NYU ITP
PROJECT TITLE: Plastic Booth TEAM MEMBERS: Damon Chen, Winny Wang & Xiaoyan Kong PROJECT PARTNER: Sproutworks PROJECT STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Plastic Booth is an experimental project intended to combine community service-learning and the environmental issue-learning of plastic waste. It first reflects on the The project will transform a corner of B1 cafeteria into a space … Continue reading Final Project Journal
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General impression What do you think of this prototype which later will become a divider? – Yan (Cherry) He: Great! Great! I really appreciate you guys thinking about bringing benefits to us. Specific Feedback What do you think about the location that we pick? – Yan (Cherry) He: I think it’s good. Would you imagine … Continue reading Question Guide
Proposal: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QvRkC21lXzzPI-n_zb7MVnuRtQ4oBcY5ohcve4v6OV8/edit?usp=sharing Presentation Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1f-of99F6MO6bRIm78023VoJ0e0FtG71u2kc46ya3yDY/edit?usp=sharing Pinterest Account: https://pin.it/6g8Qmyp Last week’s discussion session is really helpful for the development of our project. It updates us about other groups’ projects and their processes. Most importantly, it provides us valuable time for our own team to reflect on the progress we made. We are able to work … Continue reading Prototype Journal, Proposal, Presentation, & Pinterest Account
Experiments: Extrusion machine for heat molding the cup holders Problems & Weaknesses Identified: Nonwashable, or difficult to clean. Can’t withstand high temperature of heat (at least 120 degrees celsius for regular dishwasher). It is Sproutworks responsibility to wash and disinfect cups and reusable cup holders. Cup holders need to be molded in a specific way … Continue reading Assignment 7
PROJECT TITLE A research project on Sproutworks at NYU Shanghai – don’t take it for granted. PROJECT STATEMENT The amount of trash produced in Shanghai is tremendous. By directly connecting with Sproutworks, we learn that one of the factors causing this is the huge amount of food and trash waste we produce everyday. With effective … Continue reading Research Project Journal
Winny, Xiaoyan & Damon Idea Proposal 1: We are eating our own trash The problem addressed: micro fragments of discards are blended in the food chain Reference photos: Project design: collect small pieces of trash in our life: tape, straw wrap paper, bottled water cap, etc. & collect larger pieces of trash: kuai di package, … Continue reading Design Ideas for “Trash or Treasure”
Damon’s meeting journal: Participants: Yan He, Yue Li, Winny, Tina, Thomas Time: 4:00pm to 4:32 pm Sept. 25. Purpose: first interview, problems in the cafeteria What I learned about the community partner/Problems: Long working hours 6:30 am-8:00 pm without any entertainment Napkin waste – One box of 24 packages per day Reusable cups found in … Continue reading Journal Week 2
1. What is service-learning? What does it mean for different stakeholders? The community you are serving? The faculty teaching the course? The DSS program? And yourself? Service-learning is a broader umbrella that encompasses community service, field education, volunteerism, and Internship. It is a form of education that involves reflection and hands-on experience, which address societal … Continue reading Journal Week 1