Empathize
Empathize
Students will engage with community partners and innovators in fitness technology to empathize with diverse wellness needs, crafting interview questions and conducting conversations that inspire their project vision.
Days 1 - 2
45 min over capacity (60 min available across 2 days)
Define
Define
Students will define their personal fitness goals and desired community impact by collaboratively establishing clear objectives and identifying the role of technology in achieving them, setting the stage for innovative biomedical solutions.
Day 3
Ideate
Ideate
Students will brainstorm and share innovative solutions using fitness technology to improve community wellness, collaborating with peers and community partners to envision project possibilities aligned with empathy insights.
Day 4
Draft
Draft
Students will collaboratively draft project outlines and sketch deliverables, specifically designing their wearable fitness tracker ideas and mapping their Wellness Wonder Walk presentations, ensuring alignment with the essential question and community wellness goals.
Day 5
Test
Test
Students will engage in hands-on testing of their wearable fitness trackers with real-time data collection, analyzing how effectively these devices measure fitness metrics and impact user engagement, and refining them based on insights gathered.
Day 6
Critique
Critique
Students will participate in structured feedback sessions to refine their wearable fitness tracker designs, focusing on integrating insights from personal data collected during previous phases to enhance functionality and user experience.
Day 7
60 min over capacity (30 min available across 1 day)
Notice & Reflect
Notice & Reflect
Students will engage in a gallery walk, sharing their final biomedical engineering projects and fitness trackers, while reflecting on their learning journey and predicting how their innovations can impact personal and community wellness, effectively synthesizing insights for future projects.
Day 8
15 min over capacity (30 min available across 1 day)
Empathize
Days 1–2
Day 1
Meet Fitness Users
Launch
60m
Day 2
Exploring FITT Principles for Personal Goals
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Define
Days 3–3
Day 3
Define Fitness Challenge
Deliverable
Ideate
Days 4–4
Day 4
Wearable Fitness Concepts
Deliverable
Draft
Days 5–5
Day 5
Iterate Wearable Prototype
Deliverable
Test
Days 6–6
Day 6
Wearable Solution Showcase
Assessment
2m
Critique
Days 7–7
Day 7
Wearable Tracker Showcase
Assessment
90m
Notice & Reflect
Days 8–8
Day 8
Gallery Walk Prep
Launch
45m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
28
Day 1
Empathize
Meet Fitness Users
29
Day 2
Exploring FITT Principles for Personal Goals
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 3
Define
Define Fitness Challenge
6
Day 4
Ideate
Wearable Fitness Concepts
12
Day 5
Draft
Iterate Wearable Prototype
13
Day 6
Test
Wearable Solution Showcase
19
Day 7
Critique
Wearable Tracker Showcase
20
Day 8
Notice & Reflect
Gallery Walk Prep