Reflections on Assessment

Black lives always matter
Dear PLATO Community: Together we grieve the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Tony McDade, and …
2020 PLATO Conference in San Diego is Postponed
Dear PLATO members and Conference community, The past few weeks have been confusing and challenging for all of us. Everyday …
Introducing PLATO’s Executive Director, Debi Talukdar
Dear PLATO Community I am honored to serve as PLATO’s first Executive Director, and excited to introduce myself to …
PLATO Toolkit Competition Extended
We are also happy to announce that we are extending the PLATO Toolkit Competition. So, keep sending in your lesson …
Job Opening at PLATO: Executive Director
PLATO is Hiring! Interested candidates should send an email message describing their interest in the position, along with an attached …

Personal Identity in Memento
Personal Identity I ask students to bring their baby or early childhood pictures to class. After they try matching …
The Ethics of the Creation of Dual-Species Chimeras
On November 6, 2015, NPR aired a story about the very controversial topic of stem cell research. This story can …
The Gaze: Power and Resistance in Flim
The Gaze: Power and Resistance in Film Read “The Oppositional Gaze” for homework the day before class. It’s fairly long …
Protected: Demands for Argument and Civility in Douglass’ 1852 4th of July Speech (“What to the Slave is the 4th of July?”)
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The Trial of Socrates
Steven Goldberg / The Trial of Socrates Topics: The compatibility of religious piety with philosophical inquiry; The question whether morality is …