reflection. Given this genuinely “felt difficulty,” the inquirer will want “some way out—the formation of some tentative plan or project, the entertaining of some theory which will account for the peculiarities in question, the consideration of some solution for the problem” (12). Where do these “suggestions” come from? Dewey says from “past experience and prior knowledge,” in other words, “analogous” situations and experiences present in the imagination. In terms of pedagogy this suggests that education should strategically aim (A) to tap into as broad a pool of ideas students have with them and (B) to create conditions to broaden and expand
problem has reached a disproportionatelylarger size by following non-linear trends; 4) strategies planned and implemented at personal,local national and world level can mitigate global warming. An appreciation of the necessity tofund strategies to reduce global warming is created. Page 25.1144.4Using Case StudiesThis section dealt with a case study on the topic, “Measurement of carbon stored in vegetation.The students are asked to familiarize with technical jargon (e.g. carbon sequestration, long termcarbon storage, kyoto protocol, carbon credits, terrestrial ecosystems, carbon sinks) by readingscience newspaper articles. Measurements of the
. Page 22.395.8 11. Very enjoyable and learned a lot.The comments presented here are representative of all the comments received from the fivesessions or short courses. In totality, they were all very positive focusing on the material,presentations, and the instructor. Incidentally, the instructor for all five of the sessions or shortcourses discussed here was the author of this paper. Although many of the comments were aboutthe instructor, an equally large number of comments concerned the presentation methods andmaterial covered. It is planned to train and add additional instructors in the near future in order tokeep up with the demand for presentations.According to the recruiting and advising staff in the School of Computing and
in courses; this paper will report on progress to dateand lay out plans for future work.IntroductionTechnological and engineering literacy (TEL) has been recognized as a critical need [1-3], andmuch work has gone into efforts to define and teach these subjects [4-9]. While much of thiseffort at colleges and universities has been focused on non-majors, people graduating fromengineering and engineering technology degree programs cannot just be assumed to have thisliteracy. TEL needs to be incorporated in the engineering curriculum as well [10-14].Classes for majors focus on specific subjects in engineering and technology. The material mustbe covered, and students are to be evaluated based on their ability to demonstrate the use of thespecified
education. In P John Williams, Alister Jones, and Cathy Buntting, editors, The future of technology education, pages 169–185. Springer, Singapore, 2015.[13] Marc J de Vries. Technological knowledge. In Teaching about technology: An introduction to the philosophy of technology for non-philosophers, pages 23–38. Springer, Dordrecht, 2016.[14] Per Norstr¨om. How technology teachers understand technological knowledge. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 24(1):19–38, 2014.[15] Eddie Norman. Design epistemology and curriculum planning. Design and Technology Education: An International Journal, 18(2):3–5, 2013.[16] P. John Williams. Technological literacy: A multliteracies approach for democracy. International
aregeographically distant” (Moore, Dickson-Deane, & Galyen27, 2011).The literature contains numerous definitions of distance education. However, they all stress theremote aspect separating the student from the educational opportunity in some manner. Threerepresentative definitions are presented below. “Distance education includes the various forms of study at all levels which are not under the continuous immediate supervision of tutors present with their students in lecture rooms or on the same premises, but which, nevertheless, benefit from the planning, guidance and tuition of a tutorial organization” (Holmberg11, 2003). “Distance education is the offering of educational programmes designed to facilitate a learning
in every part of what we do. And I feel that we have reached at a point where giving it up isn’t a viable choice either. Without the phone book, I realized that I didn’t remember any phone number of my friends … without a GPS … I bet I can’t even go to the next town. “ “Although this assignment made me realize how attached I am to my phone and laptop, it also allowed me to do the things I had liked to do [without technology], such as sketching and reading.” “Without technology, it becomes clear how I would need to plan out my social life with others (which is something I’m not big into). Technology allows for the spontaneous making of plans with others, even if it’s [only] ten minutes
of specialized knowledge, most often in mathematics or in the sciences. Forhumanity students, fewer course offerings in technical fields are available as options because ofthese limiting requirements. This was recognized as one obstacle that needed to be addressed bycarefully choosing the course topic and content. For this particular course, a historical and socialreflection of the use of materials and was planned. We do not avoid numbers or analysis, butpresent these in ways that underline the conceptual point of discussion. With Materials Science and Engineering, the subject itself carries great breadth dealingwith high technical and specialized science through areas of business and impact. It is the latterportion of the field that
