University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

Priorities:Georgia Institute of Technology Student Priorities

2017-10-20T02:21:24Z

Taftwk:

== Project Pitch Videos ==

2017 Fall

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= RtdagOloc2c}}

2016 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

2015 Fall

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

2014 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= Overview =

The primary priorities for the Fall 2017 cohort are to:

#Build awareness and visibility of interdisciplinary courses on campus, especially for first-year students. 
#Combat the following issues with I&E resources on campus: they are too competitive with each other, they are too exclusive, they serve too small a niche, and they are inaccessible.

= '''Strategy #1: Build awareness and visibility of interdisciplinary courses on campus, especially for first-year students. ''' =

*Curate in-person experiences where we can engage with first-year students.
*Encourage hands-on activity and experimental learning, as a gateway to enrolling in the course. 
*Use social atmospheres to advertise and help students catch the "design bug".
*Assist students in registering for the courses that they like.
*Use the data and feedback from students to improve the I&E curriculum on campus.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Combat the following issues with I&E resources on campus: they are too competitive with each other, they are too exclusive, they serve too small a niche, and they are inaccessible. ''' =

*'''Tactic #1: Resources are in constant competition with each other. '''
**Currently, different I&E initiatives on campus are competing for funding, visibility, and students. How might we encourage them to work together, and also prevent further competitive initiatives from beginning?
**Create a map of I&E resources available to students at Georgia Tech. Use the following categories to sort the resources: maker space, mentorship, funding, classes, events, industry connections
**Use the map to display 1) what of the 6 categories is offered at what initiative, 2) where partnerships exist, 3) how students can get involved, and 4) how partners can get involved. 
**Incentivize partnerships (as in, instead of creating your own makerspace with a special mentorship program only for one major, partner with a currently existing makerspace to create a mentorship program) by using it as a status symbol on the map. 
*'''Tactic #2: Resources are too exclusive, and silo-ed off in different departments. '''
**Partner with the Vertically Integrated Projects program
**Teach classes to students in VIPs, who are often diverse in major and age
**Engage a broad range of students in design thinking exercises, while teaching them how to apply it to the work they are already doing
**Advertise VIPs that now have design thinking experience
*'''Tactic #3: Resources are too inaccessible, and too under-the-radar'''
**Initiate a low-barrier to entry course for freshmen that introduces them to design thinking through makerspaces
**Each person in the class gets to work on a tangible project where they apply design thinking, and can visualize what success looks like

= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =

The primary priorities for Spring 2017 are to:

#Teach students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects and internships.
#Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.
#Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another. 

= '''Strategy #1: Motivate students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects''' =

*Validate the idea through more thorough faculty and student interviews.
*Incentivize better capstone projects and more student effort into them by introducing the industry involvement of potential employers.
*Get a system where both professors and the respective industry professionals have access to the work done by student teams.
*Get those industry professionals on campus for capstone judging.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.''' =

*'''Tactic #1:'''
**Elaborate on our online guide for first time entrepreneurs, with the content provided using existing entrepreneurship education material online and through the experiences of entrepreneurs from georgia Tech.
**Popularize this resource through organizations like the startup exchange.
**Create a resource to share and access prototyping tools, such as a check-out service. 
*'''Tactic #2:'''
**Introduce some sort of mentoring program/office hours with students experienced in entrepreneurship so that first timers can be given the right knoweldge and direction
**'''Update: An office hours desk in the Innovation and Design Collaborateive space has been installed, with people manning it constantly. We're working on increasing the amount of people coming to the desk for help, but so far, it's going well!'''

= Strategy #3: '''Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another.''' =

*

'''''''''Tactic #1: '''Reach out to companies in the local area and analyze company issues and roadblocks that can be solved with the help of students.''

*

'''Tactic #2: '''Create more job opportunities and internships for students to access through Career Buzz which gives them a chance to practice their entrepreneurship and innovation skills.

*

'''Tactic #3: '''Create opportunities for students to tackle issues and hold workshops on creative thinking for local companies and start-ups. A hackathon layout would be ideal for this situation.

= Georgia Tech Student Vision =

 We believe GT students can change the world. Our campus offers many resources, and even better faculty, to help innovation and creativity on campus. We need to connect the GT community by creating an umbrella organization to help students flow toward these resources on campus, and create channels for student-faculty relationships. 

== 2017 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

[https://youtu.be/ewMEPB6pGGw [1]]

== 2016 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

== 2015 Fall Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

== 2014 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= University Innovation Council =

Despite the many great resources Georgia Tech currently has, the innovation and entrepreneurial movement, which is currently overtaking the nation, has been stalled on our campus due to lack of organization.

Students are unsure of, and mostly unaware of, the opportunities available to them beyond big-name resources such as [http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/ the Invention Studio] or the [http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ inVenture Prize] competition.

Organizations are struggling to grow, hold large events, or simply stay operational, because of a lack of assisted communication and constant overlap.

Professors are additionally wasting large amounts of time trying to connect with students, due to a lack of protocol and standardized connection.

Our program will exist to foster a passion and create sustainability for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) among all members of the Georgia Tech community.

The University Innovation Council will support three main areas: the student body, current campus organizations, and faculty/administration. This will improve the community by: eliminating overlap, bringing students of all backgrounds and ages together, and encouraging administrative involvement. This will be done in the following ways:
<ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>'''For Student Members of the Georgia Tech Community'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Provide access to an umbrella calendar of I&E events</li>
<li>Connect individual student interests to the I&E movement with others in the Georgia Tech community</li>
<li>Formulate methods to encourage innovation at Tech</li>
<li>Provide updates and other opportunities on a regular basis</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For I&E Campus Organizations'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Host Forums</li>
<li>Connect I&E organizations</li>
<li>Provide consulting advice, support, and membership numbers</li>
<li>Provide a yearly I&E wheel featuring individual organizations</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For the Administration'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Dissolve the communication barrier between students, organisations, and the administration</li>
<li>Form strategic partnerships with supporters of entrepreneurship</li>
<li>Provide ‘voice’ of I&E for consulting</li>
<li>Create a mentoring program for faculty to get involved in; help students develop ideas and turn them into a reality</li>
</ul></li>
</ol>

Additionally, please refer to our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkIeZwL27QHbdFY5bXZtWkZJcUhFQ0JiN2ZwbVZtclE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 Campus Landscape Canvas] for both on-campus and off-campus resources, as well as local Atlanta-based resources.

