Week 1
Can We Auto-Correct Humanity?
Definition of technology: “technology is people using knowledge, tools and systems to make their lives easier and better.”
* As this definition suggests, technology is more than material objects or artifacts (hardware). Technology also includes the use of information and knowledge, problem solving processes, techniques methods and organisational systems (software). The common characteristic of all technologies, however, is that the human activity and energy is always concerned with finding solutions to meet human needs and wants.
Social impact of technology introductory activity
Exam Question:
Examine the technology needed to develop and successfully complete a cochlear implant (implanting a device at the base of the skull behind the ear to assist people who cannot hear) to show the interrelationships between the types of technology.
Youtube clip: Cochlear Implant
Week 2
Define and Describe:
The Digital Revolution -
The Information Age -
Timeline of inventions that changed the world (youtube clip)
Did you know?
ABS - Statistics - Social Trends 2009
ABS - Social Trends 2011
Question 1: Create your own survey on the extent of information technology use among our class and compare your findings with the ABS statistics.
Question 2: What might be the impact of increased internet usage upon aspects of wellbeing for different user groups?
Look Up
Week 3
Reasons for the development of technology
Technology and the Family
YouTube Clip - Technologies at Work
Technologies and the Workplace
Open the file above and complete the following task:
Task:
1. Choose a company to research and complete a ‘mini case study’ on. (Use the following link to find companies that may be worth exploring – Forbes List)
2. Present your finding on - How technology impacts on this workplace in the areas of:
It pays to keep flexible working hours article
Exam Style Question: Assess the degree to which technology impacts on: Workplace safety, work/life balance, career pathways
assess_scaffold.docDownload File
Impact of emerging technologies worksheet
Technological Development
Issues related to information and communication technology
Exam Style Question: Describe the issues related to information and communication technology
describe_scaffold.docDownload File
Week 5 -
Conduct a case study of the selected piece of technology example
technology_and_lifestyle.ppt Download File
# Bionic man showcases cutting edge medical technology - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX3B0_FMPYM&feature=player_detailpage
# Stairs with a difference - these can be retrofitted to any staircase http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo0ZGkYik28&feature=player_detailpage
Practice Case Study: Glass, bionic man or stairs with a difference
Text book article references
Page 263
Herald Sun
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/gps-trackers-to-keep-tabs-on-kids/story-fn6bfm6w-1226103778131
Page 271
Pro Bono Australia
http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2012/02/social-media-use-impacts-families-and-relationships#
Page 272
Freshome Design and Architecture
http://freshome.com/2013/08/09/10-awesome-ways-to-take-advantage-of-smart-home-technology
Page 273
The brief history of social media
http://www2.uncp.edu/home/acurtis/NewMedia/SocialMedia/SocialMediaHistory.html
Page 274
Online gamers anonymous
http://www.olganon.org
Page 282
Dot Com Mob
http://www.dotcommob.org
Page 283
Australian Government, Attorney-General’s Department
http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/IntellectualProperty/Pages/Copyright-information.aspx
Extra reading /watching
Nestlé to use humanoid robot to sell Nescafé in Japanhttp://www.nestle.com/media/news/nestle-humanoid-robot-nescafe-japan
paper is not dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_gOZDWQj3Q
The affects of tweets http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/tv-personalities/lisa-wilkinson-and-other-aussie-celebs-read-mean-tweets-about-themselves-11705
Mammamia original video
http://www.mamamia.com.au/lifestyle/famous-women-read-tweets-about-themselves/
Solar roadways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlTA3rnpgzU
Timeline of technology (interactive)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjgH4TF5Y4s
cell phones of the future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN__D5ixme0
Can We Auto-Correct Humanity?
Definition of technology: “technology is people using knowledge, tools and systems to make their lives easier and better.”
* As this definition suggests, technology is more than material objects or artifacts (hardware). Technology also includes the use of information and knowledge, problem solving processes, techniques methods and organisational systems (software). The common characteristic of all technologies, however, is that the human activity and energy is always concerned with finding solutions to meet human needs and wants.
Social impact of technology introductory activity
Exam Question:
Examine the technology needed to develop and successfully complete a cochlear implant (implanting a device at the base of the skull behind the ear to assist people who cannot hear) to show the interrelationships between the types of technology.
Youtube clip: Cochlear Implant
Week 2
Define and Describe:
The Digital Revolution -
The Information Age -
Timeline of inventions that changed the world (youtube clip)
Did you know?
ABS - Statistics - Social Trends 2009
ABS - Social Trends 2011
Question 1: Create your own survey on the extent of information technology use among our class and compare your findings with the ABS statistics.
Question 2: What might be the impact of increased internet usage upon aspects of wellbeing for different user groups?
Look Up
Week 3
Reasons for the development of technology
Technology and the Family
YouTube Clip - Technologies at Work
Technologies and the Workplace
Open the file above and complete the following task:
Task:
1. Choose a company to research and complete a ‘mini case study’ on. (Use the following link to find companies that may be worth exploring – Forbes List)
2. Present your finding on - How technology impacts on this workplace in the areas of:
It pays to keep flexible working hours article
Exam Style Question: Assess the degree to which technology impacts on: Workplace safety, work/life balance, career pathways
assess_scaffold.docDownload File
Impact of emerging technologies worksheet
Technological Development
Issues related to information and communication technology
- privacy and safety
- security of information
- accuracy of information
- information overload
- copyright
Exam Style Question: Describe the issues related to information and communication technology
describe_scaffold.docDownload File
Week 5 -
Conduct a case study of the selected piece of technology example
technology_and_lifestyle.ppt Download File
# Bionic man showcases cutting edge medical technology - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX3B0_FMPYM&feature=player_detailpage
# Stairs with a difference - these can be retrofitted to any staircase http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo0ZGkYik28&feature=player_detailpage
Practice Case Study: Glass, bionic man or stairs with a difference
Text book article references
Page 263
Herald Sun
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/gps-trackers-to-keep-tabs-on-kids/story-fn6bfm6w-1226103778131
Page 271
Pro Bono Australia
http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2012/02/social-media-use-impacts-families-and-relationships#
Page 272
Freshome Design and Architecture
http://freshome.com/2013/08/09/10-awesome-ways-to-take-advantage-of-smart-home-technology
Page 273
The brief history of social media
http://www2.uncp.edu/home/acurtis/NewMedia/SocialMedia/SocialMediaHistory.html
Page 274
Online gamers anonymous
http://www.olganon.org
Page 282
Dot Com Mob
http://www.dotcommob.org
Page 283
Australian Government, Attorney-General’s Department
http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/IntellectualProperty/Pages/Copyright-information.aspx
Extra reading /watching
Nestlé to use humanoid robot to sell Nescafé in Japanhttp://www.nestle.com/media/news/nestle-humanoid-robot-nescafe-japan
paper is not dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_gOZDWQj3Q
The affects of tweets http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/tv-personalities/lisa-wilkinson-and-other-aussie-celebs-read-mean-tweets-about-themselves-11705
Mammamia original video
http://www.mamamia.com.au/lifestyle/famous-women-read-tweets-about-themselves/
Solar roadways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlTA3rnpgzU
Timeline of technology (interactive)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjgH4TF5Y4s
cell phones of the future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN__D5ixme0