Animal ethics dilemma: a computer supported learning tool
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Animal ethics dilemma : a computer supported learning tool. / Dich, Trine; Hansen, Tina; Algers, Anne; Hanlon, Alison; Loor, Hillar; Sandøe, Peter.
Ethics and the politics of food: preprints of the 6. Congress of the European Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics. ed. / Matthias Kaiser; Marianne Elisabeth Lien. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2006. p. 245-249.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research
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T1 - Animal ethics dilemma
AU - Dich, Trine
AU - Hansen, Tina
AU - Algers, Anne
AU - Hanlon, Alison
AU - Loor, Hillar
AU - Sandøe, Peter
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - 'Animal Ethics Dilemma' is a freely available computer-supported learning tool (www.animalethicsdilemma.net or www.aedilemma.net) which has been developed primarily for veterinary undergraduates but is applicable also to students in other fields of animal science. The objectives of the computer program are to promote students' understanding of the ethics related to animal use, to illustrate ethical dilemmas that arise in animal use, to broaden students' moral imagination, and to enable students to differentiate between types of ethical argument. The program comprises five case studies: (1) the blind hens; (2) ANDi the genetically modified monkey; (3) euthanasia of a healthy dog; (4) animal slaughter; and (5) rehabilitation of seals. Special consideration has been given to enhancing the pedagogic value of the program. Students can control their learning by selecting a variety of ways to explore the program; for example, they can navigate the program using the 'Assist Me' option, which explains the basis of the ethical arguments. Reality text provides details of real events on which the case is based, and a glossary of terminology is available for the students to explore. Selected access to a case template is also available, enabling students and teachers to create their own case studies. Evaluation of the program has been ongoing during its development.
AB - 'Animal Ethics Dilemma' is a freely available computer-supported learning tool (www.animalethicsdilemma.net or www.aedilemma.net) which has been developed primarily for veterinary undergraduates but is applicable also to students in other fields of animal science. The objectives of the computer program are to promote students' understanding of the ethics related to animal use, to illustrate ethical dilemmas that arise in animal use, to broaden students' moral imagination, and to enable students to differentiate between types of ethical argument. The program comprises five case studies: (1) the blind hens; (2) ANDi the genetically modified monkey; (3) euthanasia of a healthy dog; (4) animal slaughter; and (5) rehabilitation of seals. Special consideration has been given to enhancing the pedagogic value of the program. Students can control their learning by selecting a variety of ways to explore the program; for example, they can navigate the program using the 'Assist Me' option, which explains the basis of the ethical arguments. Reality text provides details of real events on which the case is based, and a glossary of terminology is available for the students to explore. Selected access to a case template is also available, enabling students and teachers to create their own case studies. Evaluation of the program has been ongoing during its development.
M3 - Article in proceedings
SN - 978-90-8686-008-1
SP - 245
EP - 249
BT - Ethics and the politics of food
A2 - Kaiser, Matthias
A2 - Lien, Marianne Elisabeth
PB - Wageningen Academic Publishers
Y2 - 22 June 2006 through 24 June 2006
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