Presentations will focus on historical perspectives, contemporary content, teaching strategies, instructional resources and standards for technology education. Emphasis is placed on change strategies, student activities, and program evaluation. An in-depth study into the types of communication systems and their concepts of operation, transmission and retrieval of information. An insight into such topics as artificial intelligence, satellites, digital audio, LAN architectures, and fiber optics will be covered in this course. A course which provides opportunity for advanced study or investigation into the various components of communication technology.
Study is in the form of short concentrated sessions or on an individual basis.
This course provides the technology education graduate student with educational experiences and activities related to the teaching of manufacturing and construction technology. Class participants research the current trends and possible future directions of the technology education field. Students also develop and test curriculum materials for the manufacturing and construction content areas on the elementary, junior and senior high school levels. Based upon prior student experiences, peer teaching and participation in a student-directed enterprise activity may be included. This course provides the graduate student with the opportunities to experience and research various technologies and methods in the areas of manufacturing or construction.