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© Hitachi, Ltd. 2009. All rights reserved.
San Francisco State University/Hitachi Universal Design Elementary School Workshop
Ricardo Gomes, Professor, Design and Industry Department, SFSU Hsiao‐Yun Chu, Assistant Professor, Design and Industry Department, SFSU
Abstract
This presentation documents the collaborative project between, Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan and the Design and Industry Department at San Francisco State University. The aim of this project was to localize educational materials for a workshop in Universal Design that Hitachi had originally developed in 2005 for school children in Japan so that it would be appropriate for middle school children in the United States.
The project underscores and summarizes the significance of such collaborative ventures that enhance the dynamic linkages between corporate social responsibility programs and academic community service‐learning experiences. This presentation outlines the mutual goals that were the framework of the partnership between Hitachi and SFSU. This project led to the presentation, in April 2009, of a successful UD workshop given by Hitachi America, Ltd. and SFSU at the Clarendon Elementary School in San Francisco.
Introduction/Overview
2010 marks the 20th Anniversary of the landmark passage
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Designing user‐friendly, learning approaches, within a flexible learning environment is “a matter of common sense and creativity”
Project Overview
What does Universal Design have to do with early care and education?
The concept of Universal Design has been broadened beyond the creation of physical space and objects to include:
• design of curriculum• teaching strategies• increasing accessibility in
education
Project Overview
Objective: to document the collaborative project between Hitachi
Ltd., Tokyo, Japan and the DAI Department
Collaborative Aim: to localize a Hitachi UD Elementary Educational
Workshop that was originally developed for school children in
Japan so that it could be delivered to school children in the U.S.
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Project Partnership
• Hitachi employee volunteers give UD lessons on universal design.
The SFSU/Hitachi study was based upon the Hitachi Corporate Responsibility
Program, that was created to teach elementary school students in Japan the
principles of Universal Design in 2005
• help children think more freely and creatively in expanding their understanding about people‐friendly living spaces and communities.
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Purpose
• Expanding Hitachi’s Corporate Social Responsibility efforts with its Hitachi America offices to incorporate Universal Design educational outreach into its community service outreach.
• The localized UD workshop materials used to train to serve as facilitators for UD Elementary Educational workshops in the US.
SFSU Project Development
•The study involved the research, planning and implementation of
an interactive slide presentation and UD workshop class materials.
•Graduate Research Assistants:– Ms. Ikue Enomoto and Mr. Hiroki Takeshita
•University’s Elementary Education program
•Disability Program Resource Center
Universal Design Workshop Objectives
Essential Questions presented to the 5th Grade
Elementary students:
• Why is Universal Design important to us?
• What products can you find in your everyday life that is easy for everyone to use? What products are difficult to use?
• How can you design a product and environment that can make life easy for everyone to use and understand?
Universal Design Workshop Format
1) Present the PPT1 lesson material –make it as interactive as possible with the students while maintaining the integrity of the script. This presentation introduces the principles of Universal Design with visual examples.
2) Present the PPT2 workshop presentation – this provides the instructions for the activity portion of the workshop.
3) Present the PPT3 Review presentation and follow‐up material – This is a wrap‐up
with new examples.
Universal Design Workshop Format
1) PPT1 lesson material –
1.1 Intro to Universal Design
1.2 What is “Design”?
1.3 Who is a “Designer”?
1.4 Not Everything is Designed to be
Easy to Use
1.5 What is “Universal Design”?
1.6 Why is Universal Design Important?
1.7 Diverse People in Our Community
1.8 Importance of Universal Design
1.9 In Your Lifetime
1.10 Universal Design Examples
Universal Design Workshop Format
2) PPT2 UD Workshop Presentation Hands‐on Experience/Group Work
2.1 What’s inside the bag?
2.2 Finding out what was inside the bag ‐
a TV remote control
2.3 Discuss if the remote has UD feature
2.4 Discuss the features of design
2.5 Brainstorming for TV remote design
2.6 Designing a remote and making a
presentation board
Universal Design Workshop Format
3) PPT3 Review presentation and follow‐up material – This is a wrap‐up with new examples.
