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  1. Full article: What is technology?

    View PDFPDFView EPUBEPUB. 'Technology' is one of the keywords of our world, yet it is also one of the most confused. As an analytical category it seems necessary for our understanding of all of humanity's history, and indeed beyond. We are probably comfortable with asserting that humans have had technologies since the Palaeolithic, and a ...

  2. How Is Technology Changing the World, and How Should the World Change

    Technologies are becoming increasingly complicated and increasingly interconnected. Cars, airplanes, medical devices, financial transactions, and electricity systems all rely on more computer software than they ever have before, making them seem both harder to understand and, in some cases, harder to control. Government and corporate surveillance of individuals and information processing ...

  3. Technology

    technology, the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the human environment. The subject of technology is treated in a number of articles. For general treatment, see technology, history of; hand tool. For description of the materials that are ...

  4. Introduction

    The 2012 National Research Council report Continuing Innovation in Information Technology illustrates how fundamental research in information technology (IT), conducted at industry and universities, has led to the introduction of entirely new product categories that ultimately became billion-dollar industries. The central graphic from that ...

  5. (PDF) Technology research explained

    1 Introduction . 1.1 Background . ... The Technology Research Methodology consists of three main activities and is an iterative process: (1) problem analysis (in which the need for an artifact for ...

  6. PDF The Impact of Digital Technology on Learning: A Summary for the ...

    A similar relationship between length of treatment and study outcome has been reported in previous meta-analyses. Kulik et al. (1983), for example, reported an effect size of 0.56 for 4 weeks or less, 0.30 for 5-8 weeks, and 0.20 for more than 8 weeks.

  7. Theorising technology in education: an introduction

    Sarah Younie. This is a special issue of Technology, Pedagogy and Education which showcases the application of a range of theories in the conceptualisation and analysis of educational technology. In this introduction we describe what led us to organise this issue, we stress the importance of theorising and we introduce the contributions that ...

  8. Understanding the role of digital technologies in education: A review

    The introduction of new technology-assisted learning tools such as mobile devices, smartboards, MOOCs, tablets, laptops, simulations, dynamic visualisations, and virtual laboratories have altered education in schools and institutions. ... Educational Technology Research and Development, 55 (3) (2007), pp. 301-314. CrossRef View in Scopus Google ...

  9. Writing a Research Paper Introduction

    Table of contents. Step 1: Introduce your topic. Step 2: Describe the background. Step 3: Establish your research problem. Step 4: Specify your objective (s) Step 5: Map out your paper. Research paper introduction examples. Frequently asked questions about the research paper introduction.

  10. The Effect and Importance of Technology in the Research Process

    From elementary schooling to doctoral-level education, technology has become an integral part of the learning process in and out of the classroom. With the implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards, the skills required for research are more valuable than ever, for they are required to succeed in a college setting, as well as in the ...

  11. 1. Introduction

    Introduction." National Research Council. 2002. Preparing for the Revolution: Information Technology and the Future of the Research University. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10545. ... and foundations with expertise in the areas of information technology, the research university, and public policy. Since first ...

  12. PDF 1:1 Technology and its Effect on Student Academic Achievement and ...

    This study set out to determine whether one to one technology (1:1 will be used hereafter) truly impacts and effects the academic achievement of students. This study's second goal was to determine whether 1:1 Technology also effects student motivation to learn. Data was gathered from students participating in this study through the Pearson ...

  13. Introduction to Educational Technology

    Educational Technology Research and Development, 50(3), 43-59. Article Google Scholar Merrill, M. D. (2007). The future of instructional design: The proper study of instructional design. In R. A. Reiser & J. V. Dempsey (Eds.), Trends and issues in instructional design and technology (2nd ed., pp. 336-341). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson ...

  14. Technology

    Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge for achieving practical goals, ... schools, and scientific research. Continuing improvements led to the furnace and bellows and provided, for the first time, the ability to smelt and forge gold, copper, ... including the introduction of the movable type printing press to Europe, which ...

