William E. Dugger, Jr. ICITE-SD-2015-November,6-7, 2015 TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN...

William E. Dugger, Jr.ICITE-SD-2015-November,6-7, 2015

TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN TECHNOLOGY

EDUCATION, ENGINEERING EDUCATION, TVET, AND STEM

EDUCATION

“We are living on this planet as if we had another one to

go to.”

Terri Swearing

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

➤ History of Sustainable Development:

• 17TH and 18TH Century Forest Management in Europe

• Silent Spring by Rachael Carson (1962)

• United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development.

➤What is Sustainable Development?: • It is development that meets

the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (The Brundtland Report, 1987).

➤ What are the parts of Sustainable Development?• Ecology• Economics• Politics• Culture

➤ What are the sub-parts of Sustainable Development?• Agriculture• Architecture• Communications• Energy• Environment• Information• Transportation• Others

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Continued):

Culture

PoliticsEconomics

Ecology

TECHNOLOGY and ENGINEERING EDUCATION

TVET

INTEGRATIVE STEM EDUCATION

EDUCATIONSUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

Technology and Technology Education:

Technology can be defined as the “modification of the natural environment in order to satisfy human needs and wants” (ITEA/ITEEA, 2000/2002/2007).

Technology education is the school subject that teaches technology.

EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Continued):

Engineering:

Engineering is defined by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as the “profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind” (ABET, 2002).

EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Continued):

Engineering and Engineering Education:

Another simpler, yet very elegant, definition of engineering is attributed to Dr. William Wulf, Past President of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering: “Engineering is design under constraint” (National Academy of Engineering,1985).

Engineering education is the school subject that teaches engineering.

The study of technologyand engineering is a

relatively new subject inschools in the world

today.

DON’T CONFUSE SCIENCE WITH TECHNOLOGY:

Science deals with the NATURAL WORLD

while

Technology deals with MODIFYING or CHANGING the natural world to satisfy human needs and wants.

ALSO, DON’T CONFUSE TECHNOLOGY WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT), EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (ET), OR COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CIT) Information technology or IT (or

computer information technology – CIT) is an important sub-component or smaller part of the more encompassing discipline of technology.

IT deals with information technology, digital learning, communication technology, using digital devices such as computers, smart phones, GPS devices, and other electronic devices.

Standard 4: The cultural, social, economic, and political effects of technology.

Standard 5: The effects of technology on the environment.

Standard 6: The role of society in the development and use of technology.

Standard 7: The influence of technology on history.

SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY (ITEA/ITEEA, 2000,2002, & 2007) THAT ADDRESS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET):

TVET is concerned with the acquisition of knowledge and skills to prepare students for the world of work.

TVET has many names around the world today.

UNESCO “Greening TVET.”

TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) (Continued):

According to UNESCO, TVET is understood as:• an integral part of general education;• a means of preparing for occupational fields and

for effective participation in the world of work;• an aspect of lifelong learning and a preparation

for responsible citizenship;• an instrument for promoting environmentally

sound sustainable development;• a method of facilitating poverty alleviation.

The last two bullets above specifically address Sustainable Development.

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM):

STEM: The integration of subject matter including Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (iSTEM).

At the pre-elementary and primary school level (ages 5-10) teachers are good at integrating subject matter.

However, at the secondary school levels (middle/junior high schools and high schools) (ages 11- 17), teachers typically teach their specific subject and very little integration of subject matter takes place.

Sci.

Four Separate Subjects

Partial Integration of

Subjects

Integrated STEM

Science

Technology

Engineering

Mathematics

Sci.

Tech. Eng.

Math.

Eng.Tech.

Math.

SOME WAYS TO TEACH STEM

There are many content connections between

the subject matter of iSTEM (for example: mathematics is used often in science, technology, and engineering today). Most of the designed and made/built products in technology and engineering employ scientific principals and laws. (Many learning styles occur in iSTEM, etc.)

The integration of subject matter makes more sense in real-world applications.

A FEW ADVANTAGES OF iSTEM:

A FEW PROBLEMS WITH iSTEM:

Most teachers have not been educated to teach iSTEM (neither pre-service or in-service).

Traditional thinking by teachers and administrators that each subject should be taught in isolation (or in “silos” or “cognitive compartments/canisters”). Students are taught to score well on “high stakes” national or state tests that are compartmentalized in subject areas such as science, mathematics, etc.

Libraries

Museums

Media

Publications

Internet

OTHER FORMAL AND INFORMAL

EDUCATIONAL MEANS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

FUTURE SCENARIOS:

Develop standards to develop the content for what every student should know and be able to do in sustainable development in your country.

Prepare teachers to teach sustainable development in your country.

Standards for SustainableDevelopment in Japan

(or any country)

Utilize technology and engineering education and iSTEM education in delivering the content for a sustainable development curriculum.

FUTURE SCENARIOS (CONTINUED):

Around 500 BC, Chinese Tao patriarch Kuan Tzu is attributed with the following quote:

“If you are thinking a year ahead, sow a seed.

If you are thinking 10 years ahead, plant a tree.

If you are thinking 100 years ahead, educate people.”

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Thank You!William E. Dugger, Jr.

Senior Fellow and Former Director

Technology for All Americans Project

International Technology and Engineering Educators Association

wdugger@iteea.org

and

Emeritus Professor of Technology Education

Virginia Tech

dugger@vt.edu

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http://www.iteea.org/Resources/PressRoom/icitejapankeynote2015.pdf

We hope to see you at ITEEA’s 78th Conference in Washington, DC.

March 2-4, 2016(iteea.org)