DI Challenge-Based Innovation: Children's Literature in Augmented Reality
DI 30099 (CRN 12593)
3 Credits; Lecture/Lab/Studio
Mon/Wed 3:45 - 6:15 p.m., DI Hub- Room 201
Description:
Partnering with Aviva Avnisan from the School of Emerging Media and Technology and Michelle Baldini from the Children's Library in the I-School, this will be the second time this course project is offered through DI. The student teams will learn how to develop AR experiences connected to children's storytelling with a focus on social justice and inclusivity. Students from multiple majors will work in teams to deeply think and address the question: "How can we introduce social justice learning through children's books and then incorporate that thinking into augmented reality experience that is meaningful and adds value?"
The course utilizes a partnership with the Rheinberger Children's Library (School of Information in the College of Communication and Information). We plan to have it connect with the Virginia Hamilton Conference this year for the student teams to present their projects.
(**this course automatically counts for the experiential learning requirement)
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary understanding of the limits of one’s personal experience
- Develop innovative solutions and approaches through interdisciplinary collaboration
- Define, analyze and reframe problems using principles of design thinking
- Collaborate effectively within an interdisciplinary team using proven project management frameworks
- Effectively collaborate and engage with external stakeholders
- Create iterative prototypes to develop knowledge and solutions
- Synthesize and apply knowledge acquired in previous coursework in a real-world context
- Develop an ability to think laterally, identify and reframe complex problems
- Implement design thinking principles that foster deep insights by using observations, limiting judgment, and seeking balance in order to build a multidisciplinary perspective
Teaching Team
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Margarita Benitez
Associate Professor, School of Fashion Design & Merchandising
Email: mbenitez@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-0170
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Molly Merryman
Associate Professor, School of Peace & Conflict Studies
Email: mmerryma@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3143