Haas Center Faculty Forum
The Faculty Forum is a quarterly meeting organized by the Haas Center in order to bring public-service-minded faculty members together to discuss their work.
The Winter Quarter Faculty Forum:
Perspectives in Assistive Technology with a Community-Based Focus
Thursday, February 25 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm in Durand 450; lunch provided
At this faculty forum we will hear from David L. Jaffe, Instructor for Engineering 110/ 210, and reflect upon the following questions:
- How does service-learning work in a team design experience that includes need finding, project identification, and design?
- What are the considerations a faculty member has when identifying projects and project partners?
- How can one use engineering and design skills to help people with disabilities increase their independence and improve their quality of life?
About Perspectives in Assistive Technology
David L. Jaffe, MS, teaches ENGR110/210: Perspectives in Assistive Technology, a Winter Quarter course that explores the broad spectrum of issues surrounding the design, development, and use of technology that benefits people with disabilities. This three-unit course consists of twice-weekly one-hour lectures by notable professionals, clinicians, and individuals with disabilities, as well as student participation in a team-based project that addresses a need of an individual with a disability. Students brainstorm the problem, submit a design proposal, fabricate and test a prototype, and present their team’s functional solution at the end of the course. Lectures are open to all students and community members.
