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1、LearningfromOlderAdultsDuringFallsemester2012,studentsattheSchoolofIndustrialDesignatGeorgiaTechspent15weeksattheWesleyWoodsretirementcommunitylearningfromolderadults.The“studio”class,headedbyAssistantProfessorDr.ClaudiaB.Rebola,focusedonthefullcycleofdesigningproductsfromproblemd
2、efinitiontodesigniterationandprototypedeliverables.ThisadvanceddesigncourseisoneoftheofferingsunderBuildingResearchCapacitytrainingprojectoftheWirelessRERC,wherestudentsareprovidedanin-depthunderstandinghowtodesignproductsconsideringuniversaldesignprinciples.Assuch,centraltothecla
3、sswasthetaskofdesigninguniversalinteractiveproductsforolderadults.StudentsvisitingWesleyWoodsThestudiousedvariedinstructionalmethodsincludingpresentations,lecturesandin-classdiscussions,in-classfeedback,readings,presentationsandprojectreviews.Butthesuccessoftheclasswastheabilityfo
4、rstudentstospendextendedperiodsoftimewiththeirintendedusers.StudentsvisitedtheWesleyWoodsTowersretirementcommunityonceaweektospendtimewiththeresidents.WesleyWoodsTowers,establishedin1987andcomponentofEmoryHealthcare,isaretirementhomecommunityinAtlantaspecializinginprovidingthefaci
5、litiesandcareneededtoallowolderadultstofullyenjoythebenefitsofseniorliving.7/7/2021WirelessRERC–LearningfromOlderAdultsPage3Studentsfollowedacontextualdesignprocesswhichincludesobservationsofolderadultsdynamicsatthecommunity,personalinterviewsandconversations,andengagedinolderadul
6、tsactivitiessuchasplayingcards,listeningtomusic,tomentionafew.Throughoutthesemester,studentsappliedtheknowledgefromolderadultsintodesigningartifactstosupportdailyactivitiesofresidents.Studentssketchedideas,analyzedresearchresultsthroughaffinitydiagrams,anddevelopedmockupsofconcept
7、sandprototypes.StudentsworkingontheirprojectsWhiledesigninginteractiveproducts,studentsappliedthesevenprinciplesofUniversaldesignandemployedtheassessmenttooltoevaluatetheirdesigns:equitableuse,flexibilityinuse,simpleandintuitiveuse,perceptibleinformation,toleranceforerror,lowphysi
8、caleffort,andsizeandspaceforappro
