of the Decision-Making Framework provided |
| 1 page DMF |
1-page short version of a DMF |
| 4 page DMF |
4-page longer version, with more room to write |
| Scoring Guide |
Scoring guide for the DMF provided |
| Alternate DMF |
Provides several alternate formats for Decision-Making Frameworks, including the 4-box model used widely in clinical ethics. |
Section: Appendix |
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| Model Letter to Parents |
Provides a sample letter that could be sent to parents at the beginning of a bioethics course |
| Bioethics Topics Ideas |
Describes topics related to bioethics that could be the focus of student reports or research. |
| Case: Pennington |
Describes a case in which a genetically modified pig liver was used to keep a young man alive until a human organ could be found. Includes extensive background and analysis. |
| Case: Ashley |
Describes a case in which medical procedures designed to keep a young woman with static encephalopathy from physically maturing are carried out in order to allow her parents to better care for her. |
| Other Cases |
Provides several other case studies, Two Tales of Rice (genetically modified food), Talk About Short (growth hormone for short stature - fictionalized), and One Family's Dilemma (a family considers what to do about excess IVF embryos). |
| Resources |
Books, Websites, and other resources |
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