Article
Blackboard: A Web-Based Resource in the Teaching of a Multi-Disciplinary/Multi-Institutional Computer Ethics Course
School of Computer Science & Engineering Faculty Publications
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2002
Disciplines
Abstract
This paper will focus on the use of a commercially available collaborative learning management tool ( C L W . Blackboard and how if has been used to enhance the teaching of professional issues in a large cohort given at the University af Limerick in Ireland and a small writing-based -senior ethics course given at Sacred Heart University. This study details the various facilities offered by Blackboard, some of the ways in which the tools were used to enhance learning and critical thinking and some reflections on the strengths and weaknesses of the tool. A prospective design and implementation of an international collaboration between the two classes will be explained along with the objectives and outcome assessment methods.
DOI
10.1109/ISTAS.2002.1013807
Citation Information
Grodzinsky, F. and Joe Griffin. "Blackboard: A Web-Based Resource in the Teaching of a Multi-Disciplinary/Multi-Institutional Computer Ethics Course." Proceedings IEEE 2002 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS'02). Social Implications of Information and Communication Technology: 126-131.
Published: Grodzinsky, F. and Joe Griffin. "Blackboard: A Web-Based Resource in the Teaching of a Multi-Disciplinary/Multi-Institutional Computer Ethics Course." Proceedings IEEE 2002 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS'02). Social Implications of Information and Communication Technology: 126-131.