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Authors
Alison Hanlon, Trine Dich, Tina Hansen,
Hillar Loor, Peter Sandøe & Anne Algers

All the authors have been involved throughout the process of developing the programme, and each has contributed in a number of ways. However, the main contributions were:

Alison Hanlon was the main author of four of the five cases: The Blind Hens, ANDi, Euthanasia of a Healthy Dog, and Wildlife Rehabilitation. Dr Hanlon is a senior lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare at University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland.

Trine Dich was the main author of the info boxes. She was also responsible for co-ordinating the work and the textual materials. Trine Dich is an Assistant Professor at The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark.

Tina Hansen managed the evaluation of the programme. Tina Hansen is an Assistant Professor at The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark.

Hillar Loor was, with Peter Sandøe, the source of many of the specific ideas on which the programme is based and was a driving force in the development of this novel learning tool. He focused on dramatisation in the game, and on programme development; and he coordinated all the programming activities. Hillar Loor is a multimedia director and CEO of imCode Partner AB, Sweden.

Peter Sandøe was, with Hillar Loor, the source of many of the specific ideas on which the programme is based and was a driving force in the development of this novel learning tool. He handled the philosophical side of things; and he co-authored all the cases and the introduction. Peter Sandøe is Professor of Bioethics at The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark.

Anne Algers originally suggested the idea of a learning tool of this kind. She was the main author of the slaughter case, for which she also wrote the information boxes. She had overall responsibility for illustrations and obtained the necessary copyright agreements. She also oversaw translation and proof-reading. Anne Algers is a lecturer at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

 

 

 


The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the following people:

Stine B. Christiansen, PhD student at The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark, who developed the ideas set out in the introductory test, contributed a substantial part of the text, originally suggested the blind hens case, and contributed material to the info boxes.

Linda Keeling, Professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, who was involved in the early phases of the project, was a co-author on the slaughter case, and gave various kinds of advice throughout the development process.

Paul Robinson, of Quercus Editorial, who edited the texts and offered critical comments on the beta-version.

Elisabeth Nilsson, doctoral student at the University of Malmö, who was involved in the early phase of the project.

Micke Swedemar, lecturer at the University of Malmö, who was involved in the early phase of the project; and who contributed to the first evaluation of the programme.

Joe Regenstein, professor in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University, who contributed to the slaughter case on aspects of religious slaughter.

Johan Larsson, chief programmer at imCode Partner AB, Visby, Sweden.

Ninni Engström, graphic designer at Ruby Tuesday, Stockholm, Sweden.



The interactive learning tool “Animal ethics dilemma” started as a research project, Flexibility in Learning, in year 2002. The project was conducted at Malmö University and funded and supported by Distum (Sweden's center for research and development involving IT-supported distance education). The aim was to develop computer supported learning by using drama and storytelling.