This Campus Landscape Canvas illustrates all the resources on Georgia Tech’s campus for undergraduates, graduates, organizations, and faculty through perceived, potential, applied, realized, reframing, and institutional resources.Through this map, we are able to fully maximize student, faculty, undergraduate, and graduate student interactions and improve the map for the future, based on our knowledge of the current environment.

= Student-Faculty Relations =

Through the University Innovation Council, student-faculty interaction will be facilitated in three main ways:

#Students interested in getting involved with the I&E movement will be directly connected with a professor based on their ideas, needs, and goals. This introduction will save valuable time for the student by removing the searching process. This will also save time for the professor by introducing them to a student who is serious about their work and eager to network.
#Faculty will be able to directly interact and engage with movements on campus that organizations and students are working on. Instead of being directed by several groups of people, faculty members will know all I&E-related movements are being directed by the University Innovation Council.
#Resources for both students and faculty will be maximized due to a new lack of overlap. The process of starting an I&E movement will have the ability to become streamlined, through its implementation in our organization.

= Wide Net Impact =

By creating a centralized hub, the University Innovation Council will be able to run all I&E movements that Georgia Tech is starting. Our organization, the University Innovation Council, is one that will exist for the betterment of the entire university; not just one major, one club, or even one type of student.

Many undergraduate students have been inspired to create projects and invent in their classes and many graduate students have also been encouraged to turn their research and theses into entrepreneurial companies. This organization would really help graduate students network with undergraduates to easily allocate research positions, internships, and special projects, as well as vice-versa. It is a much more desirable way for them to see what undergraduate students are passionate about, instead of just going off of resumes and shallow connections.

Again, by providing an overarching umbrella, students will be able to focus on their ideas and goals, rather than spending so much time finding the necessary resources. The unique characteristic about I&E is that it's not limited to undergraduate and graduate students, it's for everyone.   

= Sustainable Impact =

By providing a council and infrastructure for I&E to operate under, new students will not have to worry about finding resources or connections (because they will already be provided). They will be able to just focus on the movement and their ideas, goals, and design processes. It will make the entrepreneurial experience less of a trial-and-error process, and more success stories will come out of the Georgia Tech entrepreneurial landscape. In addition, it will create a foundation on campus for other I&E movements to be built upon.

Through the University Innovation Council, students and faculty will be able to grow the I&E movement on campus together, as well as facilitate other movements going forward. This means that they will become more reliant on, and trusting of, each other. If both students and faculty are invested in the same issue and working together to make change happen, Georgia Tech's campus landscape in I&E will continue to grow in the future, which will only perpetuate the success of the I&E campus.

= Related Links =

[[Georgia Institute of Technology]]

University Innovation Fellows

Fall 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Risha_Parikh Risha Parikh]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Taft_Weber-Kilpack Taft Weber-Kilpack]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/HanSung_Kim HanSung Kim]

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julie_Leonard-Duke Julie Leonard-Duke]

[[Fang Shi|Fang Shi]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Monali_Shah Monali Shah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jason_Weis Jason Weis]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_W._Clifton_V Thomas Clifton]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kshitij_Kulkarni Kshitij Kulkarni]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Arshiya_Lal Arshiya Lal]

Fall 2015:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Utkarsh_Garg Utkarsh Garg]

Spring 2014:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Flohr Alex Flohr]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Megna_Saha Megna Saha]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Ford Rachel Ford]

[[Category:Student Priorities|g]]

Fellow:Taft Weber-Kilpack

2017-10-04T17:24:59Z

Taftwk:

Taft Weber-Kilpack is a second-year Industrial Design major, with a minor in Social Justice, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She came to Industrial Design from a craft background, with the intention of using her education to contribute to social good and humanitarian efforts, using design thinking in collaborative environments. 

Where can you find Taft when she's not in the College of Design studio? 

*Working as an Undergraduate Researcher with the [http://www.designcollaborative.gatech.edu/ Innovation and Design Collaborative], researching design thinking methods and assisting at workshops

*Mapping Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis providers (PrEP, an HIV-prevention medication) around the world at [https://www.pleaseprepme.global/ PleasePrEPMe.Global]

*[http://makingtembo.blogspot.com/ Sewing up a stor][http://makingtembo.blogspot.com/ m]

[[File:Taft 68.jpg|center|250x166px|Taft 68.jpg]]

Priorities:Georgia Institute of Technology Student Priorities

2017-10-04T01:54:10Z

Taftwk:

== Project Pitch Videos ==

2016 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

2015 Fall

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

2014 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= Overview =

The primary priorities for the Fall 2017 cohort are to:

#Build awareness and visibility of interdisciplinary courses on campus, especially for first-year students. 
#Combat the following issues with I&E resources on campus: they are too competitive with each other, they are too exclusive, they serve too small a niche, and they are inaccessible.

= '''Strategy #1: Build awareness and visibility of interdisciplinary courses on campus, especially for first-year students. ''' =

*Craft in-person experiences where we can engage with first-year students.
*Encourage hands-on activity and experimental learning, as a gateway to enrolling in the course. 
*Use social atmospheres to advertise and help students catch the "design bug". 

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Combat the following issues with I&E resources on campus: they are too competitive with each other, they are too exclusive, they serve too small a niche, and they are inaccessible. ''' =

*'''Tactic #1: Resources are in constant competition with each other. '''
**Currently, different I&E initiatives on campus are competing for funding, visibility, and students. How might we encourage them to work together, and also prevent further competitive initiatives from beginning?
**Create a map of I&E resources available to students at Georgia Tech. Use the following categories to sort the resources: maker space, mentorship, funding, classes, events, industry connections
**Use the map to display 1) what of the 6 categories is offered at what initiative, 2) where partnerships exist, 3) how students can get involved, and 4) how partners can get involved. 
**Incentivize partnerships (as in, instead of creating your own makerspace with a special mentorship program only for one major, partner with a currently existing makerspace to create a mentorship program) by using it as a status symbol on the map. 
*'''Tactic #2: Resources are too exclusive, and silo-ed off in different departments. '''
**something
*'''Tactic #3: Resources serve too small a niche, leaving some students without options. '''
**something
*'''Tactic #4: Resources are too inaccessible, and too under-the-radar'''
**something

= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =

The primary priorities for Spring 2017 are to:

#Teach students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects and internships.
#Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.
#Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another. 

