Service-learning and maker culture Development of Educational Tools for Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Cognitive Disabilities
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https://doi.org/10.26439/limaq2022.n010.5246Keywords:
design thinking, experiential practice, maker culture, service-learningAbstract
Service-learning projects are pedagogical opportunities to immerse students into collaborative methodologies, community participation, and experiential learning by implementing and evaluating design projects that educate them on Maker culture. This article presents a learning experience with Engineering students from a private university in southwestern Colombia, who developed didactic materials for an educational institution committed to children with cerebral palsy and cognitive disabilities. The project started by narrowing down the problem with the school community and developing prototypes at Cali Fablab, which were later validated with teachers of the beneficiary institution. The work team consisted of Engineering (2), Design (1), and Education (1) professors, the teachers of the beneficiary institution, and twenty engineering students. Five didactic devices, which were affordable and adaptable to the conditions of the project problem, were delivered to the beneficiary institution.
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