Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Page 24.356.8 7created piecemeal ad hoc. We are in the presence of immediate cognisance of fact, onlyintermittently subjecting fact to systematic dissection. Romantic emotion is essentially the  Have been exposed to a broad, varied and integrated curriculum and have developed an informed sense of his/her own talents and preferences in general educational and vocational matters (transition skills)  Have developed significantly the basic skills of literacy and numeracy and oracy. (It is assumed that most students will have developed these skills before the end of the junior cycle, but specific reinforcement for some will be needed through TYO) (literacy and

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

). Engineering Education. A Review ofResearch and Development in Curriculum and Instruction. Hoboken, NJ. Wiley/IEEEE. For a discussion of variousmodels of interdisciplinarity see (b) Fogarty, R (1993). Integrating the Curriculum. Pallatine Ill. IRI/Sky Publ.[8] I have translated Whitehead’s major concept of creativity to fit this argument but I think he would have agreed..For Whitehead every concrete entity an individualization of the universal creative force that is his ultimate. See p268 of Lowe, V (1990) Alfred North Whitehead. The Man and his Work Vol II. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Page 24.375.11University Press

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

  2engineering  disciplines  have  ended  up  with  what  is  called  “packed-­‐curriculum  conditions” .      This  “packed-­‐curriculum  conditions”  is  a  problem  for  student  population.    Often,  what  has  been  developed  in  these  classes  does  not  align  well  with  learning  approaches  and  interests  of  new  student  populations.    Students  are  seeing  many  topics  that  are  important  but  do  not  have  any  connection  nor  integration  of  the  material.    Some  of  the  newly  developed  and  modified  programs  are  avoiding  the  condition  of  “packed-­‐curriculum  conditions”  by  introducing  an  integrated  program  where  the  important  information  are  integrated,  with  repeated  coverage,  throughout  the  core

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

into the curriculum, in essence attempting pragmatic definitions of Page 24.357.6engineering. There are tensions that the Mann report never fully resolves around the practical vs.theoretical or abstract vs. material elements of engineering. At the time more theoretical subjectswere covered in the first two years, while more technical subjects were taught in the latter two.This structure arose from the definition of engineering as an applied science: “The conceptionunderlying this and all later curricula is that engineering is applied science; and therefore, toteach engineering, it is necessary first to teach science and then to apply it…Only

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason K Durfee P.E. P.E., Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

poor grade on an exam or essay does notsignificantly detract from an otherwise good performance.Class participation is encouraged and considered in the final grade where close decisions arerequired. Attendance is taken daily by using a sign in sheet with penalties imposed to discourageabsences. Anything discussed in class (including the content of videos) is fair game to beincluded on the exams.Lessons LearnedWhat began as a small project to introduce students to technological literacy in one college classhas become so successful that it is continually being expanded. Many lessons have been learnedwhile integrating recreated artifacts, collected retro technologies, graphic images, pictures, andvideos into the class sessions along with

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, linking other researchers andpractitioners (industry) to innovative research, and informing the public of research results andtheir impact on society. The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake EngineeringSimulation (NEES), an NSF-funded network of 14 large-scale experimental laboratoriesconnected by a robust cyberinfrastructure, completes its tenth year of operation in September2014. Its mission is to reduce the impact of earthquakes and tsunamis on society throughresearch, innovation, engineering, and education. Since the launch of NEES in 2003 the EOTprogram has grown from a federation of outreach activities run independently at the experimentallaboratories to an integrated network of