= '''Strategy #1: Motivate students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects''' =

*Validate the idea through more thorough faculty and student interviews.
*Incentivize better capstone projects and more student effort into them by introducing the industry involvement of potential employers.
*Get a system where both professors and the respective industry professionals have access to the work done by student teams.
*Get those industry professionals on campus for capstone judging.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.''' =

*'''Tactic #1:'''
**Elaborate on our online guide for first time entrepreneurs, with the content provided using existing entrepreneurship education material online and through the experiences of entrepreneurs from georgia Tech.
**Popularize this resource through organizations like the startup exchange.
**Create a resource to share and access prototyping tools, such as a check-out service. 
*'''Tactic #2:'''
**Introduce some sort of mentoring program/office hours with students experienced in entrepreneurship so that first timers can be given the right knoweldge and direction
**'''Update: An office hours desk in the Innovation and Design Collaborateive space has been installed, with people manning it constantly. We're working on increasing the amount of people coming to the desk for help, but so far, it's going well!'''

= Strategy #3: '''Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another.''' =

*

'''''''''Tactic #1: '''Reach out to companies in the local area and analyze company issues and roadblocks that can be solved with the help of students.''

*

'''Tactic #2: '''Create more job opportunities and internships for students to access through Career Buzz which gives them a chance to practice their entrepreneurship and innovation skills.

*

'''Tactic #3: '''Create opportunities for students to tackle issues and hold workshops on creative thinking for local companies and start-ups. A hackathon layout would be ideal for this situation.

= Georgia Tech Student Vision =

 We believe GT students can change the world. Our campus offers many resources, and even better faculty, to help innovation and creativity on campus. We need to connect the GT community by creating an umbrella organization to help students flow toward these resources on campus, and create channels for student-faculty relationships. 

== 2017 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

[https://youtu.be/ewMEPB6pGGw [1]]

== 2016 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

== 2015 Fall Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

== 2014 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= University Innovation Council =

Despite the many great resources Georgia Tech currently has, the innovation and entrepreneurial movement, which is currently overtaking the nation, has been stalled on our campus due to lack of organization.

Students are unsure of, and mostly unaware of, the opportunities available to them beyond big-name resources such as [http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/ the Invention Studio] or the [http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ inVenture Prize] competition.

Organizations are struggling to grow, hold large events, or simply stay operational, because of a lack of assisted communication and constant overlap.

Professors are additionally wasting large amounts of time trying to connect with students, due to a lack of protocol and standardized connection.

Our program will exist to foster a passion and create sustainability for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) among all members of the Georgia Tech community.

The University Innovation Council will support three main areas: the student body, current campus organizations, and faculty/administration. This will improve the community by: eliminating overlap, bringing students of all backgrounds and ages together, and encouraging administrative involvement. This will be done in the following ways:
<ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>'''For Student Members of the Georgia Tech Community'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Provide access to an umbrella calendar of I&E events</li>
<li>Connect individual student interests to the I&E movement with others in the Georgia Tech community</li>
<li>Formulate methods to encourage innovation at Tech</li>
<li>Provide updates and other opportunities on a regular basis</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For I&E Campus Organizations'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Host Forums</li>
<li>Connect I&E organizations</li>
<li>Provide consulting advice, support, and membership numbers</li>
<li>Provide a yearly I&E wheel featuring individual organizations</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For the Administration'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Dissolve the communication barrier between students, organisations, and the administration</li>
<li>Form strategic partnerships with supporters of entrepreneurship</li>
<li>Provide ‘voice’ of I&E for consulting</li>
<li>Create a mentoring program for faculty to get involved in; help students develop ideas and turn them into a reality</li>
</ul></li>
</ol>

Additionally, please refer to our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkIeZwL27QHbdFY5bXZtWkZJcUhFQ0JiN2ZwbVZtclE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 Campus Landscape Canvas] for both on-campus and off-campus resources, as well as local Atlanta-based resources.

This Campus Landscape Canvas illustrates all the resources on Georgia Tech’s campus for undergraduates, graduates, organizations, and faculty through perceived, potential, applied, realized, reframing, and institutional resources.Through this map, we are able to fully maximize student, faculty, undergraduate, and graduate student interactions and improve the map for the future, based on our knowledge of the current environment.

= Student-Faculty Relations =

Through the University Innovation Council, student-faculty interaction will be facilitated in three main ways:

#Students interested in getting involved with the I&E movement will be directly connected with a professor based on their ideas, needs, and goals. This introduction will save valuable time for the student by removing the searching process. This will also save time for the professor by introducing them to a student who is serious about their work and eager to network.
#Faculty will be able to directly interact and engage with movements on campus that organizations and students are working on. Instead of being directed by several groups of people, faculty members will know all I&E-related movements are being directed by the University Innovation Council.
#Resources for both students and faculty will be maximized due to a new lack of overlap. The process of starting an I&E movement will have the ability to become streamlined, through its implementation in our organization.

= Wide Net Impact =

By creating a centralized hub, the University Innovation Council will be able to run all I&E movements that Georgia Tech is starting. Our organization, the University Innovation Council, is one that will exist for the betterment of the entire university; not just one major, one club, or even one type of student.

Many undergraduate students have been inspired to create projects and invent in their classes and many graduate students have also been encouraged to turn their research and theses into entrepreneurial companies. This organization would really help graduate students network with undergraduates to easily allocate research positions, internships, and special projects, as well as vice-versa. It is a much more desirable way for them to see what undergraduate students are passionate about, instead of just going off of resumes and shallow connections.

Again, by providing an overarching umbrella, students will be able to focus on their ideas and goals, rather than spending so much time finding the necessary resources. The unique characteristic about I&E is that it's not limited to undergraduate and graduate students, it's for everyone.   

