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.

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

thefoundation units). Students learn about engineering graphics, engineering science, andengineering careers. This allows students to grasp how technology works, not just how to use it.This hands-on learning approach provides opportunities for students in areas they may not Page 25.216.2normally pursue.This paper reports the results of a pre/post assessment of student attitudes toward engineeringand technology during the 2010-2011 academic school year in middle schools implementing thePLTW curriculum and comparable schools not involved in the program (control group). Theonline assessment administered was a combination of the Pupils’ Attitude Toward

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Simona Dana Dimitriu, Pat Neff Middle School - Northside Independent School District (NISD); Thomas Gadsden Jr., Our Lady of the Lake University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

intellectual excitement for many thousands ofeducators, and continues to speak to the interests and ideals of many young people and mid-career professionals.So, what can be done to help teachers find new ideas that will attract and excite students to learndifficult subjects such as Mathematics and Science?There is only one answer: By helping teachers become themselves more interested and excitedabout these subjects! That means exposing teachers to the most exciting and the least understoodprofession which is engineering! In doing so we bring them examples and real life applicationsthat will help them correlate theory and controlled experimentation with reality.Thise paper presents a program initiated at “Our Lady of the Lakes University” and

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

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Illinois University, and a M.Ed. and Ph.D. in education from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is a member of Sigma Xi Science Honor Society. Evangelou was awarded an NSF CAREER grant in 2009 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2011. Evangelou’s current research focuses on engineering thinking, developmental factors in engineering pedagogy, technological literacy, and human- artifact interactions.Dr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning and As- sistant Professor of engineering education and learning design and technology at Purdue University. NSF and

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

engineers. Support for this viewwill be found In Washington State‟s Assessment of Education Credentials and Employer Needs.Eleven Centers of Excellence have been established by the State in two year colleges. Theoccupations for which skills standards have been developed are all for varying grades oftechnician and craftsman [22]. And, in respect of manufacturing the State of Minnesota hasestablished a career and education pathways for a manufacturing and applied engineering workerthat can bring them as far as middle management on the one hand and on the other hand an M.S.degree [23]. According to the President of the Illinois Community College Trustees AssociationBarbara Oilschlager 41% of jobs will be at the middle level requiring more education

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

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

law, Bingamanentered politics. He has served on a number of committees before chairing the Senate Energy andNatural Resources Committee; however, he has no industrial work experience in the fields ofenergy or natural resources [13].Representative Edward J. Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, is considered the nationalleader on energy and the environment with a lifelong political career in environmental activism.He is the current Chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warmingand the Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee. LikeSenator Bingaman, Markey has a law degree, practiced law, and worked in the Army Reservesbefore becoming a politician. However, Markey has no work experience

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor

Tagged Divisions

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

Engineering Education, 2012Reel Engineers: Portrayal of Engineers and Engineering Profession in the Feature FilmsAbstractPortrayal of certain professions in the popular media has a deep and lasting effect not only ongeneral public's understanding of these professions (with all potential misconceptions andattitudes), but also has an impact on future career choices of adolescents (teens and tweens).While movie screens and television shows put a spotlight on lawyers, doctors and policemen(and occasionally also on forensic scientists), they rarely (if at all) pick engineers as thecharacters of interest.This brief study has reviewed a selected number of known and available portrayals of engineersin feature films (with an effort to

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

AC 2012-3789: ETHICAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF BIOMET-RIC TECHNOLOGIESDr. Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University Rigoberto Chinchilla, PhD in Integrated Engineering, Ohio University, is an Associate Professor of Ap- plied Engineering and Technology at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) since 2004. His teaching and research interests include Quality design, Biometric and Computer Security and Ethics, Clean Technolo- gies and Automation. Dr. Chinchilla has been a Fulbright Scholar and a United Nations scholar, serves in numerous departmental and university committees at EIU and has been awarded several research grants in his career. Dr. Chinchilla Publications in 2011 include oChinchilla, Rigoberto

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

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, andother disciplines. Students are enrolled for two reasons: 1) they're deeply interested in the subjector 2) general education requirements force them to attend. The courses usually do not haveprerequisites therefore while some students have extensive science backgrounds, others havenone. It is a challenge for teachers of these courses to take into account the wide range ofscientific knowledge of their students.Non-science majors are faced with numerous forces that pull them in different directions—socialization, career, and scientific literacy. They are not well equipped to lead the nation,through its diversified and challenging problems by making informed decisions about issues suchas industrial globalization, sustainability or alternative

Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

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

working knowledge of technology, and technology and careers” (Ritz16, 2011).“In the broadest sense, technology is the process by which humans modify nature to meet theirneeds and wants” (Young, Cole, & Denton22, 2003). But over time this has led to a type oftechnological paradox. That is, as Pearson and Young14 (2002) noted, as technology has becomemore important and critical to our daily lives, it has actually disappeared from our sight andbecame mostly invisible. Then adding to the dilemma “there is a lack of research on studentconceptions about the nature of technology,” (DiGironimo2, 2011). As a result “adults andchildren alike have a poor understanding of the essential characteristics of technology, how itinfluences society, and how