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
Skill Builder: Foam Cutter 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.
Skill Builder: Smart Light 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
KNUST Cookstove Design, Development and Testing Curriculum
- Curriculum
This curriculum describes the training objectives, methods, courses, and criteria for assessing trainees who would be provided the opportunity to have hands-on training, knowledge and skills can help create jobs and generate income in Ghana and other developing countries.
Skill Builder: Smart Light 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
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
Build-It: Battery-Operated Wood Block Phone Charger
- How-to
This Build-It describes the tools and processes needed to build a battery-operated wood block phone charger.
Build-Its are curriculum designed to help experienced designers guide potential innovators through a design process and help familiarize new innovators with tools. All Builds-Its are a work-in-progress. Please master the Build-It individually before leading a larger group.
Tips for Writing a Grant
- How-to
This document provides guidance on writing a grant for a project. It is tailored to IDIN Network members applying for a microgrant, but its lessons are also applicable to other grants.
IDIN Mentorship Toolkit
- How-to
This toolkit is designed for IDIN mentors and their mentees to build productive and meaningful relationships during the microgrant process. It includes tips for mentoring as well as individual tools and progress trackers.