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1. NYAS eBriefing On 28 March 2006, we conducted a seminar at the New York Academy of Sciences. The NYAS video recorded the session and produced one of its eBriefing web pages. This “No Easy Answers” eBriefing includes:
The seminar can be viewed on its own or used in conjunction with the other elements of the eBriefing. Course instructors, for instance, can assign students to watch the seminar or do so while also responding to the further questions posed. 2. Dual Use Role Playing Simulation To allow for course instructors to conduct these seminars, we have produced a teaching aid packet. This will not only allow individuals to repeat the seminar but also take them a step further. Working with Marie Chevrier (University of Texas at Dallas) we have turned our basic structure into a role playing exercise. In this participants are asked to imagine what they might say to the questions posed if they were a 1st year post doc, a senior professor, a police officer, a scientific reporter, etc. An advantage of such role playing is that it challenges people to think, respond and listen in ways that they might not otherwise. This role play packet consists of three files:
In terms of time requirements, this seminar could be run as part of a 1.5 hour course or otherwise split up. If you have a comment on either of these aids, please contact Brian Rappert
(B.Rappert@ex.ac.uk). |
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Educational Resources |
B.Rappert@ex.ac.uk
Sociology & Philosophy; School of Humanities and Social
Sciences; University of Exeter; Exeter EX4 4QJ; United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 263353
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