科技素養教育科技素養教育Technology LiteracyTechnology Literacy

方榮爵 教授方榮爵 教授南台科技大學 講座教授南台科技大學 講座教授

What is Technological Literacy?

Technological literacy is the ability to use, manage, assess, and understand technology.( http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/Publications/TAA_Publications.html )

❚ The ability to use technology involves the successful operation of the key products and systems of the time. This includes knowingthe components of existing macro-systems, or human adaptive systems, and how the systems behave.

❚ The ability to manage technology involves ensuring that all technological activities are efficient and appropriate.

❚ The ability to evaluate technology involves being able to make judgments and decisions about technology on an informed basis rather than an emotional one.

❚ Understanding technology involves more than facts and information, but also the ability to synthesize the information into new insights.

Characteristics of aTechnologically Literate Person

Technologically literate people understand the major technological concepts behind current issues and appreciate the importance of fundamental technological developments. They are skilled in the safe use of technological processes that may be prerequisites for their careers, health, or enjoyment. Technologically literate people have a fundamental approach to technology:

They are problem solvers who consider technological issues from different points of view and relate them to a variety of contexts.

They understand technological impacts and consequences, acknowledging that solutions often involve tradeoffs, accepting less of one quality in order to gain more of another.

They use a strong systems-oriented, creative, and productive approach to thinking about and solving technological problems.

They use concepts from science, mathematics, social studies, language arts, and other content areas as tools for understanding and managing technological systems.

They appreciate the interrelationships between technology and individuals, society, and the environment.

They understand that technology is the result of human activity or innovation.

Why is Technological LiteracyImportant?

We live in a technological world. Living in the twenty-first century requires much more from every individual than a basic ability to read, write, and perform simple mathematics. Technology affects virtually every aspect of our lives, from enabling citizens to perform routine tasks to requiring that they be able to make responsible, informed decisions that affect individuals, our society, and the environment. Citizens of today must have a basic understanding of how technology affects their world and how they exist both within and around technology.

Technological literacy is as fundamentally important to students as traditional core subject area knowledge and abilities. It has often been left for individuals to gain through their daily activities. However, technological processes and systems have become so complex that the happenstance approach is no longer effective. A massive, coordinated effort is needed that should involve schools, mass media and entertainment outlets, book publishers, and museums. Schools, in collaboration with the community, must bear the bulk of this effort, because the educational system can provide the most comprehensive study of technology.

Listing of STL Content Standards The Nature of Technology

– Standard 1. Students will develop an understanding of the characteristics and scope of technology.

– Standard 2. Students will develop an understanding of the core concepts of technology.

– Standard 3. Students will develop an understanding of the relationships among technologies and the connections between technology and other fields of study.

Technology and Society – Standard 4. Students will develop an

understanding of the cultural, social, economic, and political effects of technology.

– Standard 5. Students will develop an understanding of the effects of technology on the environment.

– Standard 6. Students will develop an understanding of the role of society in the development and use of technology.

– Standard 7. Students will develop an understanding of the influence of technology on history.

Design - Standard 8. Students will develop an

understanding of the attributes of design. - Standard 9. Students will develop an

understanding of engineering design.- Standard 10. Students will develop an

understanding of the role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving.

Abilities for a Technological World

- Standard 11. Students will develop abilities to apply the design process.

- Standard 12. Students will develop abilities to use and maintain technological products and systems.

- Standard 13. Students will develop abilities to assess the impact of products and systems.

The Designed World – Standard 14. Students will develop an understanding of

and be able to select and use medical technologies. – Standard 15. Students will develop an understanding of

and be able to select and use agricultural and related biotechnologies.

– Standard 16. Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use energy and power technologies.

– Standard 17. Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use information and communication technologies.

– Standard 18. Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use transportation technologies.

– Standard 19. Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use manufacturing technologies.

– Standard 20. Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use construction technologies.

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