  15. How to Write a Research Paper Introduction (with Examples)

    Define your specific research problem and problem statement. Highlight the novelty and contributions of the study. Give an overview of the paper's structure. The research paper introduction can vary in size and structure depending on whether your paper presents the results of original empirical research or is a review paper.

  16. Introduction to Technological Innovation

    In 1987, the American Research Council defined Management of Technology as linking "engineering, science, and management disciplines to plan, ... New product introduction, patents and technology transfer licenses are some examples of output arising. Outcomes encompass medium results, such as revenues from new products. Finally, impact ...

  17. 4. The Introduction

    The introduction leads the reader from a general subject area to a particular topic of inquiry. It establishes the scope, context, and significance of the research being conducted by summarizing current understanding and background information about the topic, stating the purpose of the work in the form of the research problem supported by a hypothesis or a set of questions, explaining briefly ...

  18. Philosophy of Technology

    Analytic Philosophy of Technology 2.1 Introduction: Science and Technology's Different Relations to Philosophy ... Theoretical research within technology has come to be often indistinguishable from theoretical research in science, making engineering science largely continuous with 'ordinary' or 'pure' science. This is a relatively ...

  19. Introduction

    Introduction - Research, Technology, hinovation: Analysis and Cases 5 Mario MaggionVs paper aim is "to apply an original theoretical framework, derived from population ecology, to the analysis of the development of high-tech clusters in order to underline the interplay of agglomeration economies and dis­

  20. An Introduction to Nanotechnology

    Research and development in nanotechnology has allowed us to put man-made nanoscale objects into living cells [24]. Also, this technology has provided the possibility to investigate the microstructure and macrostructure of matter using molecular self-assembly. This certainly is a very powerful instrument in materials science [25]. 4.

  21. Emerging Health Technologies and How They Can Transform Healthcare

    Successful selection and introduction of any technology in the health system depends on several factors (Stevens et al., 1997). Some of these include the time of the impact of the new technology, the size of the impact, the most significant aspects of the impact (e.g., cost, benefit, organisational aspects), the state of development of the ...

  22. (PDF) Impact of modern technology in education

    Importance of technolog y in education. The role of technology in the field of education is four-. fold: it is included as a part of the curriculum, as an. instructional delivery system, as a ...

  23. The role of science and technology in reconstructing human social

    Introduction. Technology and science have a significant and expanding impact on society. Science has influenced our moral values and core ideologies by radically altering our styles of interaction, ways of working, housing, clothing, food, modes of transportation, and even the duration and quality of life itself. ... Pew Research Center reports ...

  24. 3 Questions: Technology roadmapping in teaching and industry

    Innovation is rarely accidental. Behind every new invention and product, including the device you are using to read this story, is years of research, investment, and planning. Organizations that want to reach these milestones in the fastest and most efficient way possible use technology roadmaps.

  25. Introduction

    Where technology has realized its potential, it is often for a small minority of learners and contributes to growing inequities. 3 4 5 Similarly, educational technology (edtech) tools sometimes claim (without independent, research-based evidence) that student assessment results will soar if school systems adopt a given digital resource. Such ...

  26. PDF STMD Space Technology Research Grants (STRG) Program

    Space Technology Research Institutes (STRI) - up to $3M per year, planned for 5 years January 19, 2021. • University-led, integrated, multidisciplinary teams focused on high-priority early-stage space. technology research for several years. Accelerate development of groundbreaking high-risk/high-payoff low-TRL space technologies.

  27. US State and Regional Energy Innovation Index

    Introduction. The United States, along with the rest of the world, has embarked on a transition to clean energy. ... its size but coming in 48th in the social legitimation subindex due to very low public support for low-carbon energy research and climate action. The technology specializations reveal similar divergences. Hawaii, for instance ...

  28. Exploring your options: USPTO resources and Small Business Innovation

    If you're a small business owner exploring your options for research and development, including commercialization, join us virtually on June 6 from 10:30 a.m. to noon ET for an overview of the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Learn how the programs work and what resources are available ...