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Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P Kirkmeyer, Miami University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

University of Pennsylvania and his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Purdue University. Page 23.1317.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using Heavy Metal Music to Promote Technological and Socio-cultural UnderstandingAbstractHeavy metal is one of the most misinterpreted musical genres in existence, while also arguablyone of the most intelligent, insightful and technologically-rich genres. Heavy metal‟s history hasfacilitated multiple engineering developments in its quest for extremity as well as containing awealth of commentary about

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Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu

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Engineering.Jyothsna Kavuturu, Jyothsna K. S., Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore, secured a gold medal for the high- est aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature Course at St.Joseph’s College (autonomous). K. S. has been working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for almost two years now, teaching both undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in English. K. S. has published papers in intramu- ral and extramural publications, and presented papers at several conventions, conferences, and seminars. Page 23.199.1 c American Society for Engineering

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New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Becky Carroll, Inverness Research, Inc.; Shannon Weiss, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. a) b)Figure 3. a) A model of the bridge constructed of chain and metal segments exaggerates the motion of thebridge. b) When a visitor twists and pulls down on the center span area, the resulting torsional vibrationmode mimics that caused by the wind. (credit: S. Lani (a) R. Reitherman (b))Tracking the Daily Movement of the Bridge – This exhibit is not currently installed. In 2013 itwill be installed at base of the bridge and at the nearby Exploratorium discovery museum. AGPS device at the center span of the Bridge tracks its movements. This GPS signal is capturedand plotted for visitors. Figure 4a shows the cyclical up and down movement of the bridge eachday as it expands and contracts

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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 in  critical  thinking,  in  mathematical  reasoning  and  analysis,  a  firm  grounding  in  scientific  and  engineering  methodologies  and  knowledge  to  address  the  complex,  multidisciplinary,  and  multidimensional  problems  that  humanity  faces  now  and  will  in  the  future.  Of  course,  educators  in  all  fields  are  actively  trying  to  change  and  be  more  effective.  However,  most  engineering  schools  have  not  gone  through  fundamental  changes  since  1970’s.    Although  engineering  is  fundamentally  pragmatic,  hands-­‐on,  and  project  and  application  driven,  engineering  education  has  been  drifting  away  from  that  approach  since  1970-­‐80s.      By  the  end  of  1980’s  most  major

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Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Osvaldo Clua, University of Buenos Aires; Maria Feldgen, University of Buenos Aires

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

E-slide-anot Chat 50.0% E-reader Non ICT Students Twitter Sims 0.0% ICT Students Wikipedia Video Google e-mail O Unis Facebook Online Reading Blogs C S D S Anim Figure 4 ICT Elements used when StudyingAs expected, Backup is an

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Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Technology and Engineering Education

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method, taken from the Russian tool system, not onlyoffers education but attributes as a philosophical key to all industrial education [3]. BothWoodward and Runkle were preparing engineers to enter the occupational demands that needhands on experience combined with intense theory.Charles Richards claimed that America presumes “our place as a nation practically at the time ofthe industrial revolution” [18]. One lacking feature, during this time, is that America had noartistic traditions except for those of other countries and the United States (U.S.) needed todevelop their own artistic tradition. The arts and crafts movement entered the U.S. by Englandin the early 1880’s and demonstrated in the schools of Philadelphia [19]. The arts and

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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window (Team 8) Page 23.604.6The primary focus of this study is each team’s Project Executive Summary submittedelectronically. This assignment asked teams to write a maximum 2-page, single space summaryin which they were to address the following questions in a narrative form:  How is your project specifically related to nanotechnology? Why is your project important for learners?  How did you incorporate the [network]’s team in your solution?  What problem are you solving? What is your solution? Briefly describe the grade level target you are targeting, the engineering activity, the science

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Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise M Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Elizabeth Burpee; Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington- Seattle

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forwhich data was reported. The study ultimately found that engineering students’ writing skillsimproved throughout the duration of the course and improved more if students are explicitlytaught spelling and grammar rules.A number of conference papers have also looked at student writing, such as Trotz et al.’s 2010paper,[14] which employed the CLAQWA assessment tool (see Flateby and Fehr above) to reporton a study of civil and environmental engineering student group reports at the University ofSouth Florida. They reported scores for two senior level classes across all 16 elements (issues allrelated to basic and rhetorical literacy) of the CLAQWA tool. They reported higher scores thanFlateby and Fehr, with mean values between 2.6 and 3.7 (out of 5

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Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish PhD, Arizona State University; Elizabeth A Adams P.E., Chandler Gilbert Community College; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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water, water footprint, water-in-energy) X X to develop MATLAB function to solve for water footprint (MCC ONLY) X X to graph and compare the results from different online water footprint tools (ASU ONLY) X to contrast differences between online water footprint tools and justify which tool(s) account most realistically account for virtual water footprints (ASU ONLY) X XWater-for-energy

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Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Gregory Bassett

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(2003).5. Goldman, S. L “Why we need a philosophy of engineering: a work in progress.” Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 29, (2), 163 – 176 (2004).6. Heywood, J., R. McGrann, and K.A. Smith, “Continuing the FIE2007 Conversation on: Can philosophy of engineering education improve the practice of engineering education?” 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 22-25, 2008, Saratoga Springs, NY.7. Heywood, J., “Screening curriculum aims and objectives using the philosophy of education,” 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 22-25, 2008, Saratoga Springs, NY.8. Heywood, J., “A historical overview of recent developments in the search for a philosophy of engineering education,” 41st

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New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia L Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Laia Cari Robichaux, Oregon State University

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questions. While this activity may not be able to reach millions of people a year, itcan reach to reach 1000s. To reach many different audiences we need activities of different scaleand scope. This activity has proven meaningful in a medium-scale festival event.Referencesi “NSF’s Goals...Setting a True Course”, n.d., http://www.nsf.gov/nsf/nsfpubs/straplan/goals.htm.ii Y. Chae, S. Purzer, and M. Cardella, “Core Concepts for Engineering Literacy: The Interrelationships AmongSTEM Disciplines,” in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. Louisville,KY, 2010.iii J.H. Falk, M. Storksdieck, and L.D. Dierking, “Investigating Public Science Interest and Understanding: Evidencefor the Importance of Free-choice

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Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen T Frezza, Gannon University; Richard W. Moodey, Gannon University; David Arthur Nordquest, Gannon University; Krishnakishore Pilla P.E., Gannon University

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as Science, a survey of CompetingViewpoints".14. The computer scientist as toolsmith II. Brooks, F. P. Jr. 3, March 1996, Communications ofthe ACM, Vol. 39, pp. 61-68.15. Computing is a Natural Science. Denning, Peter. 7, July 2007, Communications of theACM, Vol. 50, pp. 13-18.16. A New Framework for Computer Science and Engineering. Rosenbloom, Paul. 2004, IEEEComputer, pp. 31-36.17. Colburn, T. R. Philosophy and Computer Science. Armonk, NY : M. E. Sharpe, 2000.18. Kahlil, H. Levy and L. S. The Academic Image of Computer Science. ACM SIGCSEBulliten. 1978, Vol. 10, 2, pp. 31-33.19. Fletcher, P. The role of experiments in computer science. Journal of Systems and Software.1995, Vol. 30, 1-2, pp. 161-163.20. Computer Science: Is It Really the

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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