Defining technological literacy : towards an epistemological framework / / edited by John R. Dakers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825612703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
• ISBN: 1-281-36968-3; 9786611369682; 1-4039-8305-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DakersJohn R
• Disciplina: 600
• Soggetti: Technological literacy; Technical education; Technology - Philosophy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : Defining technological literacy / John R. Dakers -- What is the philosophy of technology? / Andrew Feenberg -- Technological knowledge and artifacts : an analytical view / Marc J. de Vries -- Technology and knowledge : contributions from learning theories / Robert McCormick -- How to understand mundane technology : new ways of thinking about human-technology relations / Mike Michael -- Walking the plank : meditations on a process of skill / Tim Ingold -- Ethical technological literacy as democratic curriculum keystone / Steve Keirl -- Understanding technological design / Carl Mitcham and J. Britt Holbrook -- The designer fallacy and technological imagination / Don Ihde -- Human beings as technological artifacts / Joseph C. Pitt -- Towards a philosophy for technology education / John R. Dakers -- Innovative technological performance / Richard Kimbell -- Pedagogy to promote reflection and understanding in school technology-courses / David Barlex -- "Technology, design and society" (TDS) versus "Science, technology and society" (STS) : learning some lessons / Frank Banks -- Gender and technology : gender mediation in school knowledge construction / Patricia Murphy -- Implicit theories : their impact on technology education / Wendy Dow -- Reconstructing technoliteracy : a ; multiple literacies approach / Richard Kahn and Douglas Kellner -- Retinking technological literacy for the global network era / Leonard J. Waks -- From knowledge to information : virtual classrooms or automated diploma mills? / Michael A. Peters.
• Sommario/riassunto: Never before have we so needed a new literacy that will enable us to meaningfully participate in the rapidly evolving technologically mediated world. This collection offers a solid basis for defining this new technological literacy by bringing together theoretical work encompassing philosophy, design, and pedagogy.