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Exploring Bioethics - A New Model for
Classroom Instruction
All web seminar participants use online tools that allow them to mark-up presenter's slides or share desktop applications in addition to engaging in chat with others online and answering poll questions

Two Web Seminars were presented, one featuring Brookline High School educator Liz Crane and Director of Education for the nonprofit Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, Jeanne Ting Chowning.


The presenters introduced modules from the upcoming curriculum supplement created by EDC and NIH. They discussed how to use the models in a classroom setting, led participants through question simulations, and talked about issues with ethical education. The presenters also shared science expertise on ethical concepts of fairness, respect, weighing harms and benefits, and others. They answered questions from the participants and presented strategies for facilitating rich ethics discussions in the science classroom. These Web Seminars were designed for educators of grades 9-12.


Each web seminar is a unique, stand-alone, program. Archives of these web seminars and the presenters’ PowerPoint presentations will be available on this web page. Learn more about the features of the Web Seminar and read answers to frequently asked questions from participants.


Schedule

Web Seminar I
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Topic: Biomedicine, genetic testing, and bioethics.
Presenter: Elizabeth Crane

Web Seminar II
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Topic: Ethical considerations, State vaccination policies, and challenges in teaching bioethics
Presenter: Jeanne Ting Chowning



For more information contact webseminars@nsta.org


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