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Going Online: A Pedagogical Assessment of Bioethics Distance Education Courses for Health Sciences Professionals

Going Online: A Pedagogical Assessment of Bioethics Distance Education Courses for Health Sciences Professionals
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Author(s): Shawneequa L. Callier (George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA), Attila Hertelendy (Florida International University, USA), Joan Butler (George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA), Thomas D. Harter (Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI and George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA), Marcia Firmani (George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA)and Melissa M. Goldstein (George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA)
Copyright: 2017
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Pages: 14
Source title: International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD)
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chia-Wen Tsai (Ming Chuan University, Taiwan)and Pei-Di Shen (Ming Chuan University, Taiwan)
DOI: 10.4018/IJOPCD.2017010105

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Abstract

Health sciences professionals work on diverse health care teams and often face ethical dilemmas. Bioethics education in a distance-learning environment is one way that such individuals can obtain relevant, easily accessible, and academically rigorous instruction on ethical decision-making and behavior. Drawing on our expertise as distance educators in George Washington University's Health Sciences Programs, we discuss our experiences teaching bioethics online for health sciences professionals, assess the existing evidence of best practices in online bioethics education, and provide recommendations for future pedagogical research relevant to diverse health care professionals.

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