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The Learning and Teaching Hub has created a variety of Quick-Reference Guides (QRGs) for common teaching tasks and challenges. Think of the QRGs as condensed highlights on educational topics, meant to offer just-in-time learning to quickly implement pedagogical strategies and provide additional resources for future in-depth learning.
➤ Additional Information on QRGs
All guides cover basic information about the topic, and are divided into three sections:
Overview and Introduction: This section answers basic WHAT questions about the topic as well as WHO might use and/or benefit from it.
Implementation and Timing: This section provides information on WHEN, WHERE, and HOW the strategy might be implemented.
Rationale and Research: This section explains WHY the strategy is beneficial and provides research and resources for future learning.
You can browse the guides by name (below) or sort them by tag/topic using the filter tool (to the left). Additional guidance on using the QRGs can be found in the Getting Started Quick Reference Guide.
Connections & Systems-thinking (EM Strategy)
Faculty can inspire students to see connections between their technical skills and the world around them. A systems-thinking approach allows engineers to see multiple viewpoints and solutions. This QRG includes ideas for implementation and actionable strategies to emphasize connections in your course with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM).
read moreCreate Value (EM Strategy)
Creating value means that students consider the economic, social, societal, and personal value that their engineering solutions create. This QRG includes ideas for implementing value creation in engineering courses, assignments, and projects to have students consider who they are designing for and why.
read moreCuriosity (EM Strategy)
Cultivating curiosity in students allows them to uncover essential information that shapes engineering solutions. This QRG includes types of curiosity, ideas for implementation, and actionable strategies to drive student curiosity.
read moreCustomer Discovery (EM Strategy)
Faculty can inspire students to see connections between their technical skills and the world around them. A systems-thinking approach allows engineers to see multiple viewpoints and solutions. This QRG includes ideas for implementation and actionable strategies to emphasize connections in your course with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM).
read moreEngineering Ethics and Principled Innovation
Engineering ethics is the guiding, ethical principles that apply to the practice of engineering. Principled Innovation, one of ASU’s new design aspirations, is the ability to imagine new concepts, catalyze ideas, and form new solutions guided by principles that create positive change for humanity. This QRG includes ideas for implementation and strategies to create opportunities for students to reflect on engineering ethics and principled innovation practices.
read moreEntrepreneurial Mindset
The entrepreneurial mindset (EM) is a problem-solving approach that begins with curiosity about our changing world, connecting information from various resources to gain insight, and identifying unexpected opportunities to create value. This QRG includes actionable strategies for EM classroom activities, course learning objectives, and faculty mentorship.
read moreInfusing Entrepreneurial Mindset in Your Discipline
The entrepreneurial mindset (EM) is a problem-solving approach that begins with curiosity about our changing world, connecting information from various resources to gain insight, and identifying unexpected opportunities to create value. This QRG provides a robust list of EM assignments and resources, specific to several engineering disciplines.
read moreRubrics
Effective, robust rubrics can contribute enormously to instructional quality. Rubrics are not just scoring tools, but also provide insight into instructional quality. This QRG includes ideas for designing and implementing effective rubrics that align the assignments with the learning objectives of the course.
read moreUsing Data to Support/Refute Ideas (EM Strategy)
Using data to support and refute ideas and exploring multiple solution paths helps students develop critical thinking skills and exercise data-driven decision-making. This QRG includes ideas for implementation to support students in utilizing data.
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