= Sustainable Impact =

By providing a council and infrastructure for I&E to operate under, new students will not have to worry about finding resources or connections (because they will already be provided). They will be able to just focus on the movement and their ideas, goals, and design processes. It will make the entrepreneurial experience less of a trial-and-error process, and more success stories will come out of the Georgia Tech entrepreneurial landscape. In addition, it will create a foundation on campus for other I&E movements to be built upon.

Through the University Innovation Council, students and faculty will be able to grow the I&E movement on campus together, as well as facilitate other movements going forward. This means that they will become more reliant on, and trusting of, each other. If both students and faculty are invested in the same issue and working together to make change happen, Georgia Tech's campus landscape in I&E will continue to grow in the future, which will only perpetuate the success of the I&E campus.

= Related Links =

[[Georgia Institute of Technology]]

University Innovation Fellows

Fall 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Risha_Parikh Risha Parikh]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Taft_Weber-Kilpack Taft Weber-Kilpack]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/HanSung_Kim HanSung Kim]

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julie_Leonard-Duke Julie Leonard-Duke]

[[Fang Shi|Fang Shi]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Monali_Shah Monali Shah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jason_Weis Jason Weis]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_W._Clifton_V Thomas Clifton]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kshitij_Kulkarni Kshitij Kulkarni]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Arshiya_Lal Arshiya Lal]

Fall 2015:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Utkarsh_Garg Utkarsh Garg]

Spring 2014:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Flohr Alex Flohr]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Megna_Saha Megna Saha]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Ford Rachel Ford]

[[Category:Student Priorities|g]]

Priorities:Georgia Institute of Technology Student Priorities

2017-10-04T01:53:57Z

Taftwk:

== Project Pitch Videos ==

2016 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

2015 Fall

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

2014 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= Overview =

The primary priorities for the Fall 2017 cohort are to:

#Build awareness and visibility of interdisciplinary courses on campus, especially for first-year students. 
#Combat the following issues with I&E resources on campus: they are too competitive with each other, they are too exclusive, they serve too small a niche, and they are inaccessible.

== '''Strategy #1: Build awareness and visibility of interdisciplinary courses on campus, especially for first-year students. ''' ==

*Craft in-person experiences where we can engage with first-year students.
*Encourage hands-on activity and experimental learning, as a gateway to enrolling in the course. 
*Use social atmospheres to advertise and help students catch the "design bug". 

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Combat the following issues with I&E resources on campus: they are too competitive with each other, they are too exclusive, they serve too small a niche, and they are inaccessible. ''' =

*'''Tactic #1: Resources are in constant competition with each other. '''
**Currently, different I&E initiatives on campus are competing for funding, visibility, and students. How might we encourage them to work together, and also prevent further competitive initiatives from beginning?
**Create a map of I&E resources available to students at Georgia Tech. Use the following categories to sort the resources: maker space, mentorship, funding, classes, events, industry connections
**Use the map to display 1) what of the 6 categories is offered at what initiative, 2) where partnerships exist, 3) how students can get involved, and 4) how partners can get involved. 
**Incentivize partnerships (as in, instead of creating your own makerspace with a special mentorship program only for one major, partner with a currently existing makerspace to create a mentorship program) by using it as a status symbol on the map. 
*'''Tactic #2: Resources are too exclusive, and silo-ed off in different departments. '''
**something
*'''Tactic #3: Resources serve too small a niche, leaving some students without options. '''
**something
*'''Tactic #4: Resources are too inaccessible, and too under-the-radar'''
**something

= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =

The primary priorities for Spring 2017 are to:

#Teach students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects and internships.
#Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.
#Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another. 

= '''Strategy #1: Motivate students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects''' =

*Validate the idea through more thorough faculty and student interviews.
*Incentivize better capstone projects and more student effort into them by introducing the industry involvement of potential employers.
*Get a system where both professors and the respective industry professionals have access to the work done by student teams.
*Get those industry professionals on campus for capstone judging.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.''' =

*'''Tactic #1:'''
**Elaborate on our online guide for first time entrepreneurs, with the content provided using existing entrepreneurship education material online and through the experiences of entrepreneurs from georgia Tech.
**Popularize this resource through organizations like the startup exchange.
**Create a resource to share and access prototyping tools, such as a check-out service. 
*'''Tactic #2:'''
**Introduce some sort of mentoring program/office hours with students experienced in entrepreneurship so that first timers can be given the right knoweldge and direction
**'''Update: An office hours desk in the Innovation and Design Collaborateive space has been installed, with people manning it constantly. We're working on increasing the amount of people coming to the desk for help, but so far, it's going well!'''

= Strategy #3: '''Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another.''' =

*

'''''''''Tactic #1: '''Reach out to companies in the local area and analyze company issues and roadblocks that can be solved with the help of students.''

*

'''Tactic #2: '''Create more job opportunities and internships for students to access through Career Buzz which gives them a chance to practice their entrepreneurship and innovation skills.

*

'''Tactic #3: '''Create opportunities for students to tackle issues and hold workshops on creative thinking for local companies and start-ups. A hackathon layout would be ideal for this situation.

= Georgia Tech Student Vision =

 We believe GT students can change the world. Our campus offers many resources, and even better faculty, to help innovation and creativity on campus. We need to connect the GT community by creating an umbrella organization to help students flow toward these resources on campus, and create channels for student-faculty relationships. 

== 2017 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

[https://youtu.be/ewMEPB6pGGw [1]]

== 2016 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

== 2015 Fall Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

== 2014 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= University Innovation Council =

Despite the many great resources Georgia Tech currently has, the innovation and entrepreneurial movement, which is currently overtaking the nation, has been stalled on our campus due to lack of organization.

Students are unsure of, and mostly unaware of, the opportunities available to them beyond big-name resources such as [http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/ the Invention Studio] or the [http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ inVenture Prize] competition.

Organizations are struggling to grow, hold large events, or simply stay operational, because of a lack of assisted communication and constant overlap.

Professors are additionally wasting large amounts of time trying to connect with students, due to a lack of protocol and standardized connection.

Our program will exist to foster a passion and create sustainability for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) among all members of the Georgia Tech community.

