Lonny Grafman, InstructorEnvironmental Resources Engineering

Service Learning Engineering Courses

• ENGR114: Whole Earth Engineering– Examples, Hands on & Discussion

• ENGR215: Introduction to Design– Design Process & Technical Writing

• ENGR305: Appropriate Technology– Science, How To & Qualitative Analysis

• ENGR308: Tech. and the Environment– Technology, Excel & Quantitative Analysis

• Parras Summer Program– Full immersion summer in Mexico

ENGR215: Introduction to Design

• Projects:– Real– Hands on– All parts of an open design process– Works towards a better world

• Clients:– Time • Effort • Money

• Student teams (of 3 or 4 students):– Time • Effort • Money

• Other Coursework:– Time managment, Team work, Technical

writing, ACAD, Office, Project management

Identify a Problem, Need or Opportunity

Do Research

Develop Alternative Solutions

Analyze and Select Solution

Construct Prototype

Test and Evaluate

Communicate the Solution

ENGR215: Discovery Museum S06, S08

Service Learning Video

ENGR215: Redwood Coast Energy Authority F05, S07

ENGR215: Full Belly Project F08

http://www.thefullbellyproject.org/

ENGR215: Full Belly Project F08

ENGR215: Waterpod S09

ENGR215: Waterpod S09

Shown on almost every major news channel and many publications,

including the New York Times and North Coast Journal. Nature

Magazine mentioned HSU and Engr215 Projects last month.

ENGR308: Technology and the Environment

Current Clients:•Campus Center for Appropriate Technology•Danco•Redwood Coast Energy Authority•Greenway Partners

Parras: Summer Immersion

On Wheels

Reinventing the Wheel

Spinning Wheels

ENGR305: Appropriate Technology

Small sample of 305 projects:•Solar food dehydrator•Solar lawnmower•Bike trailer backpack•Eureka rainwater•Arcata greywater, Ecuador greywater•Hotel solar pool heating•Curdled milk paint•Photovoltaic feasibility study

How Other Courses are Using Appropedia

To document existing projects• Potawot, Arcata Marsh (HSU - Poppendieck)

To coordinate projects• Retrofit Streetlights in Pennsylvania (Clarion Univ.)

To collaboratively research•Green Materials (Queens College - Canada)

To document own project designs• Int’l Development Design Summit (MIT)

To translate• -------->

Appropedia: Service Learning through Translation

More than Academia

A Few Partners:• Village Earth• Architecture for Humanity• Engineers without Borders – Australia

Vibrant Community:• Thousands of visits a day• 77 thousand edits to date• 11 million page views to date

Appropedia in Other Media

Recent book – Citizen Engineer:•Many excellent books and articles

discuss natural resource usage and sustainability; we recommend that you visit Appropedia for an overview of key considerations and recent engineering community insights.

Planet Green Discovery from Yesterday:• The absolute best resource that I've

found for appropriate technology….

Questions?

Thank you!