You, Me, and Technology; China, Japan, and the West
Description:
"You, Me and Technology is the first TV series of its kind, a complete curriculum for technology literacy for students in seventh throughout twelfth grades. The series is concerned with how the interactions of technology affect individuals. It aims to help young viewers achieve technological literacy and an objective attitude toward technologies. "'China, Japan and the West' is one of twelve programs in the series which deals with western visits to China in the Fifteenth century, where they found Chinese Technology at a high level. The 'Technology Transfer' was from China to the West, but the levels of technologies were reversed when the Americans visited China in the nineteenth century. A comparison of world views, philosophy, and expectations of the two cultures provides understanding of the different results of the two societies interacting with technology. A) SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM Provide a general description of the comparative technology of China and the West, first in the fifteenth century and then in the nineteenth century. Describe 'technology transfer' with examples of technologies transferred from China to the West in the fifteenth century. Explain briefly how three cultural developments promoted the rapid development of technology in the West. Compare the differences in the response of Chinese and Japanese societies to western technologies of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Summarize the view of the world that is basic to 'scientific revolution.' "The program 'China, Japan, and the West' has been broadcast and reviewed and has tested extremely well. The production and technical quality of the film and series, we feel, are exceptional."--1987 Peabody Awards entry form.
