ABSTRACT

Lab spaces can teach STEM ethics by highlighting and creating opportunities to practice the four key dimensions of the AIRR framework of Responsible Innovation (RI): anticipation, inclusion, responsiveness, and reflexivity. In this paper, we introduce ‘Futures Labs’∼ as a pedagogical approach to train students in RI skills and encourage them to become aware of, and more concerned about, the broad social, political, ethical, and environmental dimensions of innovation. Our approach additionally trains students in a wide range of explicitly employable capacities (such as scenario building, foresight, communication, and collaboration skills). We conceive of the Futures Lab as a part of a broader permeation of RI-oriented educational practices within STEM institutions. Through practical experience in Futures Labs, students learn not only how to apply RI frameworks, but also get a feel for why doing so matters. The paper concludes with a practically-oriented discussion of exercises employed at each institution's Futures Lab.

摘要

实验室空间可以通过强调和创造实践负责任创新 (RI) AIRR 框架的四个关键维度的机会来教授 STEM 道德：预期、包容性、响应性和反思性。在本文中，我们介绍“未来实验室”∼ 作为一种教学方法，用于培训学生 RI 技能，并鼓励他们意识到并更加关注创新的广泛社会、政治、道德和环境维度。我们的方法还培训学生各种明确的可用能力（例如场景构建、远见、沟通和协作技能）。我们将未来实验室视为 STEM 机构内以 RI 为导向的教育实践更广泛渗透的一部分。通过Futures Lab的实践经验，学生不仅学习如何应用 RI 框架，还了解这样做的重要性。本文最后对每个机构的未来实验室所采用的练习进行了务实的讨论。