Hands-off Healing
Curriculum focus activity
Nature of Technology
Characteristics of Technological Outcomes Levels 2 and 6
LEVEL 2
Discussion starters:
- Identify physical and functional attributes of the device.
- How can the SilhouetteMobile be viewed as a system?
Indicators of Progression:
Students can:
- Identify the SilhouetteMobile as a technological product and describe its physical nature in terms of the materials it is made from
- Identify the device as a technological system and describe its physical nature in terms of the components within it and how they are connected.
Note – Related information which can be identified from within the case study includes:
The product is designed to be an improvement on existing medical practices.
The design/development team includes medical, electronics, software and production specialists
The device integrates a camera with a hand held computer. It takes pictures of the wound and accurately measures how well it is healing. The wound isn't touched during the measurement process so this limits the chances of infection.
Its construction means it is small enough to be able to be battery powered, light and robust and can be easily carried and cleaned. Information is quickly made available and can be stored on the device and later transferred to the hospital database
LEVEL 6
Discussion starter:
- Discuss the range of expertise / specialist knowledge that would have contributed to the development and production of the SilhouetteMobile
Indicators of Progression
Students can explain the interdisciplinary nature of this particular development showing how the collaborative practices of the technologists have enhanced the development of the wound care system.