The University Innovation Council will support three main areas: the student body, current campus organizations, and faculty/administration. This will improve the community by: eliminating overlap, bringing students of all backgrounds and ages together, and encouraging administrative involvement. This will be done in the following ways:
<ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>'''For Student Members of the Georgia Tech Community'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Provide access to an umbrella calendar of I&E events</li>
<li>Connect individual student interests to the I&E movement with others in the Georgia Tech community</li>
<li>Formulate methods to encourage innovation at Tech</li>
<li>Provide updates and other opportunities on a regular basis</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For I&E Campus Organizations'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Host Forums</li>
<li>Connect I&E organizations</li>
<li>Provide consulting advice, support, and membership numbers</li>
<li>Provide a yearly I&E wheel featuring individual organizations</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For the Administration'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Dissolve the communication barrier between students, organisations, and the administration</li>
<li>Form strategic partnerships with supporters of entrepreneurship</li>
<li>Provide ‘voice’ of I&E for consulting</li>
<li>Create a mentoring program for faculty to get involved in; help students develop ideas and turn them into a reality</li>
</ul></li>
</ol>

Additionally, please refer to our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkIeZwL27QHbdFY5bXZtWkZJcUhFQ0JiN2ZwbVZtclE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 Campus Landscape Canvas] for both on-campus and off-campus resources, as well as local Atlanta-based resources.

This Campus Landscape Canvas illustrates all the resources on Georgia Tech’s campus for undergraduates, graduates, organizations, and faculty through perceived, potential, applied, realized, reframing, and institutional resources.Through this map, we are able to fully maximize student, faculty, undergraduate, and graduate student interactions and improve the map for the future, based on our knowledge of the current environment.

= Student-Faculty Relations =

Through the University Innovation Council, student-faculty interaction will be facilitated in three main ways:

#Students interested in getting involved with the I&E movement will be directly connected with a professor based on their ideas, needs, and goals. This introduction will save valuable time for the student by removing the searching process. This will also save time for the professor by introducing them to a student who is serious about their work and eager to network.
#Faculty will be able to directly interact and engage with movements on campus that organizations and students are working on. Instead of being directed by several groups of people, faculty members will know all I&E-related movements are being directed by the University Innovation Council.
#Resources for both students and faculty will be maximized due to a new lack of overlap. The process of starting an I&E movement will have the ability to become streamlined, through its implementation in our organization.

= Wide Net Impact =

By creating a centralized hub, the University Innovation Council will be able to run all I&E movements that Georgia Tech is starting. Our organization, the University Innovation Council, is one that will exist for the betterment of the entire university; not just one major, one club, or even one type of student.

Many undergraduate students have been inspired to create projects and invent in their classes and many graduate students have also been encouraged to turn their research and theses into entrepreneurial companies. This organization would really help graduate students network with undergraduates to easily allocate research positions, internships, and special projects, as well as vice-versa. It is a much more desirable way for them to see what undergraduate students are passionate about, instead of just going off of resumes and shallow connections.

Again, by providing an overarching umbrella, students will be able to focus on their ideas and goals, rather than spending so much time finding the necessary resources. The unique characteristic about I&E is that it's not limited to undergraduate and graduate students, it's for everyone.   

= Sustainable Impact =

By providing a council and infrastructure for I&E to operate under, new students will not have to worry about finding resources or connections (because they will already be provided). They will be able to just focus on the movement and their ideas, goals, and design processes. It will make the entrepreneurial experience less of a trial-and-error process, and more success stories will come out of the Georgia Tech entrepreneurial landscape. In addition, it will create a foundation on campus for other I&E movements to be built upon.

Through the University Innovation Council, students and faculty will be able to grow the I&E movement on campus together, as well as facilitate other movements going forward. This means that they will become more reliant on, and trusting of, each other. If both students and faculty are invested in the same issue and working together to make change happen, Georgia Tech's campus landscape in I&E will continue to grow in the future, which will only perpetuate the success of the I&E campus.

= Related Links =

[[Georgia Institute of Technology]]

University Innovation Fellows

Fall 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Risha_Parikh Risha Parikh]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Taft_Weber-Kilpack Taft Weber-Kilpack]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/HanSung_Kim HanSung Kim]

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julie_Leonard-Duke Julie Leonard-Duke]

[[Fang Shi|Fang Shi]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Monali_Shah Monali Shah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jason_Weis Jason Weis]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_W._Clifton_V Thomas Clifton]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kshitij_Kulkarni Kshitij Kulkarni]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Arshiya_Lal Arshiya Lal]

Fall 2015:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Utkarsh_Garg Utkarsh Garg]

Spring 2014:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Flohr Alex Flohr]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Megna_Saha Megna Saha]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Ford Rachel Ford]

[[Category:Student Priorities|g]]

Priorities:Georgia Institute of Technology Student Priorities

2017-10-04T01:52:42Z

Taftwk:

== Project Pitch Videos ==

2016 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

2015 Fall

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

2014 Spring

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= Overview =

The primary priorities for the Fall 2017 cohort are to:

#Build awareness and visibility of interdisciplinary courses on campus, especially for first-year students. 
#Combat the following issues with I&E resources on campus: they are too competitive with each other, they are too exclusive, they serve too small a niche, and they are inaccessible.

=== '''Strategy #1: Build awareness and visibility of interdisciplinary courses on campus, especially for first-year students. ''' ===

*Craft in-person experiences where we can engage with first-year students.
*Encourage hands-on activity and experimental learning, as a gateway to enrolling in the course. 
*Use social atmospheres to advertise and help students catch the "design bug". 

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Combat the following issues with I&E resources on campus: they are too competitive with each other, they are too exclusive, they serve too small a niche, and they are inaccessible. ''' =

*'''Tactic #1: Resources are in constant competition with each other. '''
**Currently, different I&E initiatives on campus are competing for funding, visibility, and students. How might we encourage them to work together, and also prevent further competitive initiatives from beginning?
**Create a map of I&E resources available to students at Georgia Tech. Use the following categories to sort the resources: maker space, mentorship, funding, classes, events, industry connections
**Use the map to display 1) what of the 6 categories is offered at what initiative, 2) where partnerships exist, 3) how students can get involved, and 4) how partners can get involved. 
**Incentivize partnerships (as in, instead of creating your own makerspace with a special mentorship program only for one major, partner with a currently existing makerspace to create a mentorship program) by using it as a status symbol on the map. 
*'''Tactic #2: Resources are too exclusive, and silo-ed off in different departments. '''
**something
*'''Tactic #3: Resources serve too small a niche, leaving some students without options. '''
**something
*'''Tactic #4: Resources are too inaccessible, and too under-the-radar'''
**something

= ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- =

The primary priorities for Spring 2017 are to:

#Teach students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects and internships.
#Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.
#Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another. 

