article_snippet: Coincidentally, I was working at that time on integrating ethics into engineering education at Penn State University.
article_snippet: I immediately bought the book, and after reading the book through, realized that the book could be the basis for an engaging course for our first-year engineering students.
article_snippet: And it was this exploration of both space and the issues of the day that inspired me to try to apply these moral lessons to students.
article_snippet: So, how was all this applied in a classroom?
article_snippet: In the other weeks, we sit in a large circle and have an open and often lively discussion about the ethical ideas and a large circle application to the students' lives.
article_snippet: This episode has been used in the following week's discussion in various ways, depending on the current events that form the backdrop to the semester.