Teaching about Technology

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Philosophy of technology: what and why? -- 1. What is philosophy? -- 2. What is philosophy of technology? -- 3. Why would technology educators want to know about philosophy of technology? -- Chapter 2. Technological artifacts -- 1. Natural objects, instruments, tools and artifacts -- 2. Artifacts, functions and physical properties -- 3. Technical artifacts as systems -- 4. Teaching and learning about technical artifacts -- Chapter 3. Technological knowledge -- 1. What is knowledge? -- 2. Technological knowledge -- 3. Engineering sciences -- 4. Transfer and integration of knowledge in technology -- 5. Teaching technological knowledge -- Chapter 4. Technological processes -- 1. Design processes -- 2. Making processes -- 3. Using and assessing processes -- 4. Teaching and learning technological processes -- Chapter 5. Technology and the nature of humans -- 1. Technology and human needs and desires -- 2. Technology as an extension of natural human organs -- 3. Artifacts as intermediaries between us and our lifeworld -- 4. AI and the internet -- 5. Controlling technology or being controlled by technology -- 6. The social and political dimension of technical artifacts -- 7. Postmodern technologies -- 8. Towards new lifestyles -- 9. Continuing influences from the philosophical past -- 10. Teaching and learning about technology as part if our being humans -- Chapter 6. Ethics and aesthetics of technology -- 1. Examples of moral issues in technology -- 2. Analyzing moral dilemmas -- 3. Different approaches to dealing with moral issues -- 4. Two specific issues in moral dilemmas -- 5. Aesthetics in technology -- 6. Teaching about ethics and aesthetics in technology -- Chapter 7. Learners' philosophies of technology -- 1. Pupils' and students' concepts of technology -- 2. Pupils and students' attitudes towards technology -- 3. The general public's perception of technology -- 4. Intuitive technological concepts -- 5. References -- Chapter 8. Reconceptualizing technology through education -- 1. The content of curricula -- 2. The use of historical case studies -- 3. The use of contemporary case studies -- 4. Concept mapping as an educational tool -- Chapter 9. Practical issues in teaching about technology -- 1. Differences between different levels of education -- 2. The use of media -- 3. Support by educational research -- Chapter 10. Questions and assignments -- 1. For chapter 1 -- 2. For chapter 2 -- 3. For chapter 3 -- 4. For chapter 4 -- 5. For chapter 5 -- 6. For chapter 6 -- 7. For chapter 7 -- 8. For chapter 8 -- 9. For chapter 9 -- Chapter 11. Resources for further reading and thinking -- 1. Books -- 2. Journals -- 3. Organizations -- Subject index.