service learning and appropedia
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A presentation on my service learning, engineering courses and leveraging Appropedia to the Humboldt State University Business Partners Steering Committee Meeting.TRANSCRIPT
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Lonny Grafman, InstructorEnvironmental Resources Engineering
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Service Learning Engineering Courses
• ENGR114: Whole Earth Engineering– Examples, Hands on & Discussion
• ENGR215: Introduction to Design– Design Process & Technical Writing
• ENGR305: Appropriate Technology– Science, How To & Qualitative Analysis
• ENGR308: Tech. and the Environment– Technology, Excel & Quantitative Analysis
• Parras Summer Program– Full immersion summer in Mexico
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ENGR215: Introduction to Design
• Projects:– Real– Hands on– All parts of an open design process– Works towards a better world
• Clients:– Time • Effort • Money
• Student teams (of 3 or 4 students):– Time • Effort • Money
• Other Coursework:– Time managment, Team work, Technical
writing, ACAD, Office, Project management
Identify a Problem, Need or Opportunity
Do Research
Develop Alternative Solutions
Analyze and Select Solution
Construct Prototype
Test and Evaluate
Communicate the Solution
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ENGR215: Discovery Museum S06, S08
Service Learning Video
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ENGR215: Redwood Coast Energy Authority F05, S07
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ENGR215: Full Belly Project F08
http://www.thefullbellyproject.org/
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ENGR215: Full Belly Project F08
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ENGR215: Waterpod S09
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ENGR215: Waterpod S09
Shown on almost every major news channel and many publications,
including the New York Times and North Coast Journal. Nature
Magazine mentioned HSU and Engr215 Projects last month.
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ENGR308: Technology and the Environment
Current Clients:•Campus Center for Appropriate Technology•Danco•Redwood Coast Energy Authority•Greenway Partners
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Parras: Summer Immersion
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On Wheels
Reinventing the Wheel
Spinning Wheels
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ENGR305: Appropriate Technology
Small sample of 305 projects:•Solar food dehydrator•Solar lawnmower•Bike trailer backpack•Eureka rainwater•Arcata greywater, Ecuador greywater•Hotel solar pool heating•Curdled milk paint•Photovoltaic feasibility study
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How Other Courses are Using Appropedia
To document existing projects• Potawot, Arcata Marsh (HSU - Poppendieck)
To coordinate projects• Retrofit Streetlights in Pennsylvania (Clarion Univ.)
To collaboratively research•Green Materials (Queens College - Canada)
To document own project designs• Int’l Development Design Summit (MIT)
To translate• -------->
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Appropedia: Service Learning through Translation
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More than Academia
A Few Partners:• Village Earth• Architecture for Humanity• Engineers without Borders – Australia
Vibrant Community:• Thousands of visits a day• 77 thousand edits to date• 11 million page views to date
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Appropedia in Other Media
Recent book – Citizen Engineer:•Many excellent books and articles
discuss natural resource usage and sustainability; we recommend that you visit Appropedia for an overview of key considerations and recent engineering community insights.
Planet Green Discovery from Yesterday:• The absolute best resource that I've
found for appropriate technology….
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Questions?
Thank you!