1. DtM Courses

2. 2 Goal of DtM Find design challenges in developing countries for students to work on in their courses and then take into the field

3. 3 Design that Matters (DtM) Development seminar and design studio –first held at the MIT Media Lab, Spring 2001 –taught by students for students Weekly guest lectures from international experts Weekly design workshop and prototyping studio Crash courses in mechanical and electrical design Multidisciplinary, international group of participants –Engineering, Policy, Urban Studies and Planning –India, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Korea, Argentina Group work documented and archived on-line Final presentations open to MIT community

4. 4 MIT Design that Matters Class of 2001Class of 2002

5. 5 MIT DtM 2001: Design Projects Low-Cost Corrective Eyewear* Cholera Treatment Devices* Hand-Powered Electric Generation Expressive Interfaces for Children with Special Needs The Roma Reader: Bilingual Education for Roma Gypsy Children Rural Community Radio

6. 6 MIT DtM 2002: Design Projects Passive Incubator for Premature Infants* Bio-sand Water Filters for Nicaragua* Language Preservation Devices for Native American Communities Low-Cost Library Smart Canes for the Visually Impaired “Inspirational People” Video Series

7. 7 MIT DtM 2003: Design Projects Kinkajou Microfilm Projection System* Vendenergy Battery Recycling* Improved Endotracheal Tube* Portable Water Cistern for China Cree Language Teaching Software CO2ler Vaccine Cooler Ceramic Water Filter for Nepal Manual Peanut Shelling Machine

8. 8 DtM: Global Design Community DtM India –Sristi School of Design –Indian Institute of Sciences –National Innovation Foundation DtM Portugal –New University of Lisbon –IST, Technical University Lisbon DtM Brazil –University of São Paulo DtM Kenya –University of Nairobi DtM Philadelphia –Carnegie Mellon University –University of Pittsburgh

9. 9 MIT DtM 2001

10. 10 MIT DtM 2001