Describes eight areas for potential research in technology education: technological literacy, conceptions/misconceptions of technology, perceptions of technology, technology and creativity, gender in technology classrooms, curriculum change, integration of technology and other subjects, and the work of technology teachers. Encourages new research…

Explores the question of how technology relates to educational reform. Discusses a number of unanticipated effects of new technologies, ways in which they do both more and less than hoped. Describes a Web page that address the social implications of the Internet, offers three quotes regarding how technologies affect people, and presents a glossary…

Describes how the Standards for Technological Literacy provide identity, recognition, organization, and direction to the field of technology education. (JOW)

Reviews the new Standards for Technological Literacy, presenting the case for and against standards. Examines the experiences in science/math and the arts, suggesting that the latter offers lessons for technology education in the use of standards for curriculum development. (Contains 59 references.) (SK)

Offers a guide to developing a K-12 technology education curriculum based on content standards that have been established. Discusses criteria: focus on students, exemplary teaching-learning practices, design and problem solving, technological literacy, integrated curriculum, and promotion of professional/technical careers. (JOW)

This article describes and documents the teaching and learning in a new undergraduate course at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, USA. Students investigate the meaning of literacy in today's rapidly changing, technological world. They explore multiliteracies, ultimately weaving them into a multimedia statement--a mini documentary on a…

The trend in higher education these days is to speak of students' technological skills as if they are worlds different from those of individuals who actually teach them. Teachers are the dinosaurs who do not understand how to maneuver in this brave new world of technology, while students are the evolved birds who will live on into the future. Part…

Enhancing learning and teaching in blended learning environments is a strategic goal of The University of Sydney as eLearning continues to grow. Blackboard (WebCT) was integrated into the undergraduate Bachelor of Education program curricula through e-readings, discussion boards, lectures and online assessment tasks. The study was undertaken among…

Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…

In Austria, the syllabus for "Technisches Werken/Crafts and Technology" for all types of school in general education was issued more than 30 years ago. The authors believed that it might lay the foundations for technical literacy. The paper is about how the situation of the subject and, with it, technical education has developed since…

Can online communities contribute to a student's sense of belonging? Does the use of new Internet technologies enhance an individual's sense of self? Is one's racial identity relevant in cyberspace? For multiracial students, the answer to these questions is increasingly yes. Whether mixed-race students are more tech savvy than their monoracial…

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, it caused a devastating impact on the Crescent City's public education system. The devastating storm and its aftermath completely wiped out the educational infrastructure of the New Orleans Public Schools, making one of the country's largest metropolitan school districts virtually disappear. Two…

Young people need more innovative thinking skills, cultural awareness, higher-order cognitive skills, and sophisticated communication and collaboration skills than ever before. To prepare students for their global futures, schools must be in tune with the new global reality. Schools need to restructure curriculum and pedagogy to place student…

The digital age is infiltrating colleges of education around the country, but while some faculty are jumping on the bandwagon and working hard to improve their own technological literacy and that of their students, other faculty are resistant, afraid that technology may "dehumanize" education. School districts around the country are investing…

The nature of progression in technology is still a matter of debate in technology education. While there is a growing research-based literature exploring the elements of technological literacy that might be appropriate measures of progression, little has been written about the factors that may influence both group and individual development of…