applications of engineering andscience.The average grade of the control group was 64% and that of the experimental group was 76%, a19% improvement over the control group. The groups were significantly different with acalculated t value of 3.3. The t-test confirmed statistical improvement at significant confidencelevel with an alpha value of 0.05. Among the four indices, making students familiar with the top20 bench mark numbers used in the industry was ranked the highest.These practices can be used in other science and engineering courses. The authors plan to usethese practices in 2 other courses over the next three years. The practices can be used in othercourses or schools with appropriate modifications in order to help our students acquire
learningare collaborative learning, co-operative learning, and problem-based learning. Various studies,from using interactive, hands-on lessons and activities designed to teach research process toundergraduate engineering students 1 , to preparing manufacturing engineering students throughcompetitions, projects sponsored by industry, capstone projects, laboratory exercises or projectssimulating real-life scenarios 2 , have shown that active learning increases student performance inSTEM subjects.Critical thinking, identified by The U. S. Department of Labor as the raw material of a number ofkey workplace skills such as problem solving, decision making, organizational planning, and riskmanagement, is highly coveted by employers of engineering graduates
potentialdesign solution and what they plan to build in order to test the questions. Mockups should bequickly fabricated using simple and readily-available materials. Students conduct user testingsessions to gain feedback on their mockups, which is used to further refine and evolve theirpotential solutions.Performance testing of key functional aspects of their designs help students to determinequantitative values (specifications) that will meet the identified needs. Performance testscombine engineering analysis and experimental testing to learn the range of values for eachparameter that will result in the design solution working as specified.Building a Working PrototypeStudents will have settled on an optimal design solution near the end of the term. A
that Q, and for all we know Q is the case”. Theopponent can respond to either with a cautious denial († ∼ P ) for “∼ P is the case for all thatyou have shown”, or a provisoed denial (∼ P/Q&†Q) for “∼ P obtains in all (or most) ordinarycircumstances when Q does and for all we know Q is the case”.Note that when a provisoed assertion is countered by a provisoed denial, symbol P representsthe same statement for both parties, while Q indeed can not be the same. Consider the followingexcerpt form a group of mechanical engineering students at the earliest stage of planning for thedesign of a mechanism to handle hazardous explosive material. This data belongs to the DesignThinking Research Symposium 24,25 (DTRS 2013) which deposits design review
London BBB 21 Madrid BBB 22 Milan BBB 23 Lyon BBB 24 Melbourne BBB 25 Stockholm BBB Source : https://www.imd.org/smart-city-observatory/smart-city-index/ Similarly, Zurich adopted digital transformation to make the city smart. Geoportal,eCitypläne, Digital twin of the city use IoT and Holoplanning through augmented realityapplication are used for urban planning and construction projects. A city-wide network wascreated for application of
(though a few are seniors) to the design process and is similarly structured to otherengineering design curricula across the country. The class was split into groups, assigned todevelop one of three products (a portable desalinization device, a chainless bicycle, or a solartracker), and present their plans to the class and professor. The study focused on one group ofseven students, but collected interviews from an additional half dozen others. The methodscomprised classroom observation and fieldnotes, semi-structured interviews, and video-recordings. The study was approved by the university’s internal review board (IRB). Data for this portion of the study come from visual ethnographic methods such as videorecordings of group work
testing andresearch. First, Carberry, Lee and Ohland note (2010, p.74) a number of sources referring to“gender’s known influence on the self-efficacy of engineering students.” Marra et. al. (2009,p.27) indicate that “correlations show that self-efficacy is related to women’s student’s plans topersist in this predominately male discipline.” We have not yet commented on the genderbalance in the class, but of the sixteen students enrolled in the course, eleven of them werewomen. We did not notice differences in ability or interest in the course based on gender. Whilethe self-assessments of ability to perform various engineering design tasks were answeredanonymously, the sheer numbers suggest that women and men both increased in confidenceduring the
