Conference Session

Exploration of Broad Issues and Promotion of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carl O. Hilgarth

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

industrial management, financial management, computer technology, and environmental technology, as well as leading seminars in the university’s general education program. Prior to academia, Mr. Hilgarth was employed as as engineer in the aerospace industry in laboratory and flight test development, facilities management, and as a manager in quality assurance. He has contributed papers on management, ground-test laboratory and flight test facilities, and ethics to several technical and professional organizations. In education, he has served as a consultant and curriculum developer to the Ohio Board of Higher Education and the Ohio Department of Education. He holds an M.S. in engineering management from the Missouri

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Technological Literacy

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

promoted by a variety ofresearchers and scholars into practice (Narayanan, 2007 & 2019). Implementation procedurehas been fairly ‘standardized’ by the author at Miami University. He has been using thisprocedure throughout his research activity at Miami University. In addition to routinely usedmethodologies like traditional lectures and laboratory exercises, the author heavily promotes theimplementation of 21st century modern technology. This includes, but not limited to: WorldWide Web, WebEx, You Tube, I.V.D.L. (Interactive Video Distance Learning) etc.TraditionalAudio-visual techniques such as power point presentations, tutorials, problem-solving sessions,reflective research reports, peer group discussions, etc. also supplement student

Conference Session

Developing Technological Literacy in Students

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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

lectures, homework, projects, and laboratory activities. However, inevery engineering discipline the curriculum is growing, and there seems to be so much thatneeds to be covered. Classes are packed with material and assignments and do notnecessarily have the creative overlap to promote synergy of the material and understanding.Our research question is whether student autonomy (even if it is partial for selected parts of theclass) and engagement of inquiry-based approach would be more beneficial for students andwould help facilitate the journey of an engaged student with a connected knowledge base.Would an inquiry-based approach, with providing students’ autonomy to create their connectedknowledge and an ability to create their story and path of

Conference Session

Developing Technological Literacy in Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Johanna Kristiina Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT; Hanna Niemelä, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, which will be discussed with examples below.Different views on technology and engineeringThere have been many attempts to understand the diversity and nature of young people’sviewpoints on engineering and technology. The Dutch BѐtaMentality [8] project discoveredfour profiles related to adolescents and technology: High Techs, Career Techs, SociallyMinded Generalists, and Non Techs. High Techs enjoy both science and technology. Theyare hands-on people who like practical examples and laboratory work. High Techs like tounderstand how things work and often have technology-related hobbies. Slightly less thanforty percent of the boys and a quarter of the girls fall into this category. Career Techs enjoytechnology as long as it works, but are not