Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camille George, University of St. Thomas; Elise Amel, University of St. Thomas; Karl Mueller, University of St. Thomas

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Wisconsin-Madison No. RED-9452971).6. Felder, R.M., Felder, G.N., & Dietz, E.J. (2002). The effects of personality type on engineering studentperformance and attitudes. Journal of Engineering Education, 91, 3-17.7. Isaacs, B., & Tempei, P. (2001). Student projects that celebrate engineering: A path to diversity in the profession.ASEE/IEEE Proceedings- Frontiers in Education Conference, 3, S1F/1-4. Reno, NV.8. Williams, R. (2003). Education for the profession formerly known as engineering. The Chronicle of HigherEducation, 49, B12-13.9. Ettema, R. (2000). A drift in the curriculum. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education andPractice, 126, 21-26.10. Beder, S. (1999). Beyond technicalities: Expanding engineering thinking

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University; John Krupczak, Hope College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

instruction is encouraged naturally, potentially leading to cost-effective initiatives and reforms. In sum, the national challenge of creating and improving the technology literacyof undergraduates could be approached through the recruitment and reward of designfaculty, inter alia. This instructional group is widely present on every engineeringcampus. Further, as S. Sheppard has documented, the present of device dissection labs inUS engineering schools is also appreciable28. The combined availability of bothinstructors and device lab space suggests a natural doorway for widespread enhancementof technology literacy instruction at the undergraduate level.Acknowledgement The preparation of this paper was supported by the National Science

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

recall John Truxal’s Page 11.1239.10advice: “Teach from what you know’” The table below shows the clear correlationbetween the disciplinary training of the instructor, and the major theme(s) of each coursesummarized above.Table 2: Correlation of Research Interests with Technological Literacy course themes.Instructor Engineering Dominant Course Theme Discipline______________________________________________________Lienhard* Mechanical Engines of Our IngenuityBloomfield Physics Physics of Everyday LifeGeorge Mechanical Hydrogen Economy – Fuel CellsKuc

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Voss, Smith College; Borjana Mikic, Smith College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

total of nine projects were developed, with a subset described below.(1) “iPOD® 101” consisted of an interactive large-scale model of an iPOD®. Internal components addressed the technology behind the workings of the lithium-ion battery, the hard drive, and the MP3 format, as well as props to allow the user to learn about the history and evolution of the iPOD® as an innovative design, and the positive and negative societal impact of iPOD®’s (economic aspects, creation of both community and alienation associated with items conferring class status, the isolation of individuals from the larger community, and the distribution of pornography). The team traveled to several houses (i.e., dormitories) to present their “iPOD® 101

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Ohland, Clemson University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Society for Engineering Education AnnualConference & Exposition. Page 11.644.827 Ohland, M.W. and M.I. Hoit, “Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering: The 19th Annual SECME SummerInstitute.” Proceedings of the 1996 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,session 0230.28 Rabb, Robert J., and John S. Klegka, “Designing an Engineering Experience for Non-Engineers,” Proceedings ofthe 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Session 3425.29 Messervey, Thomas B., David T. Borowicz, Keith A. Landry, and Ronald W. Welch, “Showing Non-Engineersthe Ropes

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Press.10. NAE and NRC. In Press. Assessing Technological Literacy in the United States: Framework forAction. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.11. CTTE (Council on Technology Teacher Education). Technological Literacy. Council on TechnologyTeacher Education 40th Yearbook. Peoria, Ill.: Glencoe Division, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.12. Meade, S. D., and Dugger, W.E., Jr. 2004. Reporting on the status of technology education in theU.S.. The Technology Teacher (63):29-35.ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). Connecting Curriculum and Technology.Available online at http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_book.html. (January 11, 2006)13. Krupczak, J.J., Jr., D. Ollis, R. Pimmel, R. Seals, G. Pearson, and N. Fortenberry. Panel