The Elderly Challenge 2012: Household chores

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Thursday, 25 October 2012

Adjustable Cupboard

Brief: Making shelvings and cupboards more accessible for the wheelchair-bound elderly

Sloped-Tiles

Brief: Designing a safer flooring for the elderly for water-prone areas

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Making food preparations safer

Brief: How to ensure that food preparations are safe enough for the elderly?

The Easy Wash

Brief: To redesign the laundry experience that caters best to the physical limitations of an elderly

A safer cutting experience

Brief: How do you make the experience of cutting food items a safer one for the elderly?

Objective of this blog showcase

The main objective of this blog showcase is to celebrate and affirm the multimedia presentation (MMP) works done by the Year 1, (2012 batch) students of the School of Science and Technology (SST), Singapore, for their Elderly Challenge project, in the Art, Design, Media and Technology (ADMT) subject area.

These works are the culmination of the students' paired efforts in uncovering their understanding and application of the Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) framework of the theme 'The Elderly Challenge'. Though the primary aim is to propose an elderly-friendly product experience, elements of innovation, entrepreneurship and media literacy are also encouraged to give the SST student a holistic approach to the idea of Applied Learning.

It is hoped that through the students' exposure to the challenges faced by the elderly in the context of a developed country like Singapore, thy would be more aware of the situation and future environment that they are in, and would be in.

So do take some time to look through the multimedia presentations done creatively by the students from the various classes for their proposed products and/or solutions, and enjoy their efforts.

Regards,
Irfan Darian
Subject Head (ADMT department)
SST, Singapore