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Life Sciences go to the movies
This project aims to develop problem-based learning exercises based around popular movies to support level 1-3 tutorials in Life Sciences degree programmes. Students will work in tutorial groups to view carefully selected films, discuss their content (with tutor as facilitator). They will then conduct research and meet without their tutor to devise and produce group oral or poster presentations suitable for peer and/or non-scientist audiences, concerning the scientific and ethical content of the film. Examples of suitable films include Awakenings (Parkinson's disease and the ethics of human experimentation) and GATTACA (human genome project and eugenics). It is anticipated that the use of movies as a teaching medium will engage students due to its novelty and entertainment value, will stimulate discussion of a broader range of topics than might be elicited by a conventional text-based PBL scenario, and will act as a stepping stone to criticism of 'more serious' scientific writing.
Project Team: Dr Richard Prince Faculty: Life Sciences
Funding year: 2008
Keywords: film, critical writing, ethics, presentation, pbl, scientific