= '''Strategy #1: Motivate students to be more innovative, by involving the industry in all capstone projects''' =

*Validate the idea through more thorough faculty and student interviews.
*Incentivize better capstone projects and more student effort into them by introducing the industry involvement of potential employers.
*Get a system where both professors and the respective industry professionals have access to the work done by student teams.
*Get those industry professionals on campus for capstone judging.

= Strategy #2:'' '''''Build a sustainable and accesible resource center for first time innovators and entrepreneurs.''' =

*'''Tactic #1:'''
**Elaborate on our online guide for first time entrepreneurs, with the content provided using existing entrepreneurship education material online and through the experiences of entrepreneurs from georgia Tech.
**Popularize this resource through organizations like the startup exchange.
**Create a resource to share and access prototyping tools, such as a check-out service. 
*'''Tactic #2:'''
**Introduce some sort of mentoring program/office hours with students experienced in entrepreneurship so that first timers can be given the right knoweldge and direction
**'''Update: An office hours desk in the Innovation and Design Collaborateive space has been installed, with people manning it constantly. We're working on increasing the amount of people coming to the desk for help, but so far, it's going well!'''

= Strategy #3: '''Create student-company partnerships that allow both parties to learn and engage with one another.''' =

*

'''''''''Tactic #1: '''Reach out to companies in the local area and analyze company issues and roadblocks that can be solved with the help of students.''

*

'''Tactic #2: '''Create more job opportunities and internships for students to access through Career Buzz which gives them a chance to practice their entrepreneurship and innovation skills.

*

'''Tactic #3: '''Create opportunities for students to tackle issues and hold workshops on creative thinking for local companies and start-ups. A hackathon layout would be ideal for this situation.

= Georgia Tech Student Vision =

 We believe GT students can change the world. Our campus offers many resources, and even better faculty, to help innovation and creativity on campus. We need to connect the GT community by creating an umbrella organization to help students flow toward these resources on campus, and create channels for student-faculty relationships. 

== 2017 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

[https://youtu.be/ewMEPB6pGGw [1]]

== 2016 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= SVBUIA2K4XQ}}

== 2015 Fall Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ePECOY5goKs}}

== 2014 Spring Cohort Project Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RbUSzMxnAFM}}

= University Innovation Council =

Despite the many great resources Georgia Tech currently has, the innovation and entrepreneurial movement, which is currently overtaking the nation, has been stalled on our campus due to lack of organization.

Students are unsure of, and mostly unaware of, the opportunities available to them beyond big-name resources such as [http://inventionstudio.gatech.edu/ the Invention Studio] or the [http://inventureprize.gatech.edu/ inVenture Prize] competition.

Organizations are struggling to grow, hold large events, or simply stay operational, because of a lack of assisted communication and constant overlap.

Professors are additionally wasting large amounts of time trying to connect with students, due to a lack of protocol and standardized connection.

Our program will exist to foster a passion and create sustainability for innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) among all members of the Georgia Tech community.

The University Innovation Council will support three main areas: the student body, current campus organizations, and faculty/administration. This will improve the community by: eliminating overlap, bringing students of all backgrounds and ages together, and encouraging administrative involvement. This will be done in the following ways:
<ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>'''For Student Members of the Georgia Tech Community'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Provide access to an umbrella calendar of I&E events</li>
<li>Connect individual student interests to the I&E movement with others in the Georgia Tech community</li>
<li>Formulate methods to encourage innovation at Tech</li>
<li>Provide updates and other opportunities on a regular basis</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For I&E Campus Organizations'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Host Forums</li>
<li>Connect I&E organizations</li>
<li>Provide consulting advice, support, and membership numbers</li>
<li>Provide a yearly I&E wheel featuring individual organizations</li>
</ul></li>
<li>'''For the Administration'''<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<li>Dissolve the communication barrier between students, organisations, and the administration</li>
<li>Form strategic partnerships with supporters of entrepreneurship</li>
<li>Provide ‘voice’ of I&E for consulting</li>
<li>Create a mentoring program for faculty to get involved in; help students develop ideas and turn them into a reality</li>
</ul></li>
</ol>

Additionally, please refer to our [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkIeZwL27QHbdFY5bXZtWkZJcUhFQ0JiN2ZwbVZtclE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 Campus Landscape Canvas] for both on-campus and off-campus resources, as well as local Atlanta-based resources.

This Campus Landscape Canvas illustrates all the resources on Georgia Tech’s campus for undergraduates, graduates, organizations, and faculty through perceived, potential, applied, realized, reframing, and institutional resources.Through this map, we are able to fully maximize student, faculty, undergraduate, and graduate student interactions and improve the map for the future, based on our knowledge of the current environment.

= Student-Faculty Relations =

Through the University Innovation Council, student-faculty interaction will be facilitated in three main ways:

#Students interested in getting involved with the I&E movement will be directly connected with a professor based on their ideas, needs, and goals. This introduction will save valuable time for the student by removing the searching process. This will also save time for the professor by introducing them to a student who is serious about their work and eager to network.
#Faculty will be able to directly interact and engage with movements on campus that organizations and students are working on. Instead of being directed by several groups of people, faculty members will know all I&E-related movements are being directed by the University Innovation Council.
#Resources for both students and faculty will be maximized due to a new lack of overlap. The process of starting an I&E movement will have the ability to become streamlined, through its implementation in our organization.

= Wide Net Impact =

By creating a centralized hub, the University Innovation Council will be able to run all I&E movements that Georgia Tech is starting. Our organization, the University Innovation Council, is one that will exist for the betterment of the entire university; not just one major, one club, or even one type of student.

