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Developing Technological Literacy in Students

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

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that multiple viewpoints and different talents contribute to the work in the field.Career choices in postmodern societyIn postmodern society, the rapid technological change, evolving new technologies,digitalization, and automatization are fundamentally changing the labor market [1, 2]. In thedigital era, the importance of lifelong learning, upskilling, reskilling, and acquisition of newcompetences is emphasized [2]. Postmodern society emphasizes the role of an individual: foradolescents, self-exploration, self-actualization, finding an interesting field of study,developing a satisfying career, and establishing a meaningful life are among the key factorssteering the decisions about education and occupation [3, 4, 5, 6].In the modern world

Conference Session

Exploration of Broad Issues and Promotion of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College

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of opening the first MESA Program in Texas [3], [4] in 2007. It was thefirst and still is the only MESA Program in Texas. From the beginning it was a center thatcontinuously promoted technical literacy and being coordinated by our Engineering Program, itwas also one of our major promoters and recruiters for students to pursue careers in STEM fieldsand particularly, in engineering. Its mission was, and still is, to help and support studentsbecome scientists, engineers, and mathematicians responding to a growing national need forqualified technical professionals.BackgroundThe term “technological literacy” refers to one's ability to use, manage, evaluate, and understandtechnology (ITEA, 2000/2002) [5]. In order to be a technologically or

Conference Session

Exploration of Broad Issues and Promotion of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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Joseph F. Camean P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Careers inFacility Design and Construction [3]. The findings included substantial agreement among highlevel officers of academic and non-academic organizations, stating: “The overwhelming majority of the professionals interviewed agreed that a significant percentage of the members of their organizations believe that there are serious problems with the current system for educating both engineers and architects. This view was expressed by both academics and non-academics and by respondents who did not themselves necessarily agree with the idea that problems exist.”Specifically calling out, “ . . . the failure of schools to give students enough practical knowledge and instruction in solving real world problems.”and volunteering, “Two

Conference Session

Exploration of Broad Issues and Promotion of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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Carl O. Hilgarth

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Paper ID #28922”Should we consider transforming the definition of technological andengineering literacy. . . ”Prof. Carl O. Hilgarth, Carl O. Hilgarth, M.S., is immediate past division chair of the ASEE Technological and Engineering Literacy / Philosophy of Engineering Division of ASEE. He is Professor Emeritus and former chair of engineering technologies at Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Mr. Hilgarth has a 30-year career in academia instructing courses in

Conference Session

Developing Technological Literacy in Students

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Justin Lee Clough, University of Southern California; Patricia Chaffey, University of Southern California; Gautam Salhotra, University of Southern California; Colin G. Cess, University of Southern California; Rey Pocius, University of Southern California; Katie Mills, University of Southern California

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AFB.Patricia Chaffey, University of Southern California Patricia Chaffey has had a passion for studying and designing interaction between humans and technology since her undergraduate career at Mount Holyoke College, and continues to pursue this interest at the University of Southern California. Some of her notable work includes developing a robotic learning companion and designing a simulation to study how people interact with swarms of robots using a virtual agent as an intermediary. Patricia has received awards to support her travel to conferences and leadership workshops, which include, but are not limited to, the 2018 ELIS Expanding Horizons award, and the 2017 Computing Research Association – Women Grace Hopper

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Technological Literacy

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R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Students’ Diverse Pathways.” National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2016.[10] Committee on Understanding the Engineering Education-Workforce Continuum, “Understanding the Educational and Career Pathways of Engineers,” Washington, DC, 2018.[11] C. E. Harris Jr., M. Davis, M. S. Pritchard, and M. J. Rabins, “Engineering Ethics: What? Why? How? And When?,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 85, no. 2, pp. 93–96, 1996.[12] J. P. Gee, Situated Language and Learning. New York: Routledge, 2004.[13] T. Sedlacek, Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street. New York: Oxford, 2011.[14] J. R. Herkert, “Ways of thinking about and