TECHNOLOGY, SOCIETY

AND CULTURE
Introduction to concepts under Science, Technology
and Society course
 The importance of Science
Education
• The program puts knowledge of natural, physical
world at the forefront of betterment thinking or
finding solutions to personal and societal problem.
• Science education help propagate one way to know
the Truth about life and the world.
• It introduces useful way of thinking
 Technology Education
• Nothing is technological unless it has application or
an inherent system that benefits its recipient.
• Engineering, troubleshooting, research &
development, invention, innovation,
experimentation
• Human-designed world.
 Society
• Concept for structured relations
• current shift from bounded to global mobilities
• Division: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd worlds
• Does it still resonate?
 Culture is a neglected subject
• It is at the core of every possible material, physical
and non-physical developments
 Social Ecology
• Laws, religion, etc (products of culture) are part of
larger social ecology.
 NEW
GENERATION
NATURAL
BEINGS
SECONDARY CULTURE
CULTURAL BOUNDARIES ARE A
PASSE
 PRIMARY MEDIATION UNIT
• Culture is a primary mediation unit
• Society cannot be understood through individual
feelings and perceptions
 Structure of Society
• Traditional to modern techniques
• Isolative to interactive
 Needs of Society
• Works like an index
• Slowly becoming autonomous
 Systematization
• A necessary step in linking technology and society.
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th indutrial revolution
• Edison's light bulb and the conveyor
• System thinking: overcoming various issues
 Techniques
• Different affordances
• In contrast to tool and system
 Cultural Decline
• Technical versus Cultural Mediation
 Three Human Milieus

NATURE SOCIETY TECHNIQUE

What are the threats of each
milieu?
Topic Outline
• The Social Dimension of Science and Technology
• Science and Technology in Everyday Life
• Technology and Humanity
• Evolution of Technology an Human Societies
• Science, Technology and National Development
• Social Issues and Concerns
Learning Activities
• Analysis with guide questions
• Discussion Board Prompts
• Collage of Scientific Revolutions
• Drawing of a technological or engineering invention
• Tracing the evolution of technology
• Virtual Gallery Tour of biodiversity
• Viewing relevant videos
• Reading relevant materials
• Taking in quiz
• Group Reflection Paper
Grading
60%
- mini quiz
- collage
- Drawing
- group reflection paper
40%
- analysis with guide questions
- tracing the evolution of technology through a creative
timeline
- Proposal for a better world.