Human Centered Design of Biotechnology

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 21.05.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Background
  3. Teaching Strategies
  4. Classroom Activities
  5. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  6. Bibliography
  7. Notes

The Curb Cut Effect: A Local and Global Citizen Bioengineering Challenge

Michelle Melby

Published September 2021

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Bibliography

"About Universal Design for Learning." CAST. April 20, 2021. https://www.cast.org/impact/universal-design-for-learning-udl.  Description of the Universal Design for Learning model.

Baggett, Travis P., James J. O'Connell, Daniel E. Singer, and Nancy A. Rigotti. "The Unmet Health Care Needs of Homeless Adults: A National Study." American Journal of Public Health. July 2010. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2882397/.  Study illustrating the challenges health care professionals have when caring for homeless adults.

"Behavioral Change Models." Diffusion of Innovation Theory. https://sphweb.bumc.bu.edu/otlt/MPH-Modules/SB/BehavioralChangeTheories/BehavioralChangeTheories4.html.

Berwick, Donald M. “Lessons from Developing Nations on Improving Health Care.” BMJ, vol. 328, no. 7448, 2004, pp. 1124–1129., doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7448.1124.  Description of the barriers to health care improvement as well as examples of successful health care systems in countries with limited resources.

Bureau, US Census. "Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2018." The United States Census Bureau. November 08, 2019. https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2019/demo/p60-267.html.  Statistics on health care coverage in the United States in 2018.

Carmichael, Kevin. September 12, 2016. "Christine Lagarde on Slow Growth, Inequality and Fighting Cynicism." Macleans.ca. September 12, 2016. https://www.macleans.ca/economy/economicanalysis/christine-lagarde-on-slow-growth-inequality-and-fighting-cynicism/.  Interview of the head of the International Monetary Fund.

City of San Jose Homeless Census & Survey: 2019 Executive Summary. Applied Survey Research, 2019, www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/38892/636987964892170000.  Infographic of the results of a 2019 survey of homeless people in San Jose, CA.

Danielson, Caroline, Sarah Bohn, and Tess Thorman. "Poverty in California." Public Policy Institute of California. August 18, 2020. https://www.ppic.org/publication/poverty-in-california/.  Discussion of the California Poverty Measure completed in 2018 by the Public Policy Institute of California.

Donnelly, Tim. "9 Brilliant Inventions Made by Mistake." Inc.com. August 15, 2012. https://www.inc.com/tim-donnelly/brilliant-failures/9-inventions-made-by-mistake.html.

East Side Union High School District, 2021, pp. 7–16, James Lick High School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA).  School report of demographics, key areas for improvement, and targeted solutions.

"First Attempt in Learning: Why Failure Is Key to Innovation." Twenty One Toys. https://twentyonetoys.com/blogs/learning-from-failure/fail-first-attempt-in-learning-why-failure-key-innovation.  A discussion of the role of failure in Silicon Valley technology companies.

"Five Challenges." Five Challenges | Engineering World Health. https://www.ewh.org/five-challenges.

"Gini Index (World Bank Estimate)." Data. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?end=2019&start=1984&type=shaded&view=chart.  Graphs and chart showing the Gini Index value for each country.

"Human Development Reports." Human Development Index (HDI) | Human Development Reports. http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi.  Description of the Human Development Index.

"Human Development Reports." Human Development Data Center | Human Development Reports. http://hdr.undp.org/en/data.  Human Development Index values and breakdowns for each country.

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Health Care for Homeless People. "Health Care Services for Homeless People." Homelessness, Health, and Human Needs. January 01, 1988. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK218235/.  Analysis of several different models of health care for homeless people.

Johnson, Steven. Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation. Riverhead Books, 2011.  Stories of innovation illustrating psychology and process.

Killion, CM. "Special Health Care Needs of Homeless Pregnant Women." ANS. Advances in Nursing Science. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8585707/.  Ethnographic study conducted in southern California which focuses on the health care needs of homeless pregnant women.

Lamb, Evelyn. "Ask Gini: How to Measure Inequality." Scientific American. November 12, 2012. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ask-gini/.  Description of what the Gini coefficient is and how it is calculated.

Langlois, Shawn. "Norwegian University Urges Students to Return Home from the U.S., Cites 'poorly Developed Health Services'." MarketWatch. March 16, 2020. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/norwegian-university-urges-students-to-return-home-from-the-us-cites-poorly-developed-health-services-2020-03-15.  News article about Norwegian University.

"NFC Tags." Duratech. October 20, 2020. https://www.duratech.com/nfc-tags-a-mobile-solution-for-engaging-with-customers/.  Description of NFC tags.

Olopade, Dayo. "Opinion: The End of the 'Developing World' (Published 2014)." Opinion | The End of the 'Developing World' - The New York Times. February 28, 2014. http://nyti.ms/NaZ8GK.  Op-ed about the need to update the words we use to describe a country’s socioeconomic status.

"Our History." Khushi Baby. https://www.khushibaby.org/history.html.  Description of how the Kushi Baby vaccine record system was developed.

PBS LearningMedia. "Introduction to the Engineering Design Process: Engineering for Good." PBS LearningMedia. February 01, 2021. https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/introduction-engineering-design/introduction-to-the-engineering-design-process-engineering-for-good/.  Description of the Engineering Design Process.

Prevention & Response to Infectious Diseases Within the Homeless Population. National Health Care for the Homeless Council, May 2016, nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fact-sheet_infectious-diseases_hrsa-approved-final-version-1.pdf.  Report on Infectious Disease incidence and prevalence in national homeless populations.

Science Buddies. "Build a Helping Hand: Science Project." Science Buddies. November 20, 2020. https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/HumBio_p042/human-biology-health/build-prosthetic-hand.  Classroom ready project for building a cheap and simple prosthetic hand.

Scholarly Teacher. "Purposefully Incorporating Technology into the Classroom Using the SAMR Model." December 12, 2019. https://www.scholarlyteacher.com/post/purposefully-incorporating-technology-into-the-classroom-using-the-samr-model.

"Section 14. SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats." Chapter 3. Assessing Community Needs and Resources | Section 14. SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats | Main Section | Community Tool Box. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/swot-analysis/main.

Singh, Tanaya. "This Necklace Created by a Yale Grad & His Team Helps Kids in Rural India Get Vaccinated on Time." The Better India. July 13, 2016. https://www.thebetterindia.com/61540/khushi-baby-vaccination-immunization-history/.  News article about Kushi Baby (vaccine record innovation).

Sprott, Ryan. "Curb Cuts and Texting Might Change the Way You Design Projects." PBLWorks. October 30, 2019. https://www.pblworks.org/blog/curb-cuts-and-texting-might-change-way-you-design-projects.  Lessons learned from curb cuts and other technology initially intended just for those with disabilities.

Stanford Magazine. "Why Mindset Matters." Medium. September 20, 2017. https://medium.com/stanford-magazine/carol-dweck-mindset-research-eb80831095b5.  Article in Stanford Magazine about Carol Dweck and her growth mindset research.

"Strategies for Learning from Failure." Harvard Business Review. August 01, 2014. https://hbr.org/2011/04/strategies-for-learning-from-failure.  Harvard Business Review article about how to leverage failure to improve your business.

"What Are Wicked Problems?" The Interaction Design Foundation. https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/wicked-problems.  Description of how to approach problems with complex answers.

"What Is Design Thinking?" The Interaction Design Foundation. https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/design-thinking.  Description of the process of Design Thinking.

"What Is PBL?" PBLWorks. https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl.  Description of Project Based Learning.

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