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Lego Sumo Wrestling: Electrical Engineering Students Teach Programming To Children In Ballymun, Gavin Duffy
Lego Sumo Wrestling: Electrical Engineering Students Teach Programming To Children In Ballymun, Gavin Duffy
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Engineering students from DIT teach in the Aisling Projects in Ballymun where they work with children in programming Lego Mindstorms robots.
Laptops4africa: Fundraising By First Year Computer Science Students, Leslie Shoemaker
Laptops4africa: Fundraising By First Year Computer Science Students, Leslie Shoemaker
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This project involved computing students developing and running fundraising activities to support the work of Wells for Zoe in Malawi, providing clean water to communities. The students developed a range of transferable and professional skills from this project.
Wells For Zoe, Malawi And Dit Students From Various Disciplines, Catherine Bates
Wells For Zoe, Malawi And Dit Students From Various Disciplines, Catherine Bates
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Since 2008 DIT students across disciplines have collaborated with Irish-Malawian charity Wells for Zoe. Students have spent up to three months in Malawi undertaking community-based projects on work placement modules, addressing the challenges facing local communities. In addition, DIT-based projects include pump design development and digital marketing projects.