Defining Technological Literacy: Towards an Epistemological Framework

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction: Defining Technological Literacy....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
What Is Philosophy of Technology?....Pages 5-16
Technological Knowledge and Artifacts: An Analytical View....Pages 17-30
Technology and Knowledge: Contributions from Learning Theories....Pages 31-47
How to Understand Mundane Technology: New Ways of Thinking about Human-Technology Relations....Pages 49-63
Walking the Plank: Meditations on a Process of Skill....Pages 65-80
Ethical Technological Literacy as Democratic Curriculum Keystone....Pages 81-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Understanding Technological Design....Pages 105-120
The Designer Fallacy and Technological Imagination....Pages 121-131
Human Beings as Technological Artifacts....Pages 133-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Towards a Philosophy for Technology Education....Pages 145-158
Innovative Technological Performance....Pages 159-178
Pedagogy to Promote Reflection and Understanding in School Technology-Courses....Pages 179-196
“Technology, Design, and Society” (TDS) versus “Science, Technology, and Society” (STS): Learning Some Lessons....Pages 197-217
Gender and Technology: Gender Mediation in School Knowledge Construction....Pages 219-237
Implicit Theories: Their Impact on Technology Education....Pages 239-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Reconstructing Technoliteracy: A Multiple Literacies Approach....Pages 253-273
Rethinking Technological Literacy for the Global Network Era....Pages 275-295
From Knowledge to Information: Virtual Classrooms or Automated Diploma Mills?....Pages 297-313
Back Matter....Pages 315-334