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Advice for future students:
It's important to be creative as an occupational therapist. I don't think students should stress about creating something to extravagant but rather a device that Is simple and beneficial to use so they can participate in their daily activities independently.

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When we were first thinking of a device to create,
it was helpful to think of the everyday tasks that would be difficult for someone with weakness. A simple device could make a big difference to the quality of someone's ADL performance.

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Students should really think about something that they have needed it in the past or something they have noticed would have helped their patients. Putting time and effort into your device will make it more meaningful to you and you even get to keep a copy of it!

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Advice for future students: Be sure to look at your patients as a whole and examine every aspects of their lives. Sometimes when thinking of AE's they they can be a very simple adjustment to an activity and doesn't have to be a complicated device. 3D printing is a great tool to make ideas come to life. Not being afraid to be creative and voice your ideas could in turn create something amazing that could change your patients life.

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Listen to your patients, they will be the inspiration for this class. What are they having difficulty doing? What would they like to do? Who is around to help them? What is important to them? These were the things I considered when creating my device. Pay attention to what is currently available in terms of AE and think of reasons why people don't like them or don't use them. How can you make it better?

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A tip for future students: during fieldwork, be open-minded and creative with your treatment plans and think of ways in which specific patients can benefit using a device personalized for them due to their deficit. This course was most definitely intriguing and offered great information on advancement in technology in regards to 3D printing, and will surely come in handy as future OT's!

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My advice to future students is to put time and thought into the adaptive device you'd like to create. At the end of this class, you feel a sense of accomplishment! It's exciting to think your idea has come to life. Don't forget to stay on top of your work. Sunday nights can sneak up behind you. Try to complete your work mid week. That way you aren't stressed and overwhelmed with other work as well.

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Go to the dollar store or Home Depot for ideas on different materials and items to use to make your prototype! There are many things you can use to make a successful product. I bought PVC pipes for very cheap to make ours, and it saved a lot of time trying to fabricate something completely from scratch!

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Our advice to you is to definitely try to choose a functional prototype that you think might work in your fieldwork assignments for your patients. Once you have a vision, you'll be able to build on that and effectively use or even sell your prototype for patients to use in real life. This course helps to implement your creativity into reality so take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.

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Students do not need to come up with such a novel idea. Creativity and adjusting something that already exists to make it even better is a great way to start! Do not get overwhelmed by the idea of needing to create something entirely new.

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Students should create something that they will find personally beneficial to use in the clinic as they will be given a copy of the prototype to keep at the end of the semester.

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It would be helpful to inform students
prior to starting their fieldwork  to think about what item they would like to fabricate as well as letting them know that the item that they will be fabricating can only be a small item as they will be given a small piece of splinting material.

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A helpful tip for when you are molding your prototype is to make sure that it is durable. Also, your molding should be as smooth as possible since every detail shows up when it is printed.

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This wall is for you to post any bits of information that you would want the incoming class to know about this course, helpful hints, hindsight can be foresight for the next group!  Think deep but not to long!  Enjoy your time off, see you all in the spring semester!

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This wall is for you to post any bits of information that you would want the incoming class to know about this course, helpful hints, hindsight can be foresight for the next group!  Think deep but not to long!  Enjoy your time off, see you all in the spring semester!

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Prof Leeman