Jonas Hallström – författare

Många förskollärare upplever det som en utmaning att undervisa i teknik. Vad ska det handla om och hur ska man göra? Den här boken synliggör och diskuterar vad teknik som kunskapsområde i förskolan kan vara och hur undervisning i teknik kan gå till. Bokens undertitel, Robotar möter enkla maskiner, förmedlar budskapet att teknik i förskolan handlar om att introducera den digitala tekniken såväl som traditionella tekniska områden, som bygg och konstruktion och analoga tekniska lösningar. Fokus ligger på att ge didaktiska verktyg för att undervisa i och om teknik, och att visa hur förskolan kan arbeta för att utveckla teknikundervisningen.

Boken är en antologi där varje kapitel utgörs av tankar, resultat och implikationer från studier som författarna har genomfört. På så vis tillgängliggör boken forskning för praktiker och visar på hur den blir relevant och användbar för undervisningen.

Boken vänder sig främst till blivande och verksamma förskollärare, men även annan pedagogisk personal, som vill utveckla sina kunskaper om hur teknikundervisning med de yngre barnen kan gå till.

Bokens huvudredaktörer:Johan Boström är lektor i teknikens didaktik vid Linnéuniversitetet. Jesper Haglund är docent och arbetar som lektor i fysikens didaktik vid Karlstad universitet. Jonas Hallström är professor i teknikens didaktik vid Linköpings universitet. Pernilla Sundqvist är lektor i naturvetenskapens och teknikens didaktik vid Mälardalens universitet.

Reflections on Technology for Educational Practitioners analyzes the use of philosophy of technology in technology education and unpacks the concept of ‘reflective practitioners’ (Donald Schön) in the field. Philosophy of technology develops ideas and concepts that are valuable for technology education because they show the basic characteristics of technology that are important if technology education is to present a fair image of what technology is. Each chapter focuses on the oeuvre of one particular philosopher of which a description is given and then insights are offered about technology as developed by that philosopher and how it has been fruitful for technology education in all its aspects: motives for having it in the curriculum, goals for technology education, content of the curriculum, teaching strategies, knowledge types taught, ways of assessing, resources, educational research for technology education, amongst others.

Reflections on Technology for Educational Practitioners analyzes the use of philosophy of technology in technology education and unpacks the concept of ‘reflective practitioners’ (Donald Schön) in the field. Philosophy of technology develops ideas and concepts that are valuable for technology education because they show the basic characteristics of technology that are important if technology education is to present a fair image of what technology is. Each chapter focuses on the oeuvre of one particular philosopher of which a description is given and then insights are offered about technology as developed by that philosopher and how it has been fruitful for technology education in all its aspects: motives for having it in the curriculum, goals for technology education, content of the curriculum, teaching strategies, knowledge types taught, ways of assessing, resources, educational research for technology education, amongst others.

In the last decade, programming and computational thinking (CT) have been introduced on a large scale in school curricula and standards all over the world. In countries such as the UK, a new school subject—computing—was created, whereas in countries such as Sweden, programming was included in existing subjects, notably mathematics and technology education. The introduction of programming and CT in technology education implies a particular relationship between programming and technology. Programming is usually performed with technological artefacts—various types of computers—and it can also be seen as a specific branch of engineering. This book analyses the background to and current implementation of programming and computational thinking in a Swedish school technology context, in relation to international developments. The various chapters deal with pertinent issues in technology education and its relation to computers and computing, for example, computational thinking and literacy, teachers’ programming competence, and computational thinking, programming, and learning in technology education. The book includes examples from educational research that could also be used as inspiration for school teaching, teacher education and curriculum development.

In the last decade, programming and computational thinking (CT) have been introduced on a large scale in school curricula and standards all over the world. In countries such as the UK, a new school subject—computing—was created, whereas in countries such as Sweden, programming was included in existing subjects, notably mathematics and technology education. The introduction of programming and CT in technology education implies a particular relationship between programming and technology. Programming is usually performed with technological artefacts—various types of computers—and it can also be seen as a specific branch of engineering. This book analyses the background to and current implementation of programming and computational thinking in a Swedish school technology context, in relation to international developments. The various chapters deal with pertinent issues in technology education and its relation to computers and computing, for example, computational thinking and literacy, teachers’ programming competence, and computational thinking, programming, and learning in technology education. The book includes examples from educational research that could also be used as inspiration for school teaching, teacher education and curriculum development.

This book discusses the teaching and learning about technological systems in technology education and adjacent curriculum areas. It describes, analyzes and synthesizes contemporary research on technological systems in technology education. By delving into the philosophy, sociology and history of technology, technology education and the learning and teaching of technological systems, it summarizes prior research and analyzes new research. This book thereby serves as a resource and reference work for professionals in this area of research and education.