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The Incredibles
David R Chesney
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
The University of Michigan
Ethics: Virtue Ethics
Goodness & Light
Ethics: Social Contract Theory
Goodness & Light
Badness & Prison
Ethics: You and Me
Goodness & Light
Badness & Prison
Ethics: You and Me
Goodness & Light
Badness & Prison
Building ‘Virtue’ into Curriculum
Can senior-level, academically rigorous, capstone
material be taught to students?
All while attempting to pursue virtue?
The Incredibles: Grace
https://youtu.be/egt19owIAQI
The Incredibles: Grace
About Grace
8th Grade
Always Smiling
Great Sense of Humor
Born w/ Cerebral Palsy
‘Input’ Works
‘Output’ Doesn’t
https://youtu.be/egt19owIAQI
The Incredibles: Ara
The Incredibles: Ara
About Ara
6 Yrs Old
Always Smiling
Daughter of Co-PI
Born w/ Autism
Issues w/ Proprioception
The Technology
The Technology
Incredibles meet Technology
Universal Remote, using Microsoft Surface RT, to
control TV, stereo, thermostat, fan, lights, … using really
big virtual buttons
Therapeutic tool for girls w/ brachial plexus palsy, so
that they can strengthen both arms and put a hair tie in
(it takes two hands!)
Incredibles meet Technology
Room-sized 3D sculpture to encourage collaborative
play between parents and kids (The sculpture really is a
very large software input device)
TI-83 calculator w/ very large buttons for high school
algebra student w/ limited fine motor skills
Scrapbook app for ICU patient
The Future (Winter 2016)
Tommy’s Toes
Sensory Room