Community Connections in Tech & Design

Students work with community partners to identify and solve problems according to the design thinking framework, utilizing the resources and tools of the Glimcher Tech & Design Hub. Students work with community partners to identify and solve problems utilizing a variety of strategies, such as design thinking, innovative design, and agile thinking.  

The course is heavily project-based and typically follows a different theme each year.    

Previous themes have been: 

● The Creation of a Children’s Show - students learned puppetry, animatronics, animation and stop motion. 

● Sustainability - students learned how to create hydroponic gardens and learned the various growth cycles of plants and vegetables, creating a large CNC-routed grow-sphere. 

● Assistive Technology - students partnered with Makers Making Change to create and distribute prosthetics for children and adults around Pittsburgh.