Many undergraduate students have been inspired to create projects and invent in their classes and many graduate students have also been encouraged to turn their research and theses into entrepreneurial companies. This organization would really help graduate students network with undergraduates to easily allocate research positions, internships, and special projects, as well as vice-versa. It is a much more desirable way for them to see what undergraduate students are passionate about, instead of just going off of resumes and shallow connections.

Again, by providing an overarching umbrella, students will be able to focus on their ideas and goals, rather than spending so much time finding the necessary resources. The unique characteristic about I&E is that it's not limited to undergraduate and graduate students, it's for everyone.   

= Sustainable Impact =

By providing a council and infrastructure for I&E to operate under, new students will not have to worry about finding resources or connections (because they will already be provided). They will be able to just focus on the movement and their ideas, goals, and design processes. It will make the entrepreneurial experience less of a trial-and-error process, and more success stories will come out of the Georgia Tech entrepreneurial landscape. In addition, it will create a foundation on campus for other I&E movements to be built upon.

Through the University Innovation Council, students and faculty will be able to grow the I&E movement on campus together, as well as facilitate other movements going forward. This means that they will become more reliant on, and trusting of, each other. If both students and faculty are invested in the same issue and working together to make change happen, Georgia Tech's campus landscape in I&E will continue to grow in the future, which will only perpetuate the success of the I&E campus.

= Related Links =

[[Georgia Institute of Technology]]

University Innovation Fellows

Fall 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Risha_Parikh Risha Parikh]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Taft_Weber-Kilpack Taft Weber-Kilpack]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/HanSung_Kim HanSung Kim]

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julie_Leonard-Duke Julie Leonard-Duke]

[[Fang Shi|Fang Shi]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Monali_Shah Monali Shah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jason_Weis Jason Weis]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_W._Clifton_V Thomas Clifton]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kshitij_Kulkarni Kshitij Kulkarni]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Arshiya_Lal Arshiya Lal]

Fall 2015:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Utkarsh_Garg Utkarsh Garg]

Spring 2014:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Flohr Alex Flohr]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Megna_Saha Megna Saha]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Ford Rachel Ford]

[[Category:Student Priorities|g]]

Fellow:Taft Weber-Kilpack

2017-09-29T22:29:28Z

Taftwk:

Taft Weber-Kilpack is a second-year Industrial Design major, with a minor in Social Justice, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She came to Industrial Design from a craft background, with the intention of using her education to contribute to social good and humanitarian efforts, using design thinking in collaborative environments. 

Where can you find Taft when she's not in the College of Design studio? 

*Working as an Undergraduate Researcher with the [http://www.designcollaborative.gatech.edu/ Innovation and Design Collaborative], researching design thinking methods and assisting at workshops

*Organizing with the [https://www.facebook.com/GTProgressiveStudentAlliance Georgia Tech Progressive Student Alliance]

*Mapping Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis providers (PrEP, an HIV-prevention medication) around the world at [https://www.pleaseprepme.global/ PleasePrEPMe.Global]

*[http://makingtembo.blogspot.com/ Sewing up a stor][http://makingtembo.blogspot.com/ m]

[[File:Taft 68.jpg|center|250x166px]]

File:Taft 68.jpg

2017-09-29T22:22:32Z

Taftwk:

Resource:How to Take Over a Freshman Design Course

2017-09-11T01:06:31Z

Taftwk:

Emma May is a design thinker. She interviewed students at her school to learn more about their needs for the freshman design course (EPICS), carefully noting their concerns and brainstorming how she could address them. The students felt the class was too stressful, and not giving them the teamwork and design thinking skills they needed to succeed. Emma knew from her UIF training that she could apply the changes needed to make the class more fun and engaging, to create life-long learners.

Emma is courageous. As a freshman, she approached the head of the engineering department and asked to lead the charge in improving EPICS. She has now taken on the task of co-teaching one section of EPICS, as a sophomore. Though she sometimes struggles with the new dynamic of teaching peers her own age, she’s pioneering the path for project-based, hands-on, creative, and design-thinking oriented education at her school.

Emma is open to new ideas. After every class meeting, she evaluates its successes and low points, with the intention of improving the class for the future. She is attune to the students’ personalities and experiences and not afraid to make big changes.

And most of all, Emma is a confident and capable University Innovation Fellow, who is passionate about teaching. She mentioned many times the skill-set she gained from the training, and how it’s changed her network and education trajectory. She’s changing the Colorado School of Mines education - one design thinker at a time.

Goals

Emma’s goal is to improve the freshman design thinking course (EPICS) to make it more engaging for students and give them passion and appreciation for the design thinking process. Short term, she is teaching one section of the course as a trial phase, where her goal is to revise the outdated curriculum, replacing PowerPoints with hands-on activities as often as she can. Longer term, she hopes her success can be used to remodel the entirety of EPICS.

Academic Permission

Academic permission may be required when trying to change a curriculum in a Design course. In a university, academic permission comes from faculty support, committee acceptance or even the administration. In Emma’s case, She got her permission from the head of the department.

Supports

Implementing such an intensive course in a curriculum requires lots of supports which is the most important part of the change. Emma had many supporters throughout her campus.

1.     Faculty- First thing Emma did was approach the head of the department who leads the design classes which was really intimidating for her. However, she showed her the reason why the curriculum should change and what are some changes they should implement. The head of the department loved the idea of hands-on work instead of being lecture based.

2.      Administrator- Over the summer she worked with the curriculum coordinator to find a way how they can use less PowerPoints and more engaging work. Their mission was to make the class more fun, engaging and make it a class that students want to come to. They went over the lesson plan to make sure that student are learning by doing.

3.     Students- If there are no student then there wouldn’t be any class. She has her own class of 18 with her department head where she implements her knowledge of design thinking that she learned from UIF training. Which led to student work with each other build team dynamic. Getting the supports of these students was really important for her.

Course Success

Emma’s positive relationship with her co-teaching professor was one of the key elements of her course’s success. Because the class already existed, it was very important that she integrated herself into the existing framework while maintaining enough agency to make the changes she wanted. The professor was very open to Emma’s ideas, perhaps because Emma exhibited so much enthusiasm from the very beginning. As a second semester freshman (!!!) Emma approached the department head with ideas on how to improve the class anddesign thinking credentials to back them up. Thanks to Emma’s proactivity and the professor’s openness, they had a great dynamic from the very beginning. They continued to meet on a weekly basis to plan the class.

