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Can Mary Shelley's Frankenstein be read as an early research ethics text? | Medical Hum... - 7 views

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  • Can Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein be read as an early research ethics text?
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  • Frankenstein is an early and balanced text on the ethics of research upon human subjects and that it provides insights that are as valid today as when the novel was written.
  • Mary Shelley conceived the idea for and started writing Frankenstein in 1816 and it was first published in 1818.1 In its historical context, the earlier 17th and 18th centuries had seen the early signs of the rise of science and experimentation. Francis Bacon (1561–1626) had laid the theoretical foundations in his “Great Insauration”2 and scientists such as Boyle, Newton, and Hooke developed the experimental methods. Sir Robert Talbor, a 17th century apothecary and one of the key figures in developing the use of quinine to treat fevers, underlined this: “the most plausible reasons unless backed by some demonstrable experiments seem but suppositions or conjectures”.3
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  • The 18th century saw the continued construction of foundations upon which all subsequent medical experimentation has been built.
  • Lady Mary Montagu promoted smallpox vaccination; its proponents experimented on prisoners to study its efficacy, and James Jurin, the secretary of the Royal Society, developed mathematical proof of this in the face of ecclesiastical opposition.4 Many of the modern concepts of therapeutic trials were described although not widely accepted. Empirical observation through experimentation was starting to be recognised as the tool that allowed ascertainment of fact and truth. An account of Dr Bianchini’s experiments on “Le Medicin Electrique”, reported to the Royal Society explains that “The experiments were made by Dr Bianchini assisted by several curious and learned men … who not being able to separate what was true … determined to be guided by their own experiments and it was by this most troublesome though of all the others the most sure way, that they have learned to reject a great number of what have been published as facts.”5
  • Similarly, Henry Baker’s report to the Royal Society, describing Abbe Nollet’s experiments, outlined the need for comparative studies and that “treatment should not be condemned without a fair trial”6 and a Belgian doctor, Professor Lambergen, describing the use of deadly nightshade for the treatment of breast cancer wrote “Administration of this plant certainly merits the attention of the medical profession; and surely one may add entitles the medicine to future trials … nevertheless the most efficacious medicines are such if its efficacy by repeated trials be approved.”7 In the mid 18th century James Lind conducted the first controlled trial to establish a cure for scurvy and his Treatise on the Scurvy contains what could be seen in modern terminology as the first “review of the current literature” prior to a clinical trial.8
  • Her motives for writing Frankenstein are more difficult to define. In her introduction to the 1831 edition she writes that she wanted her work to … speak to the mysterious fears of our nature and awaken thrilling horror—one to make the reader dread to look round. If I did not accomplish these things, my ghost story would be unworthy of its name … (p 7, p 8)
  • The 1818 preface, written by Percy Bysshe Shelley, indicates a deeper purpose. He wrote that the story recommends itself as it “…affords a point of view on the imagination for the delineating of human passions more comprehensive and commanding than any which the ordinary relations of existing events can yield…” (p 11) and that “…I am by no means indifferent to the manner in which ... moral tendencies (that) exist in the sentiments of characters shall affect the reader…”(p 12).
anonymous

Through the Keyhole: Observations on the Ravi Trial | text2cloud - 1 views

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  • martphone and the webcam have made it possible for all manner of sexual activity to be recorded and distributed for all the world to see free of charge. This is one way to explain why none of the people who read Ravi’s original tweet, none of the young women crowded around Wei’s computer to see what Clementi and his guest were up to, and none of the people who received Ravi’s invitation to view Clementi’s next liaison bestirred themselves to stay his hand. As Cicco testified, they “really didn’t think that it was that big of a deal.”
  • anonymous on 01 Mar 12
     
    The trial in the cyberspying case at Rutgers is now underway. There is so much here for students and teachers at all levels to consider about ethics, privacy, and the digital life sentence for the accused in the Age of the Google Search. I don't think even our most technologically adept students quite realize that what they text and tweet is there forever.
Chris Betcher

iPad trials in Australia - You Are Never Alone - 91 views

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  • Chris Betcher on 11 Mar 11
     
    2011 has seen the proliferation of iPad trials in Australian schools and Universities.In most of these cased the iPad has been adopted as much for the Apps available as for its e-reading tools. Here are some sites and reports to look at.
Christian King

Language Perfect - World Championships! - 60 views

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  • Christian King on 01 Aug 12
     
    A Web 3.0 teaching tool for a wide variety of languages includes student progress achievements and pratice drills. The free trial is definately worth checking out with your students if you teach languages.
anonymous

"Viewing Parties": Indifference Takes the Stand | text2cloud - 3 views

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  • anonymous on 07 Mar 12
     
    Are you worried about ethical action in the Internet Age? Your students' experience of peer pressure? The Dharun Ravi trial currently underway in NJ casts a stark light on youth culture and the end of privacy. How would your students act if invited to a scheduled video invasion of another student's privacy? The revelations in the trail here are eye-opening.
anonymous

For Stanford U. MOOC instructors, trial and error breeds success | Inside Higher Ed - 1 views

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  • anonymous on 04 Mar 14
     
    Finally seeing results with their MOOCS...
Steven Szalaj

'What Is Good Teaching?' - NYTimes.com - 3 views

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  • Steven Szalaj on 18 Dec 13
     
