Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-701: ASSESSING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY IN THE UNITED STATESJohn Krupczak, Hope College John Krupczak, Associate Professor of Engineering, Hope College. Prof. Krupczak’s course in technogical literacy began in 1995 and has educated over 1,000 students in multiple disciplines including pre-service teaching since 1995. Prof..Krupczak is the inaugural chair of the new Technological Literacy Constituent Committee of the ASEE.Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Greg Pearson is a program officer at the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), where he directs the academy’s efforts related to technological literacy and public understanding of engineering. Mr. Pearson most recently served

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-695: WHAT IS TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY AND WHY DOES ITMATTER?David Ollis, North Carolina State UniversityGreg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Greg Pearson is a Program Officer with the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C. In that role, he develops and manages new areas of activity within the NAE Program Office related to technological literacy, public understanding of engineering, and engineering ethics. He currently serves as the responsible staff officer for the NSF-funded study, Assessing Technological Literacy in the United States, and the State Educators’ Symposium on Technological Literacy project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education. He previously

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Ohland, Clemson University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Engineering Education, 2006 First-Year Engineering Programs and Technological LiteracyI. AbstractThe importance of technological literacy is briefly reviewed. The remainder of the paper focuseson the promotion of technological literacy through connections with first-year engineeringprograms: involvement of engineering faculty and students in K-12 classrooms, the involvementof engineering faculty and graduate students in K-12 teacher preparation, and engineering facultyinvolvement in improving the technological literacy of college students.II. Technological literacy and why the engineering profession is concerned about itTechnological literacy is the ability to use, manage, assess, and understand technologicalsystems,1 requiring both

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-744: TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY AND ENGINEERING FORNON-ENGINEERS: LESSONS FROM SUCCESSFUL COURSES.John Krupczak, Hope College Associate Professor of Engineering.David Ollis, North Carolina State University Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering Page 11.1239.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Technological Literacy and Engineering for Non-Engineers: Lessons from Successful Courses.AbstractThe engineering profession is united in calling on all Americans to understand and appreciate thecentral nature of technology in our daily lives. This call for technological literacy has resulted insome action; however, the national

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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W. Bernard Carlson, University of Virginia

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-1182: TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY AND EMPOWERMENT:EXEMPLARS FROM THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGYW. Bernard Carlson, University of Virginia W. Bernard Carlson is Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Virginia, with joint appointments in the School of Engineering and the History Department. His primary fields are the history of technology and business and his research focuses on how inventors, engineers, and managers used technology to create big business between 1870 and 1920. His most recent book is Technology in World History, 7 vols. (Oxford University Press, 2005). With support from the Sloan Foundation, he is currently writing a biography of the inventor Nikola

Conference Session

Hands-on Activities for Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-2665: HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYJohn Krupczak, Hope CollegeDavid Ollis, North Carolina State University Page 11.676.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Workshop: Hands-on How Things WorkLearning how favorite consumer products work can be an effective theme intechnological literacy courses for non-engineers, first year engineering programs, andeven engineering courses. In this workshop, participants will carry out hands on activitiesaimed at learning how things work. Workshop activities include taking apart a CD playerto identify and observe the two-tiered control system for laser positioning and focus.Participants will also

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglass Klein, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-912: LIBERAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYDouglass Klein, Union College Douglass Klein is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Converging Technologies at Union College.Robert Balmer, Union College Dr. Balmer is Emeritus Dean of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Union College in Schenectady New York. Before coming to Union he was Professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Associate Dean in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has industrial experience at Westinghouse and DuPont, and is a registered professional engineer. Dr. Balmer has

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University; John Krupczak, Hope College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-620: TEACHING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY: AN OPPORTUNITY FORDESIGN FACULTYDavid Ollis, North Carolina State UniversityJohn Krupczak, Hope College John Krupczak is Associate Professor of Engineering at Hope College, and founding chair of the new Technological Literacy Constituent Committee of ASEE Page 11.1228.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Technological Literacy: An Opportunity for Design Faculty ?Abstract The National Academy of Engineering, the National Science Foundation, andvarious prominent engineering faculty and administrators have

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of St. Thomas; Karl Mueller, University of St. Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-655: A SOLAR-POWERED DECORATIVE WATER FOUNTAIN HANDS-ONBUILD TO EXPOSE ENGINEERING CONCEPTS TO NON-MAJORSCamille George, University of St. Thomas Camille George is an assistant professor in mechanical engineering at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She teaches thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and a fuel cell technology class. She is interested in technology literacy, engineering ethics and the internationalization of the engineering program. She has been instrumental in adding a humanitarian service-oriented engineering project option to the senior design curriculum and also in exploring ways of adding engineering content into classes for non-science and

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Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Voss, Smith College; Borjana Mikic, Smith College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

auditory system. Page 11.567.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Engineering for Everyone: Charging Students with the Task of Designing Creative Solutions to the Problem of Technology LiteracyIntroductionThe first year Introduction to Engineering course at Smith College, “EGR100: Engineering forEveryone,” is designed to be accessible to all students, regardless of background, yet it alsoserves as the foundation for students who choose to major in Engineering Science. In this course,students are introduced to the engineering design process via “mini-projects” that

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-426: FROM "HOW STUFF WORKS" TO "HOW STUFF WORKS": ASYSTEMS APPROACH TO THE RELATIONSHIP OF STS AND"TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY"Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn Neeley is a Virginia Engineering Foundation Faculty Fellow and an associate professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. She is a former chair of the Liberal Education Division of ASEE. Page 11.652.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 From “How Stuff Works” to “How STUFF Works”: A Systems