Jeff Plumblee Dylan Bargar Clemson University

Teaches students sustainable design and introductory business principles Online platform that combines attributes of xMOOCs and cMOOCs Designed to be scalable CASS- Creatively Applying Science for Sustainability

cMOOCxMOOC CASS a structured model that encourages creativity, interaction, and autonomy

The course described is not designed for success IN SPITE OF diversity of thought; this course is designed for success BECAUSE OF diversity of thought.

Design Venture Climate Change HealthMobility

Identify Your Challenge Defining Goals Defining Your Path Forward Conceptual and Detailed Design Iterating, Constructing, and Business Model Refining and Presenting Material Structure & Modules Our Grand Challenges Human challenges Environmental challenges Systems-thinking Human- environment challenges Engineering for sustainability Systems and Sustainability Parts Boundaries Interdependencies Thresholds Externalities Evaluating Sustainability Industrial ecology Life cycle analysis Measures (general and specific) Footprints, calculators, and rating systems Avoiding greenwashing Sustainable Design Processes Diversity of thought Visioning Backcasting Leverage points Extending bright spots Sustainable Design Principles Biomimicry Closing loops/ dematerialization Resilience Adapatability Correcting inequality The Simplicity Beyond Complexity Subtractive Inexpensive Predictable Modular Beautiful

Different types of activities within the modules, but each module includes active-learning: Individual Learning Connected Sharing Connected Conversations Module Activities #twitter

Individual Learning Watching videos Independent research Thought exercises Online quizzes/activities Hands-on activities Vid pic

Creating and posting brief videos Posting to the Canvas forum Editing Wikipedia Finding and creating better examples Connected Sharing

Connected Conversations Contributing to discussions Commenting on classmates’ posts Tweeting responses to prompts Sharing posts outside Canvas platform

Module Example 34- Modular Like designs that are more predictable, designs that are more modular encourage distributed decision-making and problem solving in part because they are more easily customizable by user. If your design is modular, it can start small and become big. We will make our designs more sustainable by making them more modular. Individual learning: Watch this Complexity Lab video on modularity Apply modularity to your design. Connected sharing: Develop and post a video showing your thought process in doing the individual learning activity. The objective is to show your classmates how it was done. Hands-on activity: Discover how disassembly, end-of-life, sustainable metrics, and modularity relate. Choose an object, disassemble it. Critique the materials and/or hardware used to construct your object by addressing: How would you alter the design to increase its capacity for disassembly? Positively impact the product’s end-of-life? Increase its sustainably? Determine two NEW purposes/adaptations for the object you disassembled. Identify the components that enable this object to be modified and document whether the two new purposes have components in common. What, if anything, leads to modularity?

Design Venture Identify Your Challenge Defining Goals Defining Your Path Forward Conceptual and Detailed Design Iterating, Constructing, and Business Model Refining and Presenting

Design Venture Identify Your Challenge ID challenge Form team Background research Cultural/ethical concerns Stakeholders Cause/effect relationships Defining Goals Refine the need Minimum requirements Constraints & considerations Best-case scenario Evaluation criteria Identify Your Challenge Defining Goals Defining Your Path Forward Conceptual and Detailed Design Iterating, Constructing, and Business Model Refining and Presenting

Design Venture Defining Your Path Forward Current state of tech Brainstorm solutions Weight evaluation criteria Score potential solutions Define solution to proceed Value proposition Delivery at scale Conceptual and Detailed Design Prototyping video Conceptual design Feedback from students, experts, & stakeholders Refine Begin detailed design Materials, needs, quantities & costs Identify Your Challenge Defining Goals Defining Your Path Forward Conceptual and Detailed Design Iterating, Constructing, and Business Model Refining and Presenting

Design Venture Iterating, Constructing, and Business Model Continue design & begin refined prototype Operations & maintenance Improvement based on modules Feedback from students Generate business model Refining and Presenting Continue refining based on modules Present solution Reflect on continuous change Develop path forward Identify Your Challenge Defining Goals Defining Your Path Forward Conceptual and Detailed Design Iterating, Constructing, and Business Model Refining and Presenting

Example Design Venture

Assessment Results

What’s Next?! Distributed MOOC Format Strategic Partnerships to Increase Scalability Small Scale Online Beta Test Blended Pilot Course

After that? Distributed MOOC Format Strategic Partnerships to Increase Scalability Small Scale Online Beta Test Blended Pilot Course

Besides student learning outcomes, are there other short-term metrics that we should be tracking? How can we improve our model? Anything else? Feedback

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