It is very important to figure out the right person to talk to when trying to push an idea through--often times, this person is the department head because he/she has the power to actually okay or dismiss the ideas students bring. At the initial meeting, one must display a mix of enthusiasm, experience, work ethic, and desire to improve. Then, as the working relationship progresses, it is important to maintain clear communication and to meet at regular times.

Dealing with unexpected challenges and establishing respect

It is essential to anticipate unexpected challenges, especially in a classroom setting. Preparing for a course, always involves unknown factors. What will the students be like? How will they react to the curriculum? Ultimately, the answers to these questions are revealed in real time, and you must be able to adapt instantly. Emma stressed the importance of understanding and reading your students, to ensure they have a positive learning experience.

Being a student-teacher encompasses being both a peer, and authority figure. This according to Emma, is sometimes difficult to manage, as students will often treat the course less seriously given their close relationship with you. While it is important to establish good relationships with your students, Emma to ensure these bonds don’t hinder your ability to present material, and ultimately run the class.  

Tips For Others

Firstly, Emma insists on the human-centered process of design thinking. She believes that approaching the problem of the Freshman Design course in her university through the perspective of a student was particularly important. She kept the end user in mind. She kept asking herself “if I were a student in this class, would I find it fun? Would I be engaged?”. This has shifted her solution to the problem in her school.

Secondly, Emma remembered the value of being flexible while coming up with solutions to the challenges of the EPICS course. She stressed the importance of adopting a growth mindset; she was okay with not doing things right. For example, when she talks in the class and realizes she said something wrong, she is not afraid to switch from the middle of the sentence and restart.

Article wriiten by :

Taft W-K http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Taft_Weber-Kilpack

Khandker Ahamed

Ajay Chandrapattan [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ajay_Chandrapattan http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ajay_Chandrapattan]

Natasha Markov-Riss [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Natasha_Markov-Riss http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Natasha_Markov-Riss]

Omri Gal [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Omri_Gal http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Omri_Gal]

Mariam Bahamanehttp://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mariam_Bahmane

Conner Bender [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Conner_Bender http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Conner_Bender]

Fellow:Taft Weber-Kilpack

2017-09-11T01:06:03Z

Taftwk:

Taft Weber-Kilpack is a second-year Industrial Design major, with a minor in Social Justice, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She came to Industrial Design from a craft background, with the intention of using her education to contribute to social good and humanitarian efforts, using design thinking in collaborative environments.

Where can you find Taft when she's not in the College of Design studio? 

*Working as an Undergraduate Researcher with the [http://www.designcollaborative.gatech.edu/ Innovation and Design Collaborative], researching design thinking methods and assisting at workshops

*Organizing with the [https://www.facebook.com/GTProgressiveStudentAlliance Georgia Tech Progressive Student Alliance]

*Mapping Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis providers (PrEP, an HIV-prevention medication) around the world at [https://www.pleaseprepme.global/ PleasePrEPMe.Global]

*[http://makingtembo.blogspot.com/ Sewing up a storm]

Fellow:Taft Weber-Kilpack

2017-09-11T01:05:36Z

Taftwk:

<parsererror style="display: block; white-space: pre; border: 2px solid #c77; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; margin: 1em; background-color: #fdd; color: black">
Taft Weber-Kilpack is a second-year Industrial Design major, with a minor in Social Justice, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She came to Industrial Design from a craft background, with the intention of using her education to contribute to social good and humanitarian efforts, using design thinking in collaborative environments.

Where can you find Taft when she's not in the College of Design studio? 

*Working as an Undergraduate Researcher with the [http://www.designcollaborative.gatech.edu/ Innovation and Design Collaborative], researching design thinking methods and assisting at workshops

*Organizing with the [https://www.facebook.com/GTProgressiveStudentAlliance Georgia Tech Progressive Student Alliance]

*Mapping Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis providers (PrEP, an HIV-prevention medication) around the world at [https://www.pleaseprepme.global/ PleasePrEPMe.Global]

*[http://makingtembo.blogspot.com/ Sewing up a storm]

Fellow:Taft Weber-Kilpack

2017-09-11T01:04:41Z

Taftwk:

<parsererror style="display: block; white-space: pre; border: 2px solid #c77; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; margin: 1em; background-color: #fdd; color: black">
=== This page contains the following errors: ===
<div style="font-family:monospace;font-size:12px">error on line 1 at column 764: attributes construct error </div>
Taft Weber-Kilpack is a second-year Industrial Design major, with a minor in Social Justice, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She came to Industrial Design from a craft background, with the intention of using her education to contribute to social good and humanitarian efforts, using design thinking in collaborative environments.

Where can you find Taft when she's not in the College of Design studio? 

*Working as an Undergraduate Researcher with the [http://www.designcollaborative.gatech.edu/ Innovation and Design Collaborative], researching design thinking methods and assisting at workshops

*Organizing with the [https://www.facebook.com/GTProgressiveStudentAlliance Georgia Tech Progressive Student Alliance]

*Mapping Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis providers (PrEP, an HIV-prevention medication) around the world at [https://www.pleaseprepme.global/ PleasePrEPMe.Global]

*[http://makingtembo.blogspot.com/ Sewing up a storm]

Fellow:Taft Weber-Kilpack

2017-09-11T00:58:25Z

Taftwk: Created page with "<parsererror style="display: block; white-space: pre; border: 2px solid #c77; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; margin: 1em; background-color: #fdd; color: black"> === This page contains ..."

<parsererror style="display: block; white-space: pre; border: 2px solid #c77; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; margin: 1em; background-color: #fdd; color: black">
=== This page contains the following errors: ===
<div style="font-family:monospace;font-size:12px">error on line 1 at column 764: attributes construct error </div>
=== Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error. ===
</parsererror>
Taft Weber-Kilpack is a second-year Industrial Design major, with a minor in Social Justice, at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She came to Industrial Design from a craft background, with the intention of using her education to contribute to social good and humanitarian efforts, using design thinking in collaborative environments.

Where can you find Taft when she's not in the College of Design studio?