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Translating the learning and personal growth that comes from various engagement experiences such as internships, exchange programs, research opportunities, and others can be difficult. An infographic is a great way to have students synthesize their experience and share the learning and growth that occurred with the world. It also provides them with an educational artifact they can share on a blog, and even in university poster exhibitions or competitions.

EGEE 401: Energy in a Changing World incorporates infographics as part of the assessment strategy to help students evaluate, analyze, and synthesize assigned readings. Traditionally, the course relied on weekly quizzes, which included both auto-graded and essay questions. While the automated questions alleviated some of the grading workload for the faculty, they didn’t provide an optimal representation of student comprehension.