Humans have been born with the ability to problem solve. We are always looking to make life better for our species –– it is a fundamental priority in our folklore and politics. As the world presents new challenges to us everyday, problem solving in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) becomes increasingly important. Furthermore, this also increases the stress of educating our next generation to tackle these problems. Consequently, educational institutions are always looking to improve education to inspire the next generation of people to unite the world by expanding education to low resource countries. Since technology has introduced so many new literacies that the new generations are using, education is taking advantage
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If we look at the present, it is still mainly being used for communication purposes, but it is also largely being used for storage of information from many technical public and private companies. Many of these companies are also starting to open-source their data and encourage participation from throughout the world to be more involved in science and technology. Because they open-source their data and encourage participation, it increases the amount of people throughout the world trying to improve software, solve problems, or contribute data. This takes away from the theory of multiples claimed by Clive Thompson in his book, Smarter Than You Think. Thompson, who is a freelance journalist and writer about STEM, claims that ideas come in multiples: multiple people discover something at the same time. (Thompson, 58) Instead of people discovering things at the time time in different areas of the globe, we communicate our discoveries using the Web. Companies like the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) publish their data regarding particle physics and also allow for other organizations to contribute to their databases and documentation. CERN even allows input from small particle detectors located in high schools throughout the nation, including my own high school. I was involved in our particle physics research team and I contributed to CERN’s data, learned from CERN’s …show more content…
As Clive Thompson explains it, technology has been added to the historical literacies of reading, writing, and basic math. (Thompson, 86-87) In the present, almost all job offers require the basic literacy skills of the past, as well as the ability to operate a computer and electronic devices. Engineering job offers and internships do not only look for book smarts, but also experience with using software and computers. For example, an engineering internship may only require a 3.0 GPA or above to apply, but it may require many more qualifications to be "literate" in their terms –– such as being proficient in working with microcontrollers, C++, matlab, or Java. Adolescents and young adults are effortlessly learning these new literacies, as they grow up with their development and are also subjected to them in education, which has adapted to these new literacies because of their relevance, flexibility, and accessibility. K-12 institutions and colleges are shifting towards integrating the usage of technology with learning material. In countless high schools across the globe, teachers use programs like Google Classroom to make classes interactive and relevant to the students, since students enjoy using technology. As a student at UW-Madison, I use technology to complete homework assignments all the time in all my classes. In Chemistry, all our assigned homework is completed from an online
If we look at the present, it is still mainly being used for communication purposes, but it is also largely being used for storage of information from many technical public and private companies. Many of these companies are also starting to open-source their data and encourage participation from throughout the world to be more involved in science and technology. Because they open-source their data and encourage participation, it increases the amount of people throughout the world trying to improve software, solve problems, or contribute data. This takes away from the theory of multiples claimed by Clive Thompson in his book, Smarter Than You Think. Thompson, who is a freelance journalist and writer about STEM, claims that ideas come in multiples: multiple people discover something at the same time. (Thompson, 58) Instead of people discovering things at the time time in different areas of the globe, we communicate our discoveries using the Web. Companies like the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) publish their data regarding particle physics and also allow for other organizations to contribute to their databases and documentation. CERN even allows input from small particle detectors located in high schools throughout the nation, including my own high school. I was involved in our particle physics research team and I contributed to CERN’s data, learned from CERN’s …show more content…
As Clive Thompson explains it, technology has been added to the historical literacies of reading, writing, and basic math. (Thompson, 86-87) In the present, almost all job offers require the basic literacy skills of the past, as well as the ability to operate a computer and electronic devices. Engineering job offers and internships do not only look for book smarts, but also experience with using software and computers. For example, an engineering internship may only require a 3.0 GPA or above to apply, but it may require many more qualifications to be "literate" in their terms –– such as being proficient in working with microcontrollers, C++, matlab, or Java. Adolescents and young adults are effortlessly learning these new literacies, as they grow up with their development and are also subjected to them in education, which has adapted to these new literacies because of their relevance, flexibility, and accessibility. K-12 institutions and colleges are shifting towards integrating the usage of technology with learning material. In countless high schools across the globe, teachers use programs like Google Classroom to make classes interactive and relevant to the students, since students enjoy using technology. As a student at UW-Madison, I use technology to complete homework assignments all the time in all my classes. In Chemistry, all our assigned homework is completed from an online