to Tjahjono and Ball, Six Sigmacan be thought of in one of four ways: (1) “a set of statistical tools”, (2) “an operationalphilosophy of management”, (3) a “business culture”, and (4) “an analysis methodology” (p.6-7). The interviewees made reference to the fourth way of thinking about Six Sigma. “Kumar etal. (2007) argued that Six Sigma is an extension to quality improvement initiatives such as theTotal Quality Management (TQM) because of the similarities between the Six Sigma method ofDesign, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control (DMAIC) and the Deming’s PDCA (Plan, Do,Check, and Act).”(Tjahjono et al., 2010, p. 7).Daniel, Ronald and Matt, three out of the five interviewees used Six Sigma methodology in dailyproblem solving
indicated a strong interest in using Talk to Me as a tool to promoteliteracy (including ESL learners) and integrate technology throughout the curriculum. Tosupport that effort an audio book is currently being developed and plans are being made totranslate Talk to Me into Spanish. We also recognize that while some of the concepts exploredin Talk to Me will be familiar to teachers, many of the concepts (such as AI) will be new. Toaddress this concern a teacher’s guide is being developed that will include an introduction to IE,tips for how Talk to Me can be used most effectively in a variety of informal and formal learningenvironments, and content readings that will give teachers the background and confidenceneeded to integrate Talk to Me in their
-relationships among the issues, which must consider the impact of engineering and to evaluate ethical perspectives and solutions in global, economic, environmental, concepts, including his or her own and societal contexts 5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectivesInquiry and Analysis 6. an ability to
class debates may take unexpected turns, raise unanswered questions, uncover unknown situations, or bring to light things that are not usually covered in everyday conversations. The faculty must establish from the beginning an academic approach to any subject, respect among all participant in the discussion, and a sense of curiosity that will encourage everybody to explore areas of knowledge and thought never experienced before.3. This class is a good candidate to be organized as a Socratic Seminar. For the next offering of this class we plan to have a classroom suitable to arrange tables in a circular format to encourage free exchange of ideas as the Socratic Seminar concept recommends.4. Future course offerings will include new
), as well as department affiliation. With the growth of makerspaces on universitycampuses, some efforts have been made to develop and implement some best practices toestablish new facilities [21] and to create a classification system of academic makerspaces as ameans to compare different makerspaces for planning purposes [27].The tools and equipment available, along with the design and layout of each makerspace, candepend on the community it serves. One of the most common features of any makerspace is theuse of digital tools for the creation of physical artifacts [2], [3], [6], [9], [25]. Along with 3Dprinters, many maker workshops include other rapid prototyping tools that can be used onmaterial like wood, metal and plastics, such as computer
very proud to show them, letting first-hand experiencebuild enthusiasm for a career path enabling an independent and prosperous adult life. Observingbig and small engineering works raises interest, e.g., seeing the awesome scale of a 1,000 MWpower generator or watching a pipefitter annealing copper tubing by heating it to a glow andrapidly quenching in cold water. Hard copper magically becoming malleably soft. Today’s bestanalog are the robotics-mechatronics programs, which provide a limited bandwidth that ought tobe much broader. With appropriate planning and supervision, middle and high school agestudents holding interest in engineering need to experience more than science projects, and seereal things being made.Although the most significant
or desires.” [10] noting that historically the term “technology” has a muchbroader and deeper meaning than just today’s context of being associated with computers andrelated electronic devices by elaborating that technology “… encompasses the entire human-made world, from the simplest artifacts … to the most complex … as well as including the entireinfrastructure needed to design, manufacture, operate, and repair technological artifacts…”[10] and postulates that while engineers “may not actually construct artifacts … they are theones who develop the plans and directions for how artifacts are to be constructed… .” [10]. Theframework defined engineering as “… a systematic and often iterative approach to designingobjects, processes, and systems
processes relating to the control and automation (both hard and programmable) oftechnical systems in the areas of energy and power, transportation, and agricultural and related biotech-nologies. California University of PA, Jan. 2008 to May 2009, Teaching Assistant. Assisted the professorin class preparation, lesson plans, and distribution of materials Also gain teaching experience by lecturingthe class section which deals with programming robots. Managed a laboratory, which allowed studentsto complete experiments. AT&T Broadband, Pittsburgh Penn., May 2000 to Dec. 2002, Head end Tech-nician, responsible for all aspects of high speed data, telephony and cable operations, hybrid fiber tocoax transmissions, programming in Visual Basic, C++, Java
