Conference Session

Teaching Technological Literacy - College Courses and Minors

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Doyle, Penn State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

: Why All Americans Need to Know More about Technology, describes the importance of being literate about technology in the 21st century2. In their 2006 report, Tech Tally3, the NAE defined technological literacy as “an understanding of technology at a level that enables effective functioning in a modern technological society.”5The report on an NSF sponsored workshop at the National Academy of Engineering in 2005includes the statement that technological literacy is important because, “We live in a technological world. Living in the twenty-first century requires much more from every individual than a basic ability to read, write, and perform simple mathematics. Technology affects virtually every aspect of

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

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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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

, which examined the effects of participation in quality afterschool programs among 3,000 elementary and middle school students in 14 cities and eightstates. Results indicated that regular participation in after school programs was associated withimprovements in work habits and task persistence, along with significant gains in standardizedmath test scores, compared to their peers who were regularly unsupervised after school.17 Page 15.478.4Demographic Disparities in After School Program ParticipationSignificant demographic differences exist in activity participation across a range of both school-based and community-based after school programs