At IDIN, we’re all about learning, especially when it’s hands-on. Here we’ve compiled some of our favorite resources, many of which are used at our trainings and summits around the world.
Resource Library
UC Davis D-Lab: Introduction to Appropriate Technologies Curriculum
- Curriculum
UC Davis D-Lab senior staff Jorge Espinosa and Sean Maxson developed curriculum for a workshop titled “Introduction to Appropriate Technologies & Sustainability.” This curriculum was developed for a collaboration between UC Davis D-Lab and a D-Lab “satellite” in Honduras at the University of Zamorano. The curriculum was designed for a week long workshop around appropriate technologies for horticultural production in smallholder settings. Jorge Espinosa has been in communication with IDIN partners in Guatemala to incorporate some of this content for their summit of Hogares Sostenibles. The curriculum is in Spanish.
IDDS Design Notebook
- Curriculum
The IDDS Design Notebook is used to teach the design process during International Development Design Summits.
Skill Builder: Living Machine Instructor Guide
- Curriculum
Skill Builders are curriculum resources designed to facilitate hands-on learning opportunities during design trainings. If you intend to use this Skill Builder in a training, we encourage you to download all of the relevant resources, including:
Instructor Guide
Participant Photo Guide
Skill Builder Evaluation
Skill Builder: Living Machine Participant Photo Guide
- Curriculum
Skill Builders are curriculum resources designed to facilitate hands-on learning opportunities during design trainings. If you intend to use this Skill Builder in a training, we encourage you to download all of the relevant resources, including:
Instructor Guide
Participant Photo Guide
Skill Builder Evaluation
Skill Builder: Living Machine Evaluation
- Curriculum
Skill Builders are curriculum resources designed to facilitate hands-on learning opportunities during design trainings. If you intend to use this Skill Builder in a training, we encourage you to download all of the relevant resources, including:
Instructor Guide
Participant Photo Guide
Skill Builder Evaluation
Skill Builder: Bicycle Hacksaw
- Curriculum
Skill Builders are curriculum resources designed to facilitate hands-on learning opportunities during design trainings. If you intend to use this Skill Builder in a training, we encourage you to download all of the relevant resources, including:
Instructor Guide
Participant Photo Guide
Skill Builder Evaluation
Questions? Please contact IDIN Academic Partner, Olin College of Engineering at anna.konstantinova@olin.edu.
Using Four Lenses of Sustainability
- Curriculum
UC Davis D-Lab has developed a Feasibility Studies Notebook to address important agricultural, energy, and development goals. The curriculum is based on the four lenses of sustainability- technology, environment, economics, and culture/society- and how a project can best address these goals. It includes a step-by-step outline of how to achieve 11 deliverables to create a feasibility study for a client's project.
Skill Builder: Bicycle Hacksaw Participant Photo Guide
- Curriculum
Skill Builders are curriculum resources designed to facilitate hands-on learning opportunities during design trainings. If you intend to use this Skill Builder in a training, we encourage you to download all of the relevant resources, including:
Instructor Guide
Participant Photo Guide
Skill Builder Evaluation
Questions? Please contact IDIN Academic Partner, Olin College of Engineering at anna.konstantinova@olin.edu.
Skill Builder: Charcoal Press Instructor Guide
- Curriculum
Skill Builders are curriculum resources designed to facilitate hands-on learning opportunities during design trainings. If you intend to use this Skill Builder in a training, we encourage you to download all of the relevant resources, including:
Instructor Guide
Participant Photo Guide
Skill Builder Evaluation
Skill Builder: Bicycle Hacksaw Evaluation
- Curriculum
Skill Builders are curriculum resources designed to facilitate hands-on learning opportunities during design trainings. If you intend to use this Skill Builder in a training, we encourage you to download all of the relevant resources, including:
Instructor Guide
Participant Photo Guide
Skill Builder Evaluation
Questions? Please contact IDIN Academic Partner, Olin College of Engineering at anna.konstantinova@olin.edu.