specific problems such as, increasing disasters,environmental toxicology and human health, biodiversity conservation, nonrenewable energy,environmental pollution, over population, waste management, and global warming were veryvaluable. They were analyzed and graded. Students have shown their personal contributions onreducing their carbon foot print in the environment.The authors plan to extend this strategy to three other courses over the next three years. Themethod presented in this study may be used at other institutions with appropriate modificationsin order to prepare the students for improving their technological literacyConclusionsThe average grade of the pre-intervention group was 67% and that of the post-intervention groupwas 79%, an 18
, teachers are noticing a greater percentage of studentshaving difficulty understanding key concepts from difficult coursework. Tyler DeWitt, highschool teacher and Ph.D. student at MIT, noticed this phenomenon occurring with his highschool chemistry students. As he taught the class, some of his favorite topics in chemistry, henoticed students did not understand the content, regardless of prescribed book reading and wellthought out lesson plans. He became aware that even his top students were failing to understandkey concepts. In response, he developed a style of teaching that is designed to engage students,making the subject matter more fun for the audience. This dialogue can be found in the TEDTalk titled “Hey Science Teachers: Make it Fun!” 5
%. Page 25.362.8 3. In their self evaluations, the students ranked remote consequences as the least important among all the performance indices. The experimental group’s improvement over the control group was 11%. The same improvement (11%) between the two groups was noted by the results of the instructor’s grading on the assignments.The authors plan to extend this strategy to two other courses over the next three years. Themethod presented in this study may be used at other institutions in their courses with appropriatemodifications in order to prepare the students for using creativity to enhance their technologyliteracy.Bibliography1. Mumford, M. D. (2003). Where have we been, where are we going? Taking stock in creativity
interaction between troubleshooter’sdecision and artifact outcomes in order to draw conclusion about the system’s faults andtherefore developing diagnose skills.This appropriate learning environment is intrinsically related to technological literacy because ofthe interaction with the artifact, which is technology itself.References1. International Technology Education Association. Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology. Third Edition ed. Reston, VA: ITEA; 2007: http://www.iteawww.org/TAA/PDFs/xstnd.pdf.2. Alcaldia de Funza. Funza: Ciudad Eficiente. Plan de Desarrollo. 2011; www.funza.gov.co/plan.shtml, 2011.3. Alcaldia de Funza. Acuerdo No.15 Diciembre 07 de 2007. 2011; http
client or profession.” the beneficiary.”Verbal and Nonverbal CommunicationIn the classroom, both the planned content and the way in which it is organically presented areimpactful. It is between these lines, “the space between the official and unofficial… the intendedand the perceived” [2, pp. 35] that hidden curriculum exists. This influence can be manifested inthe verbal and nonverbal communication; not just the lecture or material but the way it ispresented and the way that educators carry themselves in relation to it. Gofton and Regehrexpressed this implicit power of faculty because “we are teaching far more than we know. Everyword we speak, every action we perform, every time we
terms of planning, implementation, accountability and evaluation, either as an individual or a partner in a group. ( problem solving) Have developed appropriate physical and manipulative kills in work and leisure contexts (physical). Have been helped to foster sensitivity and tolerance to the needs of others personal relationships (interpersonal/caring). Have been enabled to develop an appropriate set of spiritual, social and moral values (faith; morals) Have had opportunities to develop creativity and appreciation of creativity in others (aesthetic). Have developed responsibility for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, both physical and mental (health). Have developed an appreciation
Work and Schooling,” in Social Studies and Diversity Education What We Do and Why We Do It, 2010, p. 6.[2] K. L. Stokes, “The Impact of the Factory Model of Education in Central Texas,” Baylor University, 2013.[3] W. Au, “Teaching under the new Taylorism: high‐stakes testing and the standardization of the 21 st century curriculum,” vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 25–45, Feb. 2011, doi: 10.1080/00220272.2010.521261.[4] E. Van Duzer, “Overcoming the Limitations of the Factory System of Education,” Mar. 2006.[5] M. G. Dolence and D. M. Norris, Transforming Higher Education: A Vision for Learning in the 21st Century. Society for College and University Planning.[6] C. Sleeter, “Multicultural Education vs. Factory Model Schooling,” in