[Year 12 SofDev] Ethical dilemmas

[Mark KELLY]

It's good to hear you're getting results, Gordon.  Maybe if we got to them
early, they can be encouraged to think better along these lines...

On 29 August 2011 09:02, Poultney, Gordon A <
Poultney.Gordon.A at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

>  They cope pretty well at Year 7 Paula.
>
> Last year I trialled  a Year 7 'Philosophy & Thinking' class once a week
> which, amongst  other things, looks at Values and Ethics for about a term.
>
> It has been pretty successful with plenty of positive feedback from
> students and parents.
> This year we started expanding it across more of Year 7, into select Year
> 8, and may offer electives at Year 9 or 10 next year.
> It is a fantastic subject to teach - my fave,  even better than Methods!
>
> cheers
>                gordon
>
> -----------
> Gordon Poultney
> Horsham College
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] on
> behalf of Christophersen, Paula P [
> christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au]
> *Sent:* Friday, 26 August 2011 4:04 PM
>
> *To:* Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Ethical dilemmas
>
>  It will be interesting to see how students from P to year 10 will handle
> the general capability of ethical behaviour when the Australian Curriculum
> is introduced.
>
> Regards
> Paula
> sent from my Telstra NEXTG™ handset
>
> ------------------------------
> From: Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
> Sent: Friday, 26 August 2011 3:36 PM
> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List <
> sofdev at edulists.com.au>
> Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] Ethical dilemmas
>
>  Today I started ethical dilemma theory with my kids (using
> http://www.vceit.com/slideshows/SD-U4O2-Managing-Ethical-Dilemmas.ppt) and
> it's not too easy!
>
> The kids, as VCAA has kept saying in examiners' reports) too keen to turn
> the ethical problem into a legal one (which is easier for them to deal with)
> or to not see that each dilemma has its shades of grey and is not black and
> white.
>
> I guess they could handle it better in a few years, but it's really hard
> for them to cope with at this stage in their development.  I hope the
> 'ethical dilemma' exam question this year takes into account that much of
> our our cohort are not yet mature thinkers capable of handling subtle
> distinctions.
>
> Happy weekend ;-)
>
> --
> Mark Kelly
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-- 
Mark Kelly
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
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