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Exploring Bioethics - A New Model for
Classroom Instruction
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This Web Seminar took place on April 22, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Time. Presenting was Jeanne Ting Chowning, Director of Education for the nonprofit
Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR –
www.nwabr.org).
Ms. Chowning helped develop the curriculum created by NIH and EDC and gave participants
an overview of some of the curriculum modules.
This is the second of two Web Seminars scheduled as a follow-up to the NIH: Exploring
Bioethics – A New Model for Classroom Instruction Symposium that took place
at the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in New Orleans, LA. In this
program, Jeanne Chowning presented specific examples of the NIH and EDC developed
curriculum for the teaching bioethics in the high school classroom. Participants
reviewed and discussed sample questions on vaccination policies, talked about challenges
in teaching bioethics, and were given philosophical background on where some of
the ethical principles were initially derived.
Twenty-four (24) participants were present at the live Web Seminar in addition to
the presenter and NSTA staff. Participating educators represented the states of
California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Virginia. Two participants
joined the seminar from outside the U.S. from Puerto Rico and South Korea.
Seminar participants received a one year subscription to one of NSTA’s SciGuides
and a certificate of attendance was deposited into their My Transcript area in the
NSTA Learning Center for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.
Here are some comments provided by the participants at the end of the Web Seminar:
- “I just got into teaching bioethics this year and am excited about the resources
that will become available shortly through NIH.”
- “I will be able to incorporate the information into some of my lessons.”
- “Even with topics in Earth Science, there are ethical questions (and questions
on social justice) that need to be addressed, but I found it hard to develop lessons
that presented balanced approaches. This seminar provided that link.”
- “I am always looking for ways to integrate the teaching of ethics into a very
content-driven curriculum. The strategies and case studies used in the NIH curriculum
supplement will be very helpful in this regard.”
Thanks to the participants and the presenter for the learning opportunity, the interactions,
and a job well done!
Websites
For more information contact webseminars@nsta.org
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Underwritten in part by the National Institutes of Health.
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