Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Mandy C. Phelps, Wichita State University; Karen V. Reynolds, Wichita State University; Barbara S. Chaparro Ph.D.

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

psychology at Wichita State University and a member of the Software Usability Research Lab. She received her B.A. in psychology in 2005 from the University of Louisiana, Monroe, and her M.A. in experimental psychology (human factors) in 2010 from Wichita State University. Her research interests include research methodology, software/website usability evaluation methods, interface design, and usability metrics.Karen V. Reynolds, Wichita State University College of EngineeringBarbara S. Chaparro Ph.D. Department of Psychology Page 25.216.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Dimitrios S. Kokkinos Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Regina Sullivan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; George Tremberger Jr, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; David H. Lieberman, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

detection of elementary particles. Takai is an Adjunct Professor at Stony Brook University.Dr. Sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College, CUNY Sunil Dehipawala received his B.S. degree from University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka and Ph.D from City University of New York. Currently, he is working as a faculty member at Queensborough Community College of CUNY.Prof. Dimitrios S. Kokkinos Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY Dimitrios Kokkinos, Department of Physics, Queensborough Community College of CUNY, Bayside, NY 11364. Phone: 718-281-5708; Fax: 718-631-6608; Email: dkokkinos@qcc.cuny.edu. Professional Preparation: Graduate Center of the City University of New York, electrical engineering, Ph.D., 1984

Conference Session

Technological Literacy Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, Harris, Harold, Facial Recognition System Screening Evaluation Methodology for Complexion Biases: Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education ASEE, Conference. Vancouver Canada, June 26-Jun30 2011 oChinchilla, Rigoberto, S. Guccione, J. Tillman, Wind Power Technologies in the United States: A Tech- nical Comparison between Vertical and Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines: Journal Of Industrial Technology Volume 27, Number 1 - January 2011 through March 2011 Dr. Chinchilla can be reached at rchinchilla@eiu.edu. Page 25.582.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

that, as in allother knowledge areas curriculum change is the result of a continuous flow of small changes [1].The process is very similar to that which (happens in the year to year changes made to aparticular automobile). Every now and again some innovation necessitates radical change and re-thinking of how thingsneed to be done in the future. In the writers lifetime the big change for him was the advent of thesemi-conductor especially the transistor in electronics. Thermionic vacuum tubes becameredundant overnight, and in the author‟s own field of study the problem of noise in amplifierswas radically changed for the better. Teachers had to re-learn quickly to adapt to the newtechniques. From the broader perspective it created a whole new

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

time. The technologies included in the broader definition also follow the commonpatterns of adoption and diffusion. Page 25.746.2A technology forecast includes the study of historic data to identify one of several commontechnology diffusion or substitution trends. Patterns to be identified include constant percentagerates of change (so-called “Moore‟s Laws”), logistic growth, logistic substitution, performanceenvelopes, lead/lag (precursor) relationships, anthropological invariants and other phenomena.QTF projections have proven accurate in predicting technological and social change in thousandsof applications as diverse as consumer electronics

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-2992: CREATIVITY FOR ENHANCING THE TECHNOLOGI-CAL LITERACY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORSDr. Robert M. Brooks, Temple University Robert Brooks is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at Temple University. He is a fellow of ASCE. His research interests are engineering education, civil engineering materials, and transportation engineering.Jyothsna K. S., Jyothsna K. S., Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore, eecured a gold medal for the high- est aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature course at St.Joseph’s College (autonomous). K. S. has been working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for almost two years now, teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AC 2012-2977: SCIENCE FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORSDr. Robert M. Brooks, Temple University Robert Brooks is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at Temple University. He is a fellow of ASCE. His research interests are engineering education, civil engineering materials, and transportation engineering.Jyothsna K. S., Jyothsna K. S., Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore, eecured a gold medal for the high- est aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature course at St.Joseph’s College (autonomous). K. S. has been working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for almost two years now, teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in English. K. S. has published papers in

