DtM Courses
Dec 25, 2015
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Goal of DtM
Find design challenges in developing countries for students to work on in their
courses and then take into the field
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Design that Matters (DtM)
• Development seminar and design studio– first held at the MIT Media Lab, Spring 2001– taught by students for students
• Weekly guest lectures from international experts• Weekly design workshop and prototyping studio• Crash courses in mechanical and electrical design• Multidisciplinary, international group of participants
– Engineering, Policy, Urban Studies and Planning– India, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Korea, Argentina
• Group work documented and archived on-line• Final presentations open to MIT community
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MIT DtM 2001: Design Projects• Low-Cost Corrective Eyewear*• Cholera Treatment Devices*• Hand-Powered Electric Generation• Expressive Interfaces for Children
with Special Needs• The Roma Reader: Bilingual
Education for Roma Gypsy Children• Rural Community Radio
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MIT DtM 2002: Design Projects
• Passive Incubator for Premature Infants*
• Bio-sand Water Filters for Nicaragua*
• Language Preservation Devices for Native American Communities
• Low-Cost Library
• Smart Canes for the Visually Impaired
• “Inspirational People” Video Series
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MIT DtM 2003: Design Projects
• Kinkajou Microfilm Projection System*• Vendenergy Battery Recycling*• Improved Endotracheal Tube*• Portable Water Cistern for China• Cree Language Teaching Software• CO2ler Vaccine Cooler• Ceramic Water Filter for Nepal• Manual Peanut Shelling Machine
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DtM: Global Design Community
• DtM India– Sristi School of Design– Indian Institute of Sciences– National Innovation Foundation
• DtM Portugal– New University of Lisbon– IST, Technical University Lisbon
• DtM Brazil– University of São Paulo
• DtM Kenya– University of Nairobi
• DtM Philadelphia– Carnegie Mellon University– University of Pittsburgh