Learning technology is the broad range of communication, information and related technologies that can be used to support learning, teaching, and assessment. Much the same could be said about Arendt, in particular her discussion of technology in The human condition (1958), although her position in the canon of humanities philosophy of technology is not as prominent. Tomorrow belongs to those who effectively and creatively interact with technology today and dream of its possibilities for tomorrow. To develop a definition of technology, DiGironimo examined the history and philosophy of technology and the literature on science education research. The committee notes that the end state based approach is similar in principal to the widely used systems engineering process to define technology development needs.
It has helped develop more advanced economies (including today’s global economy ) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products known as pollution and deplete natural resources to the detriment of Earth’s environment Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often raises new ethical questions.
Two other themes address what occurs inside small firms engaged in technology entrepreneurship and another theme focuses on the interdependence between small-firm initiatives and the external infrastructure that contributes to science and technology advances.
In its development, humanities philosophy of science continues to be influenced not so much by developments in philosophy (e.g. philosophy of science, philosophy of action, philosophy of mind) but by developments in the social sciences and humanities.
It is about managing joint exploration and exploitation, where each individual has roles and responsibilities in collaboratively and cooperatively moving forward toward accomplishing shared goals ( Lindenberg and Foss, 2011 ). Technology entrepreneurship is about investing in and executing the firms’ projects, not just recognizing technology or market opportunities.