1. Team Kermit Sandra Bailey sandra.bailey@oit.edu
Curtis Abel WPI
JD Yoder ONU
Buddy Clark
Andy Gerhart
Jose Lugo
Harold Fried

2. Seven Elements The class is voluntary
2) Students create a physical artifact
3) Student work is motivated by a real problem
4) Students apply broad perspectives to their work
5) An open process is applied to create solutions
6) The course environment contains an interdisciplinary mix of students
7) The number of students in the class is small

3. Brainstorm (list all ways are/might use)
Electives
Co-curricular activities
Required courses that are offered by more than one instructor
Co-op experience

4. Brainstorm (list all ways are/might use)
Term/weeks abroad programs that solve local problems - experiential / service-learning courses
“summer camp” immersive experiences from multiple universities - creative problem solving (external partners, site visits, etc.)
WPI junior level experience
Students don’t do enough interdisciplinary, problem-based work in small groups

5. Brainstorm (list all ways are/might use)
Big class, single discipline, required might still be able to motivate (what if we can only check 2-3 of these characteristics)
Some things cannot be controlled (core courses cannot do #1, #6)
Weekend design challenges
Important Question - what makes a course required?

6. Brainstorm (list all ways are/might use)
“Agency” or “choice” might be better word than “volunteer”
Any project that involves the community (don’t always have to go abroad)
Get students out of the classroom - field research, be the customer, be the observer, be the interviewer, be the consultant

7. Brainstorm (list all ways are/might use)
Barriers:
Senior-level required design course can do this with design examples taught by TED talks
Hardest element to incorporate might be interdisciplinary for core courses
Big classes - break into smaller teams
Physical artifact - documentation, data, legislation, business plan, design portfolio sometimes prototype

8. Our Idea
Offer course pairings (separately enrolled) to mix different disciplines that don’t need to meet together all the time
Steal Bryan’s idea: off-site course (or like ENGR 290)
Utilize semester breaks for 1-week experiential courses
Course at sea
Try to get the characteristics into distribution courses (in A&S College)
Negotiations course! Format of case-study negotiation, but even better find “live” problems for negotiation - need a psychology prof - need perspective of stakeholders. Consider difference of interest (why) and position (what). Read “Getting Past No” 7x7x7 pitch. Supplier/buyer negotiations: Price, terms & conditions, length of contract, volume.
Reflection can be an artifact