Hubble's Expanding Universe: a Model for Quality in Technology Infused engineering and Technology Education

Autor:	Judith Parker
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Physics Technology education media_common.quotation_subject Astronomy Engineering ethics Quality (business) Metric expansion of space media_common
Zdroj:	International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education. 5:16-29
ISSN:	2155-4978 2155-496X
Popis:	Until Edwin Hubble's discoveries in 1924, astronomers thought that our Milky Way galaxy was the entire universe. Hubble provided a model of a larger universe beyond our galaxy and an expanding universe. Since then the Hubble telescope has allowed us to view galaxies farther and farther away and introduce ideas beyond our comprehension nearly a century ago. This seems an appropriate model for the expanding universe of learning that is provided by technology. Technology has provided us with an expanding view of our individual and collective universe of engineering and technology education. It has provided expanded access to information and increased opportunities for communication. Our learning communities can span our neighborhood, field of interest and the globe. However, just as Hubble's expanded universe brought challenges to astronomy, the expanded access to education comes with challenges in assuring quality.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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