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Jack Walters Dakota State University

Jack Walters Dakota State University. Using Video Vignettes To Teach Professional Ethics. Ethics Video Vignettes. Why? 2008 provided another shocking reminder that ethics training is needed in higher education

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Jack Walters Dakota State University

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  1. Jack Walters Dakota State University Using Video Vignettes To Teach Professional Ethics

  2. Ethics Video Vignettes • Why? • 2008 provided another shocking reminder that ethics training is needed in higher education • Persistent episodes of serious ethics lapses increase demands for higher ed accountability on this issue

  3. Ethics Video Vignettes • Why? (cont.) • Most schools do not offer a free-standing ethics course, especially a required one • Most instructors are not experienced in teaching ethics • Ethics content competes for time with primary course content

  4. Ethics Video Vignettes • Why? (cont.) • Instructors are concerned with seeming “preachy” or “holier than thou”

  5. Ethics Video Vignettes • Characteristics of a workable solution: • Limited time consumption • “Pre-packaged” content • NOT limited to Business • Tuned in to current student media channels (e.g., YouTube) • Consistent background information provided

  6. Ethics Video Vignettes • Characteristics of a workable solution (cont.): • Socratic approach – limit “leading” students to answers • Video leaves students “hanging” – to better approximate the uncertainty that often surrounds ethical decisions • Practical, based on real cases

  7. Video Vignettes • Web site • www.ethicsvids.org • Ethics Models: • Utilitarian • Rights • Compassion / Golden Rule • Research on participants

  8. Ethics Video Vignettes • Research Linkage • Collection of information about students’ pre- and post attitudes about various ethical issues • Development of longitudinal database about ethics beliefs/attitudes • Other studies of ethics and teaching methods for ethics

  9. Ethics Video Vignettes • Video Vignettes by professional category • Business • Professional (e.g., medical, legal) • Government • Education • Military • Religious • NGO / no-for-profit

  10. Ethics Video Vignettes • Example video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAEGoM3D2P8

  11. Use YouTube or delivervideos from site? • YouTube • Site This slide is designed to use the audience participation tool TurningPoint

  12. Video quality matters • Strongly Agree • Agree • Neutral • Disagree • Strongly Disagree This slide is designed to use the audience participation tool TurningPoint

  13. Have taught a free-standingethics course • Yes • No This slide is designed to use the audience participation tool TurningPoint

  14. Have taught ethics as partof another course • Yes • No This slide is designed to use the audience participation tool TurningPoint

  15. Provide “correct” answer toinstructor only? • Yes • No This slide is designed to use the audience participation tool TurningPoint

  16. Provide “correct” answer to instructorand students? • Yes • No This slide is designed to use the audience participation tool TurningPoint

  17. Ethics Video Vignettes Questions? Suggestions?

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