Conference Session

Developing Technological Literacy in Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

obstacles or challenges. Some othersdidn’t get deterred by challenges and kept progressing with assistance from peers and labmentors. In general, students recognized the need for openness and found it to be conducivefor their learning and growth. Periodical feedback and intervention from mentors and facilitatorswas necessary to encourage students to keep pursuing their inquiries. Eventually, a successfulclass realizes that the focus of the class is not the content but the soft skills [16] of identifyingtheir learning process, thinking about their own thinking (i.e. metacognition) and personalengagement in the process of inquiry. Since each person has a unique path, the success lies inmaking them realize their true potential and encouraging them to

Conference Session

Exploration of Broad Issues and Promotion of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

once for engineering as well.Challenges in Helping Students Improve Their Technical LiteracyAt community colleges, faculty do not receive reduced teaching load for participating in researchor extracurricular activities so their participation is on a voluntary base. Community collegefaculty also does not have graduate students and post docs to assist with supervisingundergraduate projects. Community college faculty are focused on teaching and are notencouraged to be involved in the kind of activities that MESA Center is offering. Some of thestudents’ limitations include weaknesses in soft skills such as time management, teamwork, andcommunications, make balancing of school requirements, MESA activities, family, and outsidejobs, a very difficult