This course
was devised to develop an understanding of technology and how to teach
it. It included introductory experiences in three general technical
areas (production, communication, and transportation) and the technological
design and problem solving process. There are various assignments
ranging from problem solving, manufacturing, airplane transportation,
researching manufacturing processes, and a final automata device project.
Orientation to professional education, licensure, and issues related
to technology education were also covered. The class was based upon
past, present, and future technologies in the form of history and
current events that dealt with technologies that are around today
and in the future.
This
Portfolio was developed in a series of Graphic Communication/ Communication
Technology courses, taught in the Technology Education Program at
Virginia Tech.