PBL strategy: experiences in the implementation of a strengthening formative research approach for project based learning. Case: engineering faculty at unicomfacauca, Zona Norte

Abstract

This experience, framed within the education innovation and impact of learning results, describes the development and putting in place of the project based learning approach carried out by the engineering faculty at Unicomfacauca – Zona Norte It comprises; General purpose of practice, the team involved, implementation process, academic schedule, stages, and timeline. The latter highlights the achieved results by showing a level of maturity that makes this strategy a sustainable process that can be adaptable to other programs of the institution. In a succinct manner, it describes its innovative nature by looking at 5 relevant aspects: the developing of a pedagogical training road focusing on the pedagogical dimension, strengthening of holistic training focusing on the human being dimension; working in conjunction with training (formative) research processes corresponding with a research dimension; building a platform for technological and knowledge management corresponding with the technology dimension; and the communication dimension for publication processes in different contexts.