Physical Computing, Prototyping, and Participatory Pedagogies Make-a-thon as interdisciplinary catalyst for bottom-up social change

Physical Computing, Prototyping, and Participatory Pedagogies Make-a-thon as interdisciplinary catalyst for bottom-up social change

Vermillion, Joshua; Salvatierra, Alberto de

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This paper describes a recent make-a-thon event to engage architecture studentswith physical computing systems while working with engineering andentrepreneurship students. Focusing on the scale of the object or device, thepedagogical goals were to create a productive, transdisciplinary exchange--apluralistic blend of design charrette, engineering hackathon, and entrepreneurialpitch competition. The Arduino platform and active learning methods weredeployed in order to engage with a novice, diverse group of students, leading tooutcomes that were responsive to the ever-shifting technological landscape andcould be spun into future commercial ventures.

This paper describes a recent make-a-thon event to engage architecture studentswith physical computing systems while working with engineering andentrepreneurship students. Focusing on the scale of the object or device, thepedagogical goals were to create a productive, transdisciplinary exchange--apluralistic blend of design charrette, engineering hackathon, and entrepreneurialpitch competition. The Arduino platform and active learning methods weredeployed in order to engage with a novice, diverse group of students, leading tooutcomes that were responsive to the ever-shifting technological landscape andcould be spun into future commercial ventures.

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DOI: 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_593

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Vermillion, Joshua; Salvatierra, Alberto de; "Physical Computing, Prototyping, and Participatory Pedagogies Make-a-thon as interdisciplinary catalyst for bottom-up social change", p-359-368. In: Proceedings of 37 eCAADe and XXIII SIGraDi Joint Conference, “Architecture in the Age of the 4Th Industrial Revolution”, Porto 2019, Sousa, José Pedro; Henriques, Gonçalo Castro; Xavier, João Pedro (eds.). São Paulo: Blucher, 2019.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_593