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Download full textIsman, Aytekin – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2003
This article begins by drawing on literature to examine the various definitions of "technology" and "technique." Following a discussion of the origin of technology in education, the remaining sections of the article focus on the relationships and interaction between: (1) machines and technique; (2) science and technique; (3)…
Descriptors: Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Man Machine Systems, Human Factors Engineering
Peer reviewedOffner, David – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1990
An "Introduction to Bionics" course is described, focusing on objectives, the case study method used in the course, a sample case involving the design of a self-locking spine positioner for a catfish, course coverage, idea-generating techniques, and course benefits. (JDD)
Descriptors: Bionics, Case Studies, College Students, Course Content
Weisgerber, Robert A. – 1987
Project CREATE was a 4-year federally funded research program which sought to determine ways in which computer technology could improve the education of learning-disabled students. Early work on the project centered on the development of a theoretical and conceptual foundation; a hierarchical conceptual model was constructed that related school…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Parkman, Ralph – 1967
An inter-disciplinary course entitled "Cybernation and Man," developed by the School of Engineering at San Jose State College, tries to evaluate the many problems posed to man by the expansion of his technology. It is contended in the course that the most effective approach to control of complex social phenomena within a technological…
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Course Descriptions, Cybernetics
PDF pending restorationPennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Center for Continuing Liberal Education. – 1969
In the first of four sections of this publication, James H. Stone reviews recent writings on the humanities, citing 299 books, essays, and articles. In the second section, Maxwell H. Goldberg provides definitions of several of the central terms related to technological change and human values (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Automation, Community Change, Cybernetics, Human Factors Engineering
Goldberg, Maxwell H., Ed. – 1969
In the first of four sections of this publication, James H. Stone reviews recent writings on the humanities, citing 299 books, essays, and articles. In the second section, Maxwell H. Goldberg provides definitions of several of the central terms related to technological change and human values (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Automation, Community Change, Cybernetics, Human Factors Engineering
Goldberg, Maxwell H., Ed. – 1969
In the first of four sections of this publication, James H. Stone reviews recent writings on the humanities, citing 299 books, essays, and articles. In the second section, Maxwell H. Goldberg provides definitions of several of the central terms related to technological change and human values (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Automation, Community Change, Cybernetics, Human Factors Engineering
