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The US National Academies’ Initiatives on Responsible Science

Lida Anestidou, DVM, PhD Program Director

Why teach responsible conduct of science (RCS)? What are current methods of teaching and do they work?

The foundations of our approach

• Very limited education about dual use issues,

either as stand-alone courses or as parts of other courses.

• Use responsible conduct of science as the

framework for addressing dual use issues.

• Build networks of faculty and instructors through

“train-the-trainer” programs

• Use insights from research on learning and

effective teaching to inform development of materials, and approaches to teaching students and preparing faculty

Workshop on education about dual use issues

Warsaw 2009

Education: focused on faculty development

• Since 2004, the National Academies Summer Institutes
• ffer train-the trainer week-long convocations as a venue

to promote discussion, analyze outcomes, and sustain innovation [in the reform of undergraduate biology education]

• Participants (i.e., faculty) form working groups to
• Learn new teaching techniques
• Learn about mentoring and how to develop a related seminar
• Develop action plans for transforming the way the subject is

taught at their own institution

• Goal: prepare a new generation of [biology] teachers

Linking the messages

Create a network of educators in the life sciences who can:

• Teach about responsible conduct of research.
• Use methods of adult teaching/education that promote

improved student learning.

• Frame the teaching and discussion on biorisk

management and research with dual use potential as a matter of professional education and ethics.

Teaching Responsible Conduct

• f Science

Science has no global boundaries , nor should responsible science education

http://www.nccu.edu/academics/sc/artsandsciences/globalstudies/index.cfm

Three core themes

• The development of professionalism in

science.

• Conducting research responsibly.
• Being part of the responsible scientific

community.

Institutes thus far

Middle East/North Africa (MENA)

• MENA I-Jordan, 2012
• MENA II-Italy, 2014
• MENA III-Turkey, 2015

South and Southeast Asia

• Malaysia, 2013

Egypt

• Egypt I, 2015
• Egypt II, 2015

Educational Institute on Responsible Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2013

Global Efforts

Responsible Conduct of Science Ethics (Algeria)

International Institutes Institute Participants from: Algeria, Egypt, India, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Turkey and Yemen Introductory Workshops

Schedule of an Educational Institute

Schedule of the workshops

Important parameters for success

• Embrace of the concept by academic

institutions; avoid one-off situation

• Active engagement of academic leaders
• Institutional support for the project

leaders

• Strategic planning for next steps