Accelerated learning model, based on real projects in the productive and social sector, based on NCIE-ITCJ, stage I: super makerspace

Abstract

Mexico, like many emerging economies, in a context of great competition and international competitiveness, must strengthen its educational systems at all levels, from Basic Education, Upper Secondary and Higher Education, however, limiting ourselves to the Higher Level, which is the that concerns us, for the Tecnológico Nacional de México this challenge represents a great area of opportunity by virtue of the fact that it is the system that trains the most engineers in Mexico and Latin America with 254 University Campus throughout the country and around 600,000 students, where it attends to the different vocations: Engineering for Industry, services, Agriculture, Forestry, Maritime and Aquaculture. The objective of this educational research is to validate an accelerated learning model based on real projects, favoring the vocation and practice of the different sectors, in the design of their products, their services and the solution of their problems, this under a training methodology and permanent updating of teachers based on a philosophy of technology, which allows them to motivate and incorporate students and teachers with engineers and technicians mainly from companies with extensive experience in new trends, through real projects in practice and with this mechanism an important accelerated learning that results in the ability to graduate highly trained and experienced professionals, with the skills required by the current environment, thus granting prestige and social and business credibility to the educational institution and its graduates, thereby obtaining better opportunities and well-being, opening an accelerated route towards the development of the country.