Oil love: the report of a successful pedagogical didactic experience for sustainability-oriented design projects

Abstract

This paper presents the report of a didactic-pedagogical experience within a higher technology course in Product Design through approaches of active methodologies, more specifically those by Problem-Based and Project-Based Learning. This learning practice proved to be successful and served as the basis for replicating similar experiences in other semesters. Within this proposal, the emphasis of the teaching practice was given by the development of design projects that were oriented towards sustainability and that, therefore, should start from a real social, economic and/or environmental demand. To this end, a team of students diagnosed the problem of incorrect disposal of cooking oil, which generates a significant impact, especially on the environment. The solution was the development of a conceptual mobile application that assists in the reuse and correct disposal of post-use cooking oil