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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello SIGCIS members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Here’s an odd request: you might want to consider not coming to the latest SIGCIS workshop on the Sunday of the SHOT meeting this year in Portland Maine. Specifically, Atsushi Akera (himself a former acting leader of our group and winner of our book prize) has asked me to forward the announcement below. SIGCIS is having a full day workshop. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Now, what Atsushi wants you to know and I thus feel honor bound to tell you, is that he has organized an entirely separate Sunday morning event for the Prometheans SIG on the theme of “How Should We Teach the History of Technology?” The other organizers, Ann Johnson and Jonathan Coppersmith, are also active SIGCIS members. They are hoping that you come to it. Their lineup of panelists looks very interesting, though hopefully not so interesting as to drag everyone away from our cutting edge workshop on “Old Ideas.” So this gives you another good reason to stay in Portland on Sunday, and of course you would be free in the afternoon to attend the second half our workshop even if you opt to consider pedagogical matters in the morning. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(Our own workshop page is <a href="http://www.sigcis.org/workshop13">www.sigcis.org/workshop13</a> although the provisional program is not up yet. I’m travelling with my family this week, but should get it posted soon).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tom</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The Prometheans<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#1F497D'>SHOT’s Engineering SIG</span></i><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Atsushi Akera (Rensselaer), Chair <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ann Johnson (University of South Carolina), Chair Elect<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jonathan Coopersmith (Texas A&M), Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A Prometheans (Engineering) SIG Sponsored Session<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sunday, 13 October 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>9am – 12 noon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>@ The SHOT Annual Meeting<br>Portland, Maine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>How Should We Teach the History of Technology?</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>A Roundtable on Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Final Program<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'>9am Welcome & Opening Remarks<br>Atsushi Akera (Rensselaer)<br>Roundtable Organizer & Prometheans SIG Chair<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'>915am Roundtable Discussion I<br><b>Voids, Opportunities, Audience<br></b><br>Opening Statements <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.75in'> <i> Starting Points and Trajectories of STS/History of Technology and What It Excludes<br></i>Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga (MIT)<br><br><i>Selling the History of Technology to History Majors<br></i>Arwen Mohun (University of Delaware)<br><br><i>Graduate Seminars that Reach Out to Science and Engineering Students<br></i>Matthew Wisnioski (Virginia Tech)<br><br><i>Preparing Students for the Emerging Innovation Economy<br></i>Lars Heide (Copenhagen Business School)<br><br><i>The History of Innovations and Transitions Inspiring New Engineering Practices: Why History Matters<br></i>Ulrik Jørgensen (Aalborg University)<br><br><i>Perspectives on Environmental Ethics & Sustainability<br></i>Sara Pritchard (Cornell University)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'>1030am (break)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'>1045am Panel Discussion II<br><b>Pedagogic Challenges<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'> Opening Statements <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.75in'> <i>Technology and the History of Technology in General Education (Gen Ed) Programs<br></i>Heidi Voskuhl (Harvard University)<br><br><i>Inspiring Students at a Small Liberal Arts College<br></i>William Storey (Millsaps College)<br><br><i>Rigor in the Humanities at an Engineering School <br></i>Atsushi Akera (Rensselaer)<br><br><i>Student Engagement with Normativity<br></i>Ann Johnson (University of South Carolina)<br><br><i>Challenges and Rewards of Integrating History of Technology with Technical Projects<br></i>Robert Martello (Olin College) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in;text-indent:-.75in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>