Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Engstrom, ITEA/Cal U

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

focus on the NSF funded project entitled Invention, Innovation & Inquiry(I3). It will highlight how the project was formulated, the materials developed, results of fieldtesting and implementation, and future activities. Special attention will be given to how the I3project emphasizes the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in eachunit as student follow an engineering design process to solve a technological challenge. The I3program has developed 10 units of instruction that focus on the development of technologicalliteracy traits for students in grades 4-6. Page 13.811.2The study of engineering has increasingly

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kasarda, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brenda Brand, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michael Collver, Montgomery County Public Schools; Gabriel Goldman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

successfully with the high-school population. Kasarda [3,4] described servicelearning and outreach aspects associated with the pilot year of the new capstone design course.Now in its second year, the authors have recognized, and have enhanced, aspects of the capstone Page 13.1282.2design project that facilitate the self-efficacy of both the undergraduates and the high-schoolstudents in technological and STEM literacy.Of all of the ITEA Standards of Technological Literacy [3] Standard 8: Students will develop anunderstanding of the attributes of design; Standard 9: Students will develop an understanding ofengineering design; and Standard 10: Students

Conference Session

Service Courses for Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Suchan, United States Military Academy; Susan Schwartz, United States Military Academy; Edward Sobiesk, United States Military Academy

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

studentswho embrace and believe in IT, and who are confident from their current experiences that theywill have the ability to successfully employ future, not-yet-developed IT tools throughout theirprofessional career. We accomplish this goal by emphasizing hands-on learning, with studentscompleting numerous in-class exercises and labs as well as several team projects, all of whichare designed to help them learn how to learn IT.Even though this course is for non-engineers, we receive an abundance of anecdotal evidencefrom our former students that the technological literacy gained in this course has made asignificant difference in their chosen fields.A Foundation Based on CyberspaceThe concepts of the World Wide Web (WWW) and electronic media permeate

Conference Session

Service Courses for Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Focus or Topics Courses ‚ These courses tend to address a single technological topic or issue. ‚ Subject matter is intentionally focused rather than intentionally broad. ‚ May have a substantial technical or quantitative component. ‚ May include laboratories or projects. ‚ May include some social and historical aspects of the topic.Examples: Klein and Balmer: .............................Converging Technologies at Union [7,22] Billington, Littman et. al ...................Civil Infrastructure. [8] George ...............................................Fuel Cells [17] Mechtel ,Korzeniowksi et al. ............Electrical Engineering for Non-Engineers [23] Kuc

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kara Harris, College of Technology - Purdue University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

technology to a larger group, the secret is to make the environment one that the larger group wishes to join. (p. 22) 10 Shanahan (2006) further stated that having role models that females could identify with,such as other females, could also be a factor in recruitment. With very few females in theprofession there are few role models with whom young women can identify. 10 One must remember that the key to effective recruitment is to understand whatinfluences the individuals one is trying to motivate. In a recent National ScienceFoundation (NSF) funded project, Extraordinary Women Engineers (2005) stated that: Professional interests for high school girls hinge upon relevance. Relevance incorporates that a job is rewarding

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Karen Alfrey; Steve Owens, Indiana University - Purdue University-Indianapolis

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

recognize critical thinking as part of the work they do in every class.It is not so much that the teaching or assignments need to be radically overhauled, butthat the existing assignments need more dimensions to communicate the PULs and whatthey mean. This is not just a marketing plan, but a unified and clear message that definescritical thinking for the entire school of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI.Objectives and MethodologyWe have undertaken a project to increase both student and faculty awareness of criticalthinking as presented in the subject matter of Engineering and Technology programs.Our ultimate objective is to develop materials and an easy-to-use dispersal/collectionmechanism to strengthen critical thinking, as well as communicate

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vince Bertsch, Santa Rosa Junior College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

product or system, identify major functional components and trace the flow and/or conservation of energy, material and information.3. Employ systematic data collection methods to collect accurate measurements in a laboratory setting.4. Apply the fundamental principles of the scientific method and the engineering design process to the development and implementation of lab experiments and small design projects.5. Apply computer tools, standard report formats, and oral reporting methods to compile, graphically represent, and deliver experiment data and results as well as to document a design or construction process.6. Construct small design projects by applying basic scientific principles and engineering design processes.7. Compare and