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Non-science College Student

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Tafur, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

can help overcome fixation effects. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing. 2010;25:77-92.22. Jansson DG, Steven S. Design Fixation. Design Studies. 1991;12(1):3-11.23. Doherty W. A Partnership ot Provide Teachers With Basic Computer Troubleshooting Skills. Technology and Teacher Education Annual. 2005;4:2573-2576.24. Doherty W, Gibson K. The Efficacy of Providing Basic Computer Troubleshooting Skills to Pre-Service Teachers. Technology and Teacher Education Annual. 2006;4(2828-2832). Page 25.1379.925. Hale CR, Barsalou LW. Explanation Content and Construction During System

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

every student and that is automobiles.The particular technology of interest here is the engine type that powers the vehicle. This storywas adopted, adapted, and expanded from a concept by Teich19 (2008) and titled by the author ofthis paper as “The Better Technology.” The Better Technology In the early 1900’s, gas-powered cars shared the roads with those powered steam engines, such as the well known Stanley Steamer’s. Another small player was the electric cars. Eventually, internal combustion engines captured the market and the old steamers disappeared. But why? The usual assumption is that the two contenders went head to head and the best technology won. But there is a lot

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

clearly distinguish between images of "engineers" and"scientists"). The paper also assesses specific character and professional attributes, stereotypes(profession-, ethnicity or gender-based) and attributes known to facilitate viewer's identificationwith on-screen characters, of engineering professionals portrayed in selected films. In particular,the key research question of “How are engineer(s) and their work portrayed in the feature films?”was broken down to more detailed sub-questions: • What types of engineering work are represented? How is creative component of that work shown? How successful (or unsuccessful) are the outcomes? • Is the distinction between science and technology, and scientist and engineers depicted? • Are

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University; Kate A. Disney, Mission College; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University; Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.Bibliography 1. Technically speaking: Why all Americans need to know more about technology, Greg Pearson and A. Thomas Young, editors, National Academies Press, (2002). 2. E. D. Hirsch and James S. Trefil, Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know, Random House, (1987). 3. Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving the Public Understanding of Engineering, Committee on Public Understanding of Engineering Messages, National Academies Press, (2008). 4. Heywood, J., “Engineering Literacy: A Component of Liberal Education” Proceeding of the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (2009

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Huff, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Lucy McAuliffe, Smith College; Sonia K. Ellis, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. Bereiter, Education and Mind in the Knowledge Age, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ, 2002.11. S. Ellis, Talk to Me. 2010. available on-line at http://www.talk2mebook.com.12. Talk to Me Website (2010), available on-line at http://www.talk2mebook.com.13. L.R. McAuliffe, G.W. Ellis, S.K. Ellis, I. Huff, B. McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Mysteries and Heroes: Using Imaginative Education to Engage Middle School Learners in Engineering, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, BC, June 26-29, 2011.14. D.C. Dennett, Brainstorms: Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1981.15. A. Turing, Computing machinery and intelligence, Mind, 59

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Foltz, Iowa State University; Amanpreet Kaur, Iowa State University; William Henry Tushaus, Iowa State University; Christopher Sears Mikelson, Iowa State University; Brian Vincent Skalak; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

form of energy has a much greater energy production/amount of resources used). Due tothese types of bias, there are myths abound when it comes to the arguments for and againstrenewable energies, as well as global warming.Take for instance Time’s Magazine, which published an article March 2008 entitled “The CleanEnergy Scam”. This article focuses on the increasing investment and production of bio-fuels.They proclaim that although bio-fuels are touted as a cleaner alternative to regular gasoline, theymay in fact have a more negative impact on the environment and economy. Their logic is asfollows: the government(s) provide subsidies to farmers willing to produce crops for bio-fuelproduction. Farmers not only provide more of their crop for fuel

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Barbara A. Heifferon, Louisiana State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

uploaded to a class blog. The formal assignment was to create a websiteexplaining some aspect(s) of German manufacturing and technology.Students toured as many sites as possible with cameras and camcorders provided by theCollege’s Engineering Communication Studio,10 documenting their excursions, with the specificintent of sharing them as a form of primary research. Typically, as shown in Figure 7, roles wereassigned (videographer, photographer) before each excursion, so that other students could focusmore on what they heard and saw. This division of labor worked well, and kept the focus ondocumentation of the trip through visual means. The videos were shared on the class blog, butwere also used later when the students composed their websites