David L. Jaffe, MS
Tuesdays & Thursdays at 4:30pm - 5:50pm
Classroom 110 in Thornton Center

Thursday, January 7th

Abstract: Candidate projects will be "pitched" by those who suggested them as students form teams. Open time at the end of the presentations will enable students pursuing team projects to connect with one other and interact with project suggestors.

Agenda

1. Introduction of Course Resource People

   Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L Occupational Therapist

   
   

   Douglas F. Schwandt, MS Mechanical Engineering Design Consultant

   
   

   Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Prosthetics

   
   

   Jules Sherman Designer and Entrepreneur

   
   
   

2. Overview of PRL and Room 36 Resources:

   Craig Milroy Director of the Product Realization Lab

   Marlo Dreissigacker Kohn Associate Director of the Product Realization Lab

   Carly Geehr Lecturer, Manager of the Product Realization Lab's Room 36

3. Candidate Projects and Presenters:

   Projects pitched by their suggestors:
   
   
   • Power for Veterans Project - Jenny Kiratli (by video)
   • Authoring Grade School Lessons on Disability and/or Assistive Technology - Maria Barrera
   • Support System to Destigmatize Mental Health in the Black Community - Lynne Sneed & Paul Watkins
   • Knee Brace Project - Gary M. Berke
   • Art Tools Project - Wendy Kuehnl & Roger Young
   • Aesthetic Brace Fairing Project - Max Conserva
   • Educational Design Challenge Kit for Children with Disabilities - Greg Brown
   • iPhone and Me Project - Sachiko & Paul Berry
   • Customize Abby's Scooter Project - Abigayl Tamara
   • Horseback Riding at Home Project - Molly Hale
   • Jogging and Running Aid for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Brian Higgins
   • Project employing the Leap Motion Controller - Elizabeth Ruscitto & Cade Peterson
   • Magical Bridge Playground Project - Olenka Villarreal & Jay Gluckman
   
   
   Projects suggested by others, pitched by Dave:
   
   
   • Walking Stick Project - for Barbara Beskind
   • Improved Walker Project - for Barbara Beskind
   • Wheelchair Backup Alert - for Karen Parecki
   • Enhanced access to touch screen devices - for Deane Denney
   • Enhanced bed control for veterans with spinal cord injury - for Deane Denney
   
   
   Dave's suggested projects:
   
   
   • Creative Expression
   • Designing Your Afterlife
   • Student-defined Team Projects
   
   
4. Open Question Time & Non-Random Access

Lecture Material:

Slides - 3.25 Mb pdf file

Photos - 655 Kb pdf file

Video - 1:16:49

Videos:

• African American Mental Health Voices from National Alliance on Mental Illness for Support System to Destigmatize Mental Health in the Black Community Project
• Power for Personal Electronics in Bed for Power for Veterans Project

Handouts:

Assignment One - for students working on team projects (3 units)

Assignment - for students working on an individual projects (1 unit)

Links:

Student Project Preferences

Student Project Resource People

2014-2015 PRL info - pdf file

PRL Webshop

PRL website

Candidate Team Projects

Updated 01/11/2016

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