There is growing recognition that science is not conducted in a vacuum and that advances in the biosciences
have ethical and social implications for the wider community. An exercise is described in which
undergraduate students work in teams to produce short videos about the science and ethical dimensions
of current developments in biomedicine. This activity has resulted in the generation of a large number
of introductory films on a range of contemporary issues in medically related biology. The best videos
are made freely available on the internet for use by any interested party. In this way, the students are
not only learning about the issues for themselves, but are also producing valuable resources for enhancing
public understanding of the science and ethics relating to newsworthy innovations. This task could
be readily adapted for use with a broader range of topics with students in both secondary and tertiary
education.

• Teaching Bioethics via the Production of Student-generated Videos

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