Discusses the need to focus on student learning processes and strategies rather than only on technology in the classroom. Topics include classrooms, laboratories, and virtual laboratories; learning outside classrooms or laboratories; training professors; learning skills students need, including technology training; multimedia; team teaching;…

Describes the nature of technology. Summarizes the claims of the anti-technologists, such as Marcuse and Ellul, and the moderate pro-technologists, such as Ferkiss, Mesthene, Brooks and Bowers, National Academy of Engineering, Norman, and Weizenbaum. Provides 79 references. (YP)

Analyzes the changing place of technology in English schools. Delineates the relationship between science and technology, and outlines three traditions for presenting technology as a subject. Examines the recent establishment of technology as a distinct subject area within the English National Curriculum. (RW)

Technological literacy including a meaning for both literacy and technology, the nature of technological knowledge, and the decision-making skills in a technological society are discussed. Suggested are implications for instruction both at the preservice level and the in-service level. (YP)

Images as a multi-faceted topic were used to teach an introductory course in Technological Studies. Widely differing thought patterns between the liberal arts and technologists were observed and are described. The syllabus is found in an appendix. (Author/YP)

A computer assisted technology training program is described. Technological literacy is defined. A course list for the program and a programing model are provided. (CW)

Informal, museum-based technology education is discussed. A program in which family groups work together and learn robotics is described. Projected gains in technological and scientific literacy are highlighted. (CW)

Report of a survey that addresses the need to identify elements that retard or enhance incorporation of technology into academic library work routines. Questions related to supervisor impact; training; time/staff; communications; physical resources; and personal interest/experience. Suggestions for improvement include better communications,…

Obstacles to full access to electronic information-based technology and assistive devices for people who are blind or visually impaired include: high costs and limited financial assistance sources for assistive technology, insufficient resources for providing instruction in the use of new technology, and developments such as the graphical user…

Examines the myths and realities of technology use in day-care centers, countering the notion that the mostly female child care profession is intimidated by technology. Discusses a survey of center directors, which found that nearly all centers used computers in administration, and the majority used computers in the classroom, fax machines, and…

Describes a study of children's use and understanding of videocassette recorders (VCRs) using a combination of research methods: a survey, observations, and interviews with parents and children. Results show the levels of parental support and direct access were critical factors in understanding the child's knowledge about and competence with…

Identifies four views of the nature of the science/technology relationship: Idealist, Demarcationist, Materialist, and Interactionist. Analyzes high school physics textbooks in light of these relationship types and finds that the texts are dominated by an idealist storyline that presents a limited view of the history and philosophy of…

Technology study, a discipline with its own distinct character, history, and research methodologies, should be integrated into the middle-level curriculum. Students should learn about the technological systems humans depend on for food, clothing, shelter, and economic livelihood. Hands-on activities may include designing a new product. (37…

Discusses electronic books and the need for school library media specialists to merge information literacy and library skills with technology skills. Highlights include advancing technology for electronic books; helpful Web sites, including Project Gutenburg; and reader software. (LRW)

Examines how computer education acts as an obstacle to technology integration and internetworking when computational activities are channeled into specific tasks and programs rather than embedded into the instructional environment. Discusses conflict of needs, the shift from teacher-controlled to student-centered learning, the need for more…