Defining Technological Literacy Towards an Epistemological Framework

by Dakers, John R.

• ISBN13: 9781403970374
• ISBN10: 1403970378
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-30
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Technologies can range from the simplest of shelters to keep us warm and dry, to the most complex bioengineering interventions. In this technologically mediated world we now inhabit, there is a growing need for human beings, and particularly young people, to be more critically involved in the discourse surrounding technology. In order to achieve a truly democratic world, any tensions or confusions between human beings, their environment, and their technologies must be resolved. Only then will people become empowered to improve their world in a creative, sensitive, informed and above all, sustainable fashion. This collection offers a solid basis for defining this new technological literacy by bringing together theoretical work that ranges from philosophy, design, and pedagogy.

Author Biography

John R. Dakers is Lecturer in Educational Studies, University of Glasgow.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Foreword	ix
Albert Borgmann
Introduction: Defining Technological Literacy	1	(4)
John R. Dakers
Part I Considering Aspects of Knowledge and Experience for Developing Technological Literacy
What Is Philosophy of Technology?	5	(12)
Andrew Feenberg
Technological Knowledge and Artifacts: An Analytical View	17	(14)
Marc J. de Vries
Technology and Knowledge: Contributions from Learning Theories	31	(18)
Robert McCormick
How to Understand Mundane Technology: New Ways of Thinking about Human- Technology Relations	49	(16)
Mike Michael
Walking the Plank: Meditations on a Process of Skill	65	(16)
Tim Ingold
Ethical Technological Literacy as Democratic Curriculum Keystone	81	(24)
Steve Keirl
Part II Considering Aspects of Design in Developing Technological Literacy
Understanding Technological Design	105	(16)
Carl Mitcham
J. Britt Holbrook
The Designer Fallacy and Technological Imagination	121	(12)
Don Ihde
Human Beings as Technological Artifacts	133	(12)
Joseph C. Pitt
Part III Considering Aspects of Pedagogy for Developing Technological Literacy
Towards a Philosophy for Technology Education	145	(14)
John R. Dakers
Innovative Technological Performance	159	(20)
Richard Kimbell
Pedagogy to Promote Reflection and Understanding in School Technology-Courses	179	(18)
David Barlex
``Technology, Design, and Society'' (TDS) versus ``Science, Technology, and Society'' (STS): Learning Some Lessons	197	(22)
Frank Banks
Gender and Technology: Gender Mediation in School Knowledge Construction	219	(20)
Patricia Murphy
Implicit Theories: Their Impact on Technology Education	239	(14)
Wendy Dow
Part IV Considering Globalization, Computers, the World-Wide Web, and their Impact in Developing Technological Literacy
Reconstructing Technoliteracy: A Multiple Literacies Approach	253	(22)
Richard Kahn
Douglas Kellner
Rethinking Technological Literacy for the Global Network Era	275	(22)
Leonard J. Waks
From Knowledge to Information: Virtual Classrooms or Automated Diploma Mills?	297	(18)
Michael A Peters
Notes on Contributors	315	(8)
Author Index	323	(6)
Subject Index	329