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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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

innovation process to non-engineers. While there is always room for improvement and evolution, the structure ofthe course provides a starting point for others to use in implementing similar courses. Inparticular, the course rubric in Appendix A lists the major concepts in the class and howthey were evaluated. The signature courses at UT-Austin have allowed students todevelop a closer relationship with faculty early in their academic careers, have exposedthem to topics outside their majors, and have encouraged them to become scholars fromthe day they step foot on campus, fostering a community of self-learners. This courseprovides a framework for integrating instruction in writing and communication skillswith teaching engineering and innovation

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Non-Engineers

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Oakley, Oakland University; Lorenzo Smith, Oakland University; Yin-ping (Daniel) Chang, Oakland University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

://www.themorningnews.org/archives/personalities/birnbaum_v_henry_petroski.php. Accessed Jan 7, 2007.6. L. S. Anderson, K. A. Gilbride, "Image of engineering among Canadian high school students." http://www.ccwestt.org/cnu5news/images/Image_of_Engineering_Among_Secondary_Students.p df. Accessed December 28, 2006.7. C. Baillie, "Motivation and attrition in engineering students," European Journal of Engineering Education, 2000;25(2):145-155.8. P. Patel-Predd, "Careers: A League Of Extraordinary Women," Spectrum, IEEE, 2005;42(10):59- 61.9. G. Waterworth, "Renaming And Restructuring In Engineering Education." http://www.hull.ac.uk/engprogress/Prog1Papers/LMUgwaterworth.pdf. Accessed December 29, 2006.10. Heather B

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

core of the university selection process. In the twentyyears following this debate it could be asserted with considerable confidence that an‘A’ level in engineering science was the equivalent of 1st and sometimes 2nd yearcourses in four-year university programmes in other countries. This was achieved atthe expense of breadth of study. From the age of sixteen a student, in that period,pursued three perhaps four subjects for two years either in the sciences or the arts(humanities).For the most part, however, attention was focused on the schools and to argue thatteachers should do much more to encourage students pursue careers in science andtechnology. Some schools experimented with engineering subjects. One outcome oftheir efforts was the

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

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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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

publication/career, political correctness, continuedfunding, or one’s pet theory.5. The general public rather than the scientific community votes on what is worthstudying and funding.6. The public loses trust in scientific research.7. The scientific method is abandoned because the results are “obvious.”8. No one cares how things really work.9. We move to an age of magic and mysticism.Lewis wrote:“Men became scientific because they expected Law in Nature, and they expected Law inNature because they believed in a Legislator. In most modern scientists this belief hasdied: it will be interesting to see how long their confidence in uniformity survives it.Two significant developments have already appeared—the hypothesis of a lawless sub-nature, and the