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Research in the Life Sciences with Dual Use Potential An International Faculty Development Project on Education About the Responsible Conduct of Science (2011) / Chapter Skim
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... Raising awareness across the life sciences community about risks and ways to address them through education is a fundamental component of engagement. In many countries, colleges and universities are where the majority of innovative research is done; in all cases, they are where future scientists receive both their initial training and their initial introduction to the norms of scientific conduct regardless of their eventual career paths.
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... INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON DUAL USE: ROLES OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL The core international agreement devoted to ensuring peaceful applications of biological research is the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) .2 The BWC is both a legal instrument and the embodiment of the global norm against the use of infectious and toxic agents as a weapon.
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... The text in this section is modified and updated from Challenges and Opportunities for Education about 4 Dual Use Issues in the Life Sciences (NRC 2010, pp.
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... For example, to be well understood, factual knowledge must be placed in a conceptual framework. Framing learning in the sciences as four intertwined strands of proficiency provides a sound basis for creating effective teaching and learning experiences across all levels of education, including the primary grades (NRC 2007, 2011b)
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... In contrast, the current system practiced by many faculty consists of first selecting a textbook, followed by compiling the course syllabus and assignments, constructing exams, and finally describing learning goals and outcomes based on the earlier steps. This "reverse design" process (i.e., first set the desired goals and outcomes of the educational module and then design a syllabus; Wiggins and McTighe 2005)
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... The need for relevance underscores the importance of making materials adaptable to local settings and individual circumstances, for example by providing instructors with a range of suggestions for adapting a common curriculum to their own settings.
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