    Nocera discusses "The New Republic" - a documentary film about teaching in a new Brooklyn high school (new in 2006), and the trials of learning classroom management in this trying environment.  His discussion focuses on the need to do a better job of training new teachers in classroom management.
Tonya Thomas

First Look: Adobe Captivate 5 by Joe Ganci : Learning Solutions Magazine - 10 views

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  • Tonya Thomas on 02 Jul 10
     
    Finally, for Mac now too!... After many weeks of waiting eagerly Adobe Captivate and eLearning Suite users may now download the free trials of Adobe Captivate 5. The release contains many significant enhancements that have Captivate and eLearning Suite users literally chomping at the bit to get their hands on it. You can also download the eLearning Suite here. Mac users are ecstatic as Captivate 5 and eLearning Suite 2 are now both available for the Mac OS, making the products the first major eLearning industry authoring packages to enter full force into support for the Apple Mac OS. Many Mac users have written, called and addressed me in person to wholeheartedly offer both encouragement and enthusiasm as we see Captivate and eLearning Suite move firmly into cross platform eLearning authoring tools. http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/2010/07/free_downloads_of_adobe_captiv.html
Michael Porterfield

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/09/who_will_ride_googles_wave.html - 23 views

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  • Michael Porterfield on 30 Sep 09
     
    That is where the Google Wave development team is based and they were demonstrating the search firm's hottest new application, which is now being made available to around 100,000 trial users
Virginia Meadow

Glogster - 0 views

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  • Virginia Meadow on 17 Sep 09
     
    my trial glog
teacherboyle

Online Diagram Software and Flowchart Software - Gliffy - 20 views

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  • donnatmachado on 09 May 11
     
    Its an Online diagram software. You Create and share flowcharts, network diagrams, floorplans, user. Interface designs and other drawings online with the Gliffy diagram editor.
  • Steven Engravalle on 09 Jun 12
     
    A very useful site...
  • teacherboyle on 12 Jul 12
     
    All kinds of organizers and charts to create. Does have a fee after the free trial.
Roland Gesthuizen

iPads for Learning - Why the iPad? - 134 views

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  • To date, feedback from participating schools has been overwhelmingly positive. For instance the touch screen interface of the iPad is proving to be a great success for students with special needs.
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 06 Feb 11
     
    "We, here at the Victorian government school system, are proud of our internationally recognised eLearning achievements. The iPads for Learning trial is no exception. We are working with Apple to test the value of the iPad, and the applications it can access, as an additional opportunity to engage students and to improve their educational attainment."
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 06 Feb 11
     
    Review website by state government to share resources and evaluation for iPads and tablet computers used in a school setting. Includes details of current pilot schools.
Ben Nason

First Grade Math Curriculum - 48 views

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Elementary Level

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  • Ben Nason on 14 Feb 11
     
    - Purchase (Free trial offer)
Roland Gesthuizen

School principal answers call to ditch mobile phone ban - 60 views

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  • 'If there is too big a disconnect between school and the rest of society, people start to think we have got our heads in the sand - and the boys think we are even bigger idiots than they do normally,'
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 30 May 11
     
    "THIS year Christian Brothers' College in St Kilda East did something radical: overturned its long-standing ban on students bringing mobile phones to school. The decision was not made lightly. Principal Gerald Bain-King recalls agonising over the risks when a trial was first mooted several years ago."
Martin Burrett

Guessword - 2 views

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  • Martin Burrett on 10 Aug 11
     
    A great game where player must guess the word by trial and error by typing in letters. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Chris Betcher

iPads in education - edna.edu.au - 163 views

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  • Chris Betcher on 07 Apr 11
     
    The iPad is being trialled in a large number of schools and educational settings across Australia. This theme page provides links to school trials, app review sites, blogs by teachers using iPads and a range of other useful resources for iPads in and out of the classroom.
Mike MacBeth

Storyboard That For Classroom | Teacher Free Trial - 8 views

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  • Judy Robison on 07 May 14
     
    Storyboard That is a robust web tool that allows students to create and edit Storyboards. This site is simple to use and allows users to drag and drop stick figures and screen elements, as well as add their own content, to the storyboard time line. Enough tools and features to be really useful and not too many to confuse young users, this is a nice way for students to create storyboards for class projects, videos, or anything else you can think of including comic strips. There is a nice educator portal which has some lesson plans and example student work. Not free, but free trial and reasonably priced for teachers
  • Mike MacBeth on 20 Nov 16
     
    "Bring the world's best storyboard creator into your classroom! From first grade to graduation, Storyboard That engages students with digital storytelling in the classroom."
Martin Burrett

4 Premium Productivity Apps to Support Teachers - 22 views

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  • Martin Burrett on 10 Nov 17
     
    "As the development of apps has evolved, including the platforms they operate on, the ability to ease the organisational challenges in life have become more refined. Whilst the apps featured in this article come at a premium, the features that they display make organising busy lives less complex, with clever design, features and functionality that will keep you ready for the daily trials of being a busy teacher. The apps mentioned in this article are mainly built for Apple devices (iPhone / iPad / Mac), with links directing to the relevant App Stores, unless otherwise indicated."
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