David L. Jaffe, MS
Lathrop Library Classroom 282
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:50pm PT

Thursday, January 8th

Abstract: Candidate team projects will be "pitched" by those who suggested them. Open time at the end of the presentations will enable students pursuing projects to connect with project suggestors.

Agenda

• Introduction of Course Resource People

  Deborah E. Kenney, MS, OTR/L Occupational Therapist

  Douglas F. Schwandt, MS Mechanical Engineering Design Consultant

  Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Prosthetics

• Overview of the Product Realization Laboratory and Room 36 Resources - Alessandra Diaz

  Benjamin Phelps PRL Course Assistant

• Team Formation and Project Selection - Student Activities

  • During Team Project Pitch Day the individuals who suggested the projects will pitch them to the class.
  • Please review the Candidate Team Project Descriptions. (see below)
  • Bring your laptop to class as you will be filling out an on-line form identifying your Project Preferences. (There will also a paper form option.)
  • A webpage will be created that lists students working on team projects, their email address, photo, program, year, project preferences, and a short personal description (from the form) to facilitate team formation and project selection. This page will go live sometime on Friday afternoon (after all the above information has been entered).
  • Students are tasked to form teams of 3 (there might be a few teams of 4) and select a project to pursue. There are two projects with the Magical Bridge Playground.
  • Once your team is formed and a project selected, send an email listing the students' names, the project selected, and (optionally) a team name. (Teams often take a week or more to come up with a suitably cool name.) I will start accepting team's information after class.)

• Candidate Student Team Project Pitches Suggested by the Community: Individuals with Disabilities, Older Adults, and Organizations

  • Here is a listing of project names and links to their descriptions in the order of their pitch presentation.

  • Projects with Abby

    Rain Shield Project (2022)

    Laptop Storage (2025)

    Laptray Artwork Easel (2025)

    Treats for Nathan (2024)

    TravelScoot Camping Basket (2020)

    Cutting Board (2021)

  • Projects with Olenka at the Magical Bridge Playground

    Accessible and Inclusive Playground Attractions (2)

  • Projects with Gary

    Prosthetic Foot Shell Projects

  • Project with Kent

    Transporter for Kent

  • Projects with Danny

    Poop Management for Danny's Service Dog Korey (2024)

    Treats for Korey (2024)

    Water Bottle Opener for Daniel (2025)

    Obstacle Detector (2025)

  • Projects Suggested by Dave

    Designing Your Afterlife (2014)

    Creative Expression (2014)

    Student-defined Projects (2014)

• Open Question Time & Non-Random Access

Lecture Material:

Slides - 5.47 Mb pdf file

Photos - 1.38 Mb pdf file

Suggestor's Pitch Videos:

Abby - Introduction (1:32)

Abby - Rain Shield Project (1:08)

Abby - Laptop Storage (0:49)

Abby - Artwork Easel (0:50)

Abby - Treats for Nathan (0:52)

Abby - TravelScoot Camping Basket (1:19)

Danny - Introduction (0:47)

Handouts:

Activities and Candidate Projects for students working on One Credit Unit Individual projects

Activities and Candidate Projects for students working on Three Credit Unit Team projects

Links:

Student Project Resource People

Updated 01/12/2026