Localization Considerations
• Cultural References/ Cultural Preferences
• Context
• Delivery and results13
What is “Universal Design”?
Products and services that are easy to use for everyone, regardless of age, gender, cultural background or physical condition.
Diverse People in our Community
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People with disabilities
People Who Wear Glassesor Contact Lenses
Pregnant WomenLeft‐handed People
People Traveling Abroad Senior Citizens
Children
1. Easy to Use
What is “Universal Design”?
The workshop focused on three primary elements that
Universal Design needs to be:
We have all kinds of people living in our
community and it is getting more diverse.
Why is Universal Design Important?
Many people experience obstacles
in their daily lives.
There will be
Over 50 million senior citizens
in 2020
Number of senior citizens is increasing!
Importance of Universal Design
15% of US citizens have some disabilities
41.3 Million people have some level of disability
Importance of Universal Design
Yourself Today
Grandpa Friends
Seniors
Relatives
Brothers & SistersTravelers
Spouse and Children
Injury
In Your Lifetime
Workshop Delivery
• Intro to UD (slideshow 1)
• Intro to group exercise (slideshow 2)
• Group Exercise
• Presentation of concepts
• Wrap‐up (slideshow 3)
• Introduce Universal Design
• Have students identify/think critically
• Demonstrate what they learned
• Review the concept
Objective
Understandings
• establish an awareness for the perspectives of people living with disabilities.
• show the importance of being considerate of otherpeople
• illustrate the concept that things should be intuitive to use and understand for everyone
Workshop Results
• Students were able to empathize with diversity
• Very inventive with their suggestions, often incorporating green features
Post‐workshop Analysis
• The Students’ feedback was informative in validating the benefits the educational service‐learning experience.
• Students generally showed sensitivity to UD principles, as well as an ability to empathize with different types of users
• The Students’ redesign of a television remote control showed that they had taken the principles of UD to heart and were able to creatively implement them into the design of a new remote control.
Post‐workshop Analysis
• group participation and interactive project based learning experience
• oriented to a UD human‐centered design approach
• respect for other of different abilities and needs
• listening and understanding diverse perspectives other their own
• employed observation and analysis methods
• idea generation/brainstorming/sketching
• design thinking principles
Learning Outcomes: as a result of the UD presentation and workshop Students gained:
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Conclusions
• What distinguished the collaborative Hitachi/SFSU partnership was the unique balance of academic and professional expertise that benefited from the diverse background and interdisciplinary abilities of faculty and students
• By developing new workshop materials and refining them along the way with expert feedback, we were able to successfully transition, localize and test an educational module originally developed for Japanese students to the US population.
• This experience benefited Hitachi in the area of corporate social responsibility, provided opportunity for SFSU faculty and students to apply their expertise in design and education through a valuable research and community service learning experience
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CREDITS:
Collaborative Project Contributors:
Hitachi Contributors
Mr. Kazuyuki Miyanaga, Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Promotion Department, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Ms. Yukie Motomiya, Senior Designer, User Experience Research Department, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Ms. Carol Kalé, Assistant Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Hitachi America, Ltd., Brisbane, CA
San Francisco State University/Clarendon Elementary
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CREDITS:
San Francisco State University/Clarendon ElementaryCollaborative Project Contributors:
Ms. Ikue Enomoto, Graduate Research Associate, Design & Industry Department, SFSU
Mr. Hiroki Takeshita, Graduate Research Associate, Design & Industry Department, SFSU
Ms. Diane Garfield, 5th Grade Teacher, Clarendon Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)San Francisco,
Clarendon Elementary School, San Francisco Unified School District, SFUSD, 5th Grade Class, Ms. Diane Garfield, Teacher
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Ricardo Gomes, Professor, Design and Industry Department [email protected]‐Yun Chu, Assistant Professor, Design and Industry Department, [email protected]
Thank You!