Conference Session

Service Courses for Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Timothy Simpson, Pennsylvania State University; Vince Bertsch, Santa Rosa Junior College; Kate Disney, Mission College; Elsa Garmire, Dartmouth College; Barbara Oakley, Oakland University; Mary Rose, Ball State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

develop Educational Standards andBenchmarks to define what K-12 students need to know and be able to do about this kind oftechnology. In 1993, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)published, Project 2061: Benchmarks for Science Literacy [6] and in 1996 the National ScienceEducation Standards were published by the National Academies Press [7], both of whichcontained a section devoted to technology. In 2000 the International Technology EducationAssociation (ITEA) published Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study ofTechnology [8] with the intent of encouraging educational curricula that would providetechnological literacy to K-12 studentsIn Tech Tally, NAE identified three major components, or cognitive

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Zieren, Austin Peay State University; John Blake, Austin Peay State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

community about technology. Again, case studies can demonstrate howpeople have been effective in controlling or even stopping a technological project ordevelopment that seemed to the technological determinist to be unstoppable. Also, the coursecan give examples where societal concerns hindered development of a desirable technology.To adapt the course to focus on technological literacy, topics for in-depth discussion should beselected to focus on specific aspects of technological literacy. One option is for the overviewsection to be extended to reach the present, and then certain topics would be singled out for moreattention. The technology of pesticides, notably DDT, could be used as a case study of aninitially accepted technological development

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

students are very analytically capable, theMES students are much better skilled in verbal and reading and writing skills. Our first attemptsin these classes show very successful results. Which means the idea that the MES student wouldbe able to work, communicate and team up with the engineers is valid.In addition, in our ES260 (where there are no engineering students) the students from business,economics, architecture, and design colleges are interested to work with engineering students intheir projects. This has been the most interesting and unexpected result of our implementation.Students in the minor program would like to work with engineering students, on engineeringprojects, and also would like to see some back of the envelope engineering

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia; W. Bernard Carlson, University of Virginia; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Bruce Seely, Michigan Technological University; Douglass Klein, Union College; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

effort by recognizing that“Innovative courses are not easily transportable or transferable. When new faculty are asked totake on these courses, they are more likely to create their own than to pick up on the coursecreated by the pioneers” (Steen, 1999, p. 5). Instead of seeking to create a series of coursesdesigned to be exported to other faculty institutions, our approach focuses on enhancingsubstantive interdisciplinary interaction among faculty and tapping into faculty professional andscholarly interests—areas in which the New Liberal Arts projects often succeeded (Steen, 1999,p. 5).Specifying the Knowledge and Abilities Required to Achieve TL OutcomesThinking about course designs requires specifying the things that a person who has

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Rose, Ball State University; Jim Flowers, Ball State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

., developing a user survey or a cross-effect matrix.Both units of the course conclude by requiring students to integrate their growing understandingsof their respective content and skills into an extensive synthesis project. For the unit intechnology use, an inquiry approach is adopted to enable students to hone their data gatheringand analysis skills. In this approach, students individually plan, implement, analyze and report anoriginal usability test of a technological product, process, or system. For an overview of thisproject see Flowers [11].During the technology assessment unit, the dominant pedagogy is best described as problem-based learning (PBL). PBL is a student-driven inquiry strategy where a central problem serves asboth a content

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

playguitar. Moving later to Paris, he published both studies and original compositions. The modern classical guitar was the design of Antonio de Torres (1817-1892)whose “guitars have more volume and projection, with a larger, deeper body.”Improvement in internal bracing, and the larger body, enhanced the instrument’s tone andvolume. The twentieth century saw the guitar became again a major classical instrument,due to the efforts of Andres Segovia. In parallel, the guitar and other instruments wereseen often in Cubist style paintings. The classical and avante garde camps both espousedthe instrument as its popularity rebounded. Page 13.1191.6