Beever has been involved
in a diverse range of teaching, including
at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. He has designed courses, taught
widely, and been involved in a range of
assessment and pedagogy experiences. For
more detail and his perspective on
teaching, you can download his teaching
philosophy
here.
Beever has taught and
lectured widely in philosophy on ethical
theory, environmental ethics, bioethics,
and Eastern philosophy. He has also
developed courses across disciplines in
engineering and bioethics as well as led
discussions and workshops for
nonacademic audiences. He especially
enjoys leading discussions about the
real-world objectives of ethics.
At Penn State, he designed
and teach an interdisciplinary graduate
seminar titled "RISE UP (Research
Integrity in Science and Engineering at
University Park)" in the Bioethics
program. That course introduces a
broader concept of research ethics that
involves the wider impacts of ethics as
embedded in and through scientific
practice. Participants in this course
develop a robust understanding of
ethical responsibility in their
professional work as well as pedagogical
training to support their becoming
research integrity mentors in their home
disciplines (http://rockethics.psu.edu/education/rise-up/rise-up/597b).
At Purdue, he organized,
facilitated, and made sustainable a
University-level lecture series that is
ongoing: the Purdue Lectures in Ethics,
Policy, and Science. That program draws
together internationally-recognized
speakers on contemporary ethical issues
and a diverse range of University
stakeholders from numerous disciplines
and across multiple levels. That lecture
series is still graduate student
organized and run (http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics).
In his current position,
Beever teaches a range of ethics-related
courses at both graduate and
undergraduate levels, including Ethical
Issues in the 21st Century, Ethical
Theory, Environmental Ethics, and
Digital Ethics, as well as special topic
seminars including "Sound, Silence, and
Environments", and "Nature, Information,
and the Rise of the Anthropocene." He
works with undergraduate and graduate
students to engage the campus community
in discussion of ethical issues through
their research and coursework, and
serves on committees for several Ph.D.
students. He also directs UCF's
Theoretical and Applied Ethics
Certificate program.