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Educational Technologies and the Teaching of Ethics in Science and Engineering

Loui, Michael C.

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/12246

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Title
Educational Technologies and the Teaching of Ethics in Science and Engineering
Author(s)
Loui, Michael C.
Issue Date
2005
Keyword(s)
  • instructional technology
  • distance education
  • online course
  • teaching
  • learning
Abstract
To support the teaching of ethics in science and engineering, educational technologies offer a variety of functions: communication between students and instructors, production of documents, distribution of documents, archiving of class sessions, and access to remote resources. Instructors may choose to use these functions of the technologies at different levels of intensity, to support a variety of pedagogies, consistent with accepted good practices. Good pedagogical practices are illustrated in this paper with four examples of uses of educational technologies in the teaching of ethics in science and engineering. Educational technologies impose costs for the purchase of hardware, licensing of software, hiring of support personnel, and training of instructors. Whether the benefits justify these costs is an unsettled question. While many researchers are studying the possible benefits of educational technologies, all instructors should assess the effectiveness of their practices.
Publisher
Opragen
Type of Resource
text
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/12246
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
National Science Foundation Grants SES-0138309, SES-0225156
Copyright and License Information
(c) Opragen Publications

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