Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; James DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; David Sianez, CCSU

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studentinterest and excitement about STEM and improving their technological literacy.Bibliography:1. Technically speaking : why all Americans need to know more about technology / Committee on Technological Literacy ed. National Academy of Engineering Greg Pearson and A. Thomas Young, National Research Council. 2002, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.2. Taking Science to School:Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8, Richard A. Duschl, Heidi A. Schweingruber, and Andrew W. Shouse, Editors. 2007, National Research Council: Washington, DC.3. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning, J.D. Bransford, A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, Editors. 2000, National

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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cognitive and affective dimensions of student development asthey are understood today.11 He argues that while, at the time, it was a much-usedphrase, it nevertheless required elucidation for its proper understanding. A similarargument applies at the present time, as for example when the phrase “educate thewhole person” is used. Without further clarification this phrase can mean what anindividual wants it to mean. Be that as it may, the question for engineering educationis whether or not it contributes to that enlargement of mind that society wouldassociate with a liberally educated person irrespective of what that person brings withthem to their study? It is not the purpose of this paper to discuss this issue, but toargue that a person who has no

Conference Session

Technological Literacy - Courses, Educational and Accreditation Standards

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoojung Chae, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Monica Cardella, Purdue University

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technological products today. In return, technology provides science with the tools needed to explore the world.... The fundamental difference between them is that science seeks to understand a universe that already exists, while technology is creating a universe that has existed only in the minds of inventors… Mathematics and technology have a similar but more distant relationship. Mathematics offers a language with which to express relationships in science and technology and provides useful analytical tools for scientists and engineers. Technological innovations, such as the computer, can stimulate progress in mathematics, while mathematical inventions, such as numerical analysis theories can lead

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Christina White, Columbia University; Kristin Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard Crawford, University of Texas at Austin

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Science, 198920 Norris, S. & Phillips, L., What is at stake in knowing the content and capabilities of children’s minds? Journal of Theory and Research in Education, 2(3), 283-308, 2004.21 Dewey, J., Democracy and education: An introduction to the philosophy of education. New York: Macmillan, 1944.22 Otto, K. N. and Wood, K. L., Product Design: Techniques in Reverse Engineering, Systematic Design,and New Product Development, Prentice-Hall, NY, 2001. Page 15.366.2323 Hanson, J. and Sinclair, K., Social constructivist teaching methods in Australian universities- reported uptake and perceived learning effects: A

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College

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is required but also no knowledge of engineering is acquired either.Characteristics of a Framework for Explaining How Things WorkDevelopment of an easily-used framework or approach for understanding technology would helpto promote technological literacy. Since engineering is the profession whose primary purpose isthe creation of new technology, this framework should reflect a characteristically engineeringway of thinking. Engineers must use some ways of thinking or habits of mind that are unique to Page 15.1324.6the discipline. The framework for understanding technology might be found in the question“What does it mean to think like an

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTouneau University; Martin Batts, Le Tourneau University; Maria J. Leiffer, LeTouneau University

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question based upon the Einstein-Podolsky-Bell experiment (EPR) orBell’s Paradox. (4) Human perception is in question, because the senses can bedeceived and hypnotism can trick the mind. All of practice, whether engineering, mathand science, art, or writing therefore involves the use of heuristics. Koen terms this conclusion “The Universale Organum”, or universal method,underscoring the letter h to indicate that it is based on heuristics. Since there is no way toprove , absolutely, that anything exists, even ourselves, the engineer (or, Techie) simplyuses his best estimate of the conditions (the state of the art, or “SOTA”) in order to comeup with the best solution of the problem. Thus anyone who accomplishes a change is anengineer, in that he or

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

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AC 2010-1012: PROMOTING TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY BY UTILIZINGPICTURES AND RECREATED ARTIFACTSWilliam Loendorf, Eastern Washington University William R. Loendorf is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside, M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, M.B.A. at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in Engineering Management at Walden University. He holds a Professional Engineer license and has 30 years of industrial experience as an Engineer or Engineering Manager at General Motors, Cadnetix, and Motorola. His interests

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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. Page 15.30.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A functional conceptual framework for teaching technological literacyAbstract This is a presentation of an epistemological framework for teaching technologysuch that it will bring about improved technological literacy in ALL K-12 students.Design, Living, Productivity, and Foundational Technical Concepts anchor ourconceptual framework for teaching technology educators. This conceptual framework forteaching technology literacy is functional, standards based, and can accommodatemultiple pedagogies. It meets the standards of ITEA/CTTE, the New York State Dept ofEd., NCATE, and others. It also aligns with drafts of the NAEP Technological LiteracyAssessment. We have

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey

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AC 2010-2311: TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY IN A K-5 TEACHERPREPARATION PROGRAMStephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey Page 15.1194.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Technological literacy through a K-5 teacher preparation program IntroductionAttaining a certain level of technological literacy in our society is important for a variety ofreasons. In this extremely technologically-rich age, citizenry will need to participateeffectively in our democratic society on a variety of complex problems; such as globalwarming, energy supply, quick-paced biomedical advances, complicated healthcare reformand statistical-based arguments

Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Walk, Old Dominion University

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courses.Bibliography1. Wulf, W. A., “The Urgency of Engineering Education Reform”, Realizing the New Paradigm for Engineering Education, Conference Proceedings, June 3-6, 1998.2. Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology, ITEA, 2007.3. Engineering for Non-Engineers and Technological Literacy Bibliography and Reference Resources, compiled by ASEE Technological Literacy Constituent Committee 2009.4. Bateson, G. (1977): Steps Toward Ecology of Mind, Ballantine Books.5. Malthus, T.R. (1798): An Essay on the Principle of Population. See "Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population: Library of Economics", Liberty Fund, Inc., 2000, EconLib.org webpage6. Lenz, R. C. (1985), “A Heuristic Approach to