Identifies the technical skills that are required in distance education graduate courses as identified by stakeholders. Highlights include an overview of online distance education; implementing new technology in distance education; learning on the Internet; and implications for graduate students in distance education courses. (LRW)

Considers how issues related to technological literacy can provide a useful frame for thinking critically about computer-based instruction in technical communication. Identifies issues of technological literacy related to performance, contextual factors, and linguistic activities in order for students to identify and analyze a range of…

Describes the programs at the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts and shows how the Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology have been reinterpreted for the museum setting. (JOW)

Technology education is an important tool in improving technological literacy and reforming education, having several parallels with earlier curriculum innovations. However, it is limited as a change agent without major changes in the structure and organization of schooling in the United States. (SK)

Due to the increasing importance of science and technology in daily life, the general public is required to have the ability to evaluate the use of science and technology. Basic knowledge and competence necessary for evaluation and relevant decision making are called "technological literacy." The framework of technological literacy is…

Technological literacy is necessary to make informed decisions about personal and societal choices. The competitive global economy also requires more intelligent use of technology. (SK)

This discussion of technological literacy and its importance in general education compares technology and science in the context of education, the community, and society, and discusses the advancement of technology in terms of societal change, control of technology, and balancing technology with values. (six references) (DB)

Technology education should include the study of knowledge application, creativity, and resource use to solve problems and extend human potential. When hiring a technology education instructor, administrators should consider familiarity with education technology benefits for students, technical and professional preparation, professionalism,…

Elementary school technology education does seem to enhance career education, but there is no conclusive evidence that it increases performance in other subjects. Successful implementation must be based on the need for technological literacy for all (content) rather than technology education's effect on other subject learning (process). (SK)

Collectively, technological literacy embraces everything from intelligent consumerism to concerns about environmental degradation, ethics, and elitism. Technological problem solving can have social, ecological, or technological goals and may be categorized by four types: invention, design, trouble shooting, and procedures. Every citizen should be…

Information literacy is vital for medical practice. Considerations for continuing education planners include (1) continuous development of informatics skills; (2) certification of information competence; (3) contextualization of information literacy skills; (4) convergence of technological and information literacy; and (5) collaboration through…

Study examines outcomes associated with the use of technology in the higher education admissions process. Students who applied for admission electronically were compared to those who applied nonelectronically. Results reveal significant differences by race, gender, SAT score, residency, and type of application. (Contains 18 references and 2…

Offers methods to implement the Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology from a technology teacher educator's viewpoint. (Author/JOW)

Describes the relationship between engineering and technological literacy, criteria used by the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology, and the role of professional engineering societies in promoting technological literacy. (SK)

Observations of and interviews with 28 second- and fourth-grade students and 2 teachers revealed that elementary technology education activities increased technological capability and knowledge, improved attitudes toward technology, and provided practice in perceptual and psychomotor skills. (Contains 32 references.) (SK)