History of the Future: A Powerful Way to Teach the Past (and Present)

Autor/in	Otremba, Eric
Titel	History of the Future: A Powerful Way to Teach the Past (and Present)
Quelle	In: History Teacher, 53 (2020) 4, S.707-731 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-2745
Schlagwörter	History Instruction; Technology Education; Science and Society; Futures (of Society); Prediction; Social Theories; Social Problems; Marxian Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Future; Society; Zukunft; Vorhersage; Gesellschaftstheorie; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Marxism; Marxismus
Abstract	Given that society combines a poor ability to predict future technology with a good ability to forget poor past predictions, the author decided to create a course on "the history of future technology." The initial idea was to simply showcase a litany of failed technofuturist attempts and projects, and, in so doing, teach students to be more critical of contemporary technology and its surrounding social narratives. In time, this basic course idea branched into a rich network of theories and concepts on science, technology, and society. This article discusses details of what the class collectively learned about the relationships between past, present, and the imagined future. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Society for History Education. California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840-1601. Tel: 562-985-2573; Fax: 562-985-5431; Web site: http://www.societyforhistoryeducation.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01