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Empathize
Students will collaboratively conduct field research at the beach cleanup to observe pollution types and engage with community partners in empathy interviews, documenting diverse impacts and perspectives on environmental and social inequality in detailed reflective journals.
Days 1 - 9
Meet Beach Stakeholders
Launch 60m
Empathy Research Artifacts
Deliverable 90m
Define
Students will synthesize research on pollution and its societal impacts into a precise problem statement by collaborating with community partners, analyzing case studies, and defining specific environmental and social inequalities to address in their redesign of clean-up efforts.
Days 10 - 18
24 min over capacity (666 min available across 9 days)
Case Study Analysis for Problem Framing
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Stakeholder Mapping of Local Pollution
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Drafting a Community-Sourced Problem Statement
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Misinformation, Inequality, and Policy Debrief
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Synthesize Findings into Problem Statement
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Synthesize Pollution Research and Framing
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Design & Conduct Partner Interviews
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Inequality Lens: Pollution and Society
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Policy Context, Protections, and Gaps
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Draft Problem Statement with Stakeholders
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Define Pollution Problem
Deliverable 90m
Ideate
Students will collaborate in teams to brainstorm and develop multiple creative solutions for environmental clean-up kits, applying social inequality insights and leveraging feedback from community partners to ensure their ideas are inclusive and effective.
Days 19 - 30
Empathy Interview Planning for Pollution Impact
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Pollution Data Categorization and Storytelling
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Low-Cost Clean-Up Kit Concept Sketching
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Prototype Mockups for Area-Specific Kits
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Partner Feedback Workshop and Reflection
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Analyzing Pollution Patterns for Kit Design
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Empathy Interviews to Understand Pollution Impacts
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Prototype and Evaluate DIY Clean-Up Kit
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Brainstorm Clean-Up Concepts
Deliverable 90m
Prototype
Students will develop and test prototypes of pollution clean-up kits, iterating on designs through feedback from UCONN scientists and community partners, while documenting their process and reflections in digital portfolios and bi-weekly journals.
Days 31 - 45
Prototype Ideation: Kit Component Design
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Partner Feedback Forum: Iterate with Experts
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Data Literacy: Classifying Pollution & Social Signals
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Empathy Interviews & Misinformation Reflection
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Refinement Sprint & Journal Update
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Prototype Kit Blueprint and Safety Plans
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Sourcing Affordable Materials for Clean-Up Kit
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Field Test Kit in Classroom Scenario
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Synthesis of Feedback with UCONN Partners
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Iterative Redesign and Reflective Journals
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Prototype Iteration Sprint
Deliverable 90m
Test/Present
Students will present their refined clean-up kits to community partners and stakeholders, incorporating feedback through live virtual presentations, and showcase their digital portfolios, highlighting their solutions to combat pollution and its effects on diverse communities, followed by engaging Q&A sessions with experts.
Days 46 - 60
405 min over capacity (1110 min available across 15 days)
Beach Pollutant Data Analysis Workshop
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Wastewater Insight and Local Inequality
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Jars to Journal: Water Quality
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Activist Interviews for Empathy Building
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
Prototype Clean-Up Kit Trials and Feedback
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Interpreting Water Analysis Jar Data
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Prototype Clean-Up Kit with Partners
Knowledge/Skill Building 50m
Empathy Interviews with Local Activists
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
Policy Lens on Protection and Inequality
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Frame Problem Statements for Day 48
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
Rehearse Community Partner Presentation Pitch
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Visualize Pollution Data for Storytelling
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Mock Panel Q&A with Stakeholders
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Update Reflective Journals and Portfolios
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
Final Virtual Showcase and Feedback Cycle
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Frame Problem Statements
Deliverable 60m
Final Virtual Presentation to Community Partners
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Low-Fidelity Kit Prototypes
Deliverable 75m
Mock Virtual Presentation to Partners
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Interpret Pollution Data to Refine Kits
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Pollution Data Capture
Deliverable 60m
Refine Cleanup Kit with Community Feedback
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Second Prototype Iteration
Deliverable 75m
Final Rehearsal: Refine Presentation & Portfolio
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Exhibition Rehearsal
Deliverable 60m
Mock Virtual Presentation with Stakeholder Feedback
Knowledge/Skill Building 60m
Final Prep Synthesis
Deliverable 60m
Final Clean-Up Kit Exhibition
Assessment