Getting Started

Makerspaces & Innovation Centers

Spark ideas for makerspaces, collaboration & learning spaces, and innovation programs! 

• Try Bucknell University's BFAB for Faculty to prepare faculty to leverage these spaces in their curriculum.


• Click the Cards link on Michael Caston's profile (University of Denver) to see his contributions to EM in innovation and product design.


• Join the Makers and Makerspaces group to connect with others doing work around EM & making, and discover related content specific to makerspaces.

Engaging Students Beyond the Classroom

• View the presentations about extra and co-curricular programs from the KEEN National Conference panel discussion with Montana State, Georgia Tech, and the University of New Haven. 
• Scroll to the bottom of the card and check out the Startup Weekend event Maria-Isabel shared. 


• ASU held a series of mini TED talks around igniting curiosity from AI Start-ups.

Motivating Students to Discover New Things

• Olin College and Wake Forest University collaborated on Designing Learning Experiences that Cultivate Intrinsic Motivation and Curiosity.


• Use the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to spark curiosity! Try Electric Circuits spark an entrepreneurial mindset from Ohio Northern University. 

Failing Fast

• Adapt this agile-inspired process for your campus.


• Here's how James Madison University used Strategic Doing and Engaged Learning to develop their EM ecosystem.

Bringing EM Across Disciplines

• Connect with Christopher Kitts at Santa Clara University! SCU has driven the entrepreneurial mindset across disciplines.


• Here's a panel discussion about incorporating EM throughout the entire curriculum.

Flexible Implementation

• Three Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) Modules

Turning the Core Engineering Experience into an Innovative Platform

• Explore the work Worcester Polytechnic Institute has done to transform their core engineering experience.

Engaging Faculty

• The University of St. Thomas shares their approach to faculty retreats. 


• Arizona State University offers a different approach with an onboarding workshop. 


• Margot Vigeant writes about faculty perspectives and responses.

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

• This card from the Milwaukee School of Engineering focuses on multidisciplinary teamwork around construction materials. 


• Aunt Ada’s Treehouse is a favorite exemplar card for expanding a traditional assignment into an engaging project that transformed students’ reactions to the course.
• In this video, Dr. Ed Webb talks about how the project came to be and its impact on him.