Plain and Simple
At the Guru, our goal is to provide you with the materials you need to present your classes.  Most of the ECGs on the site are from my personal collection, which contains both "typical" ECGs and unusual or very interesting ones.  As this is still a new site, I am trying to add ECGs that are good-quality examples of common ECG presentations.  If there is an ECG you need for your collection, let us know.
The ECGs you find on the Guru will often be plain and simple examples of what we are trying to illustrate. Usually, each ECG has something in it for the beginning student, the intermediate, and the advanced learner. Rather than discuss every detail of each ECG, I try to comment on it's usefulness to you as a teacher. I am hoping many of you will log your own comments on the ECGs for the benefit of other instructors.  The Guru is not a place for me to teach you - it is a place for us to teach each other so that we become better teachers.
Rhythm Strips
If you teach rate and rhythm monitoring, don't be put off by the number of 12-lead ECGs on the site.  Whenever the ECG has four channels, the bottom strip is a rhythm strip, most often Lead II.  Just crop the image and save it as a rhythm strip.  There are also quite a few strips on the site, and we will be adding more. You can also use the "search" function for look for rhythm strips.
Challenge is Fun
Of course you want to teach at a level your students can understand, but you should strive for a higher level of understanding for yourself.  There are many wonderful ECG resources on the internet, including many instructive and entertaining blogs.  Often, they feature more complex ECGs, the ones with important lessons to learn, or those that show exceptions to rules.  They often include lively discussions about the ECGs from the readers of the blogs, who are also ECG Gurus.  We have placed links to many of these sites, pages, and blogs on our "Favorite Sites" page to help you.
Don't Violate Copyrights
Remember, all images on the Guru are free of copyright and free of charge for you to download and use in your presentations and handouts.  If you wish to use an ECG from another website or blog, please ask the administrator for permission.