Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; David Henry Feldman, Tufts University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2009-2037: INVESTIGATION OF THE SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO CHANGEEDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS IN MASSACHUSETTS TOINCLUDE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYNataliia Perova, Tufts University Nataliia got her M.S. in Mathematics, Science, Technology and Engineering education from Tufts University in 2008 and M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2005 from Tufts University and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Suffolk University. Nataliia is currently a research assistant at Harvard Graduate School of Education where she is involved in the research project on mathematics education. She is also doing research on using engineering approaches to teach science to college students.Chris Rogers, Tufts

Conference Session

Service Courses for Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Suchan, United States Military Academy; Susan Schwartz, United States Military Academy; Edward Sobiesk, United States Military Academy

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2008-2372: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LITERACY FORNON-ENGINEERSWilliam Suchan, United States Military Academy Will Suchan has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Arizona State University. He is the Information Technology Core Program Director in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the United States Military Academy. He can be reached at william.suchan@usma.edu.Susan Schwartz, United States Military Academy Susan Schwartz has an M.S. in Computer Science from Old Dominion University. She is currently an Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the Information Technology Core Program in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the United

Conference Session

Installing & Assessing Technology Literacy Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University; John Krupczak, Hope College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

pleaded over the lastdecade that technological literacy is a topic which engineering faculty ought to providefor non-technical majors. We explore here the notion that design faculty are wellqualified, perhaps uniquely so, to teach such courses for non-technical majors, i.e., torepresent engineering and technology to the non-technical campus population. Engineering design instruction is universally present on the more than 300campuses hosting an engineering school. Since each engineering department has at leastone design instructor, in excess of 1,000 faculty are identified from which to recruitfuture technology literacy instructors. We propose this novel activity as a logicalcomponent of design instruction. Further, such novel

Conference Session

Defining Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglass Klein, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-912: LIBERAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYDouglass Klein, Union College Douglass Klein is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Converging Technologies at Union College.Robert Balmer, Union College Dr. Balmer is Emeritus Dean of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Union College in Schenectady New York. Before coming to Union he was Professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Associate Dean in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has industrial experience at Westinghouse and DuPont, and is a registered professional engineer. Dr. Balmer has

Conference Session

Engineering Courses for Non-engineers

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Gustafson; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

education. However, no satisfactorymeans to address this insight area was established. Therefore it has not been integrated into thegeneral education requirements. This paper reports on subsequent work by the College ofEngineering resulting in two minors that address technological literacy. The College has chosento work from the basic description and general learning objectives developed by a recent reportsof the National Academy of Engineering and National Standards for Technological Literacy. Inorder to offer the most value in a minor and meet learning objectives in the most effectivefashion, the conclusion was reached that it is best to view the potential audience for minors intwo groups. The first group being those that will likely be working

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2008-684: MINORS IN ENGINEERING STUDIES: TEACHING TECHNOLOGYTO NON ENGINEERS, FIRST RESULTSMani Mina, Iowa State University Page 13.897.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Minors in Engineering Studies: Teaching Technology to Non- Engineers, First resultsAbstractThe Minor in Engineering Studies was designed by the college of engineering at our school tohelp increase technological literacy of the non-engineering students at our university. Thisprogram officially started in fall 2006 with little to no publicity. We have a program that startedsmall and is now growing very little publicity by the college of engineering. In

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; James DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University; Patrick Foster, Central Connecticut State University; David Sianez, CCSU

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

AC 2010-793: ENGINEERING BEYOND THE CLASSROOMMichele Dischino, Central Connecticut State UniversityJames DeLaura, Central Connecticut State UniversityPatrick Foster, Central Connecticut State UniversityDavid Sianez, CCSU Page 15.478.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Beyond the Classroom: Afterschool Experiences for Technological LiteracyAbstractTechnology surrounds us, and technological literacy benefits all members of society – engineersand non-engineers alike. Our understanding of technology influences a wide range of decisionswe encounter in our daily lives, from selecting healthcare options to making informed

Conference Session

Hands-on Activities for Technological Literacy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

2006-2665: HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACYJohn Krupczak, Hope CollegeDavid Ollis, North Carolina State University Page 11.676.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Workshop: Hands-on How Things WorkLearning how favorite consumer products work can be an effective theme intechnological literacy courses for non-engineers, first year engineering programs, andeven engineering courses. In this workshop, participants will carry out hands on activitiesaimed at learning how things work. Workshop activities include taking apart a CD playerto identify and observe the two-tiered control system for laser positioning and focus.Participants will also