EAC Toolkit - Instructor Module Template 1.3 2007/01/25 21:40:55 US/Central 2007/03/02 15:59:11.948 US/Central Jose A. Cruz-Cruz cruz.jose@adem.uprm.edu William J. Frey wfrey@uprm.edu Jose A. Cruz-Cruz cruz.jose@adem.uprm.edu William J. Frey wfrey@uprm.edu Curriculum EAC Ethics Instructor Module Template Toolkit This document presents an Instructor Module template that will help structure the authoring and sharing of Ethics Across the Curriculum Integration modules that are being developed through the NSF funded EAC Toolkit Project (SES-0551779). This module provides pedagogical information for instructors regarding a student module based on the experiences and expertise of the authors, co-authors and EAC community members. The goal is to promote sharing of best practices in ethics education and to encourage other educators to engage in EAC.

REFERENCE OR LINK TO STUDENT MODULE Link or Reference to the corresponding student module in Connexions® (cnx.org) Reference or Link to the corresponding student module. For example: Link (URL) to a module or resource available online Reference to a textbook case or exercise Reference to a magazine or journal article Reference to a news story Reference to a movie or show Etc.

INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES(Sharing Best Practices in EAC!) This section contains information related to the above referenced Student Module. The intent and expectation is that the information contained in this section will evolve over time based on the experiences and collaborations of the authors and users of the Student Module and this Instructor Module. For example, the authors, collaborators or users can provide the following kind of information (mainly directed at or intended for instructors).

Module-Background Information Where did this module come from? (e.g. A workshop, news story, based on a movie, etc.) What condition is it in? (e.g. first draft, needs editing, publishable, etc.) How has it been used in the past? (e.g. in classroom, workshop activity, ethics debate, etc.) Other relevant or interesting details

Learning Objectives What are the intended learning objectives or goals for this module? What other goals or learning objectives are possible?

Instructional / Pedagogical Strategies Which pedagogical or instructional strategies are used or suggested for this module. (For example: Discussion/Debate, Decision-Making Exercise, Presentation, Dramatization or Role Playing, Group Task, Formal or Informal Writing, Readings, among others)

Assessment / Assurance of Learning What assessment or assurance of learning methods are used or suggested for this module? (For example: 1-minute paper, Muddiest Point, Quiz/Test Items, Oral Presentation, Student Feed-back, among others). What did or didn't work?

Pedagogical Commentary Any comments or questions regarding this module? (For example: suggestions to authors, suggestions to instructors (how-to), queries or comments directed o EAC community, pitfalls or frustrations, novel ideas/approaches/uses, etc.)

Appendix (Annotated) Additional information or annotations for instructors regarding the Student Module Appendix