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Ethical decision-making should be included as a 21st century skill (overused term but don't know of an alternative). Some would profess that ethical decision-making has always been a needed skill....
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August 1, 2018 11:04 AM
Ethics has been underestimated since it is believed that ethics is already integrated in education; however, it is obvious that society is way more complex that it was before since technologies brought new problematics that must be faced right now. Unfortunately, they cannot be solved because a sort of incompetence exists towards it. For this reason, ethics and moral should be taught way more explicitly than it was before.
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In this post Jackie Gerstein states that ethical decision-making is a skill needed today. Technology is advancing at a speed that is often beyond our comprehension and our understanding of how this technology may impact our future may not yet be known. After looking at why it is important to integrate ethical decision-making into the education of young people she shares a resource that "can be used as a source for ethical dilemma discussions in middle school and high school classes."
Some of the ideas suggested include:
* The Right to Privacy versus the Right to Know
* Internet Access as a Human Right
* Neuro-enhancements
She also shares some recent court cases related to online behavior that students might be interested in analyzing.
Teaching ethical decision-making helps students use critical thinking skills, focuses on Bloom's higher order levels, and provides additional skills discussed in the post. As always she provides additional resources.