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Jackson, Andrew; Mentzer, Nathan; Kramer-Bottiglio, Rebecca – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2020
In the field of technology and engineering education, educators are limited by their inability to predict what is coming; as the saying goes, they are preparing their students for jobs that do not even exist yet. Two adaptive approaches can help prepare students for this uncertainty: (1) teaching broad skills that can be applied in new situations;…
Descriptors: Robotics, 21st Century Skills, Technology Education, Engineering Education
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Reed, Philip A. – Technology Teacher, 2003
Reviews developments in telemedicine and a number of related areas (telecommunications, virtual presence, informatics, artificial intelligence, robotics, materials science, and perceptual psychology). Provides learning activities for technology education. (SK)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Medicine, Robotics, Technological Advancement
Hull, Daniel M.; Lovett, James E. – 1985
The six new robotics and automated systems specialty courses developed by the Robotics/Automated Systems Technician (RAST) project are described in this publication. Course titles are Fundamentals of Robotics and Automated Systems, Automated Systems and Support Components, Controllers for Robots and Automated Systems, Robotics and Automated…
Descriptors: Automation, Course Descriptions, Electromechanical Technology, Learning Activities
Barnes, James L.; Windham, Billy L. – 1985
This publication, one of a series of instructional manuals for industrial arts education, is designed to assist teachers as they plan and implement new courses to create environments that integrate classroom learning with students' real life experiences. The material is organized in seven instructional units. Each unit consists of objectives, key…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Seaman, Virgil A.; Steck, Francis X. – 1985
This document contains suggestions for integrating the elements of robotics into technology education courses from elementary through junior high and high school levels. Eighteen courses into which robotics instruction can be incorporated are listed. They include the following: exploring industry and technology, introduction to industrial and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Southeastern Louisiana Univ., Hammond. – 1987
This model instructional unit was developed to aid industrial arts/technology education teachers in Louisiana to teach a course on microprocessors and robotics in grades 11 and 12. It provides guidance on model performance objectives, current technology content, sources, and supplemental materials. Following a course description, rationale, and…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Software, Course Content
Miller, Milton; And Others – 1987
This curriculum guide is intended to assist junior and senior high school vocational instructors in presenting a course in manufacturing technology. The package contains a competency/skill and task list, an instructor's guide, and a bibliography. The following competencies are covered: the historical development of manufacturing (the…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Computer Oriented Programs
SRA Technologies, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1985
This training package is designed for use by staff of the U.S. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training who are participating in a course dealing with apprenticeship in the future. Addressed in the individual units of the course are the following topics: employment trends of the future (computers, robotics, communications, growth and declining…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1984
This teacher's guide is designed to help high school industrial arts teachers plan activities to develop their students' awareness of technology in our culture and the variety of related careers available to them. Discussed first are the objectives, scope, and sequence of industrial arts. Next, the special characteristics and needs of adolescents,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions