Andrew J. Rotherham and Daniel T. Willingham (2010) mentions that, although there is a common idea in society that students need to be successful in 21st century skills, these abilities aren't new. What is new is the context they face to demonstrate them. Hence, in education, a competency-based model; that focuses on the design of meaningful and interesting contexts that motivate students to solve and seek solutions for the challenges that arise. The concept behind a competency-based educational model seeks to measure learning by showing what can be done with what is known.
The Tec21 Educational Model allows the formation of solid, comprehensive and integral competences that support the creative and strategic resolution of the challenges of the present and future (Tec de Monterrey, 2022).
It is a learning model based on challenges that enables the generation of contexts that the student will face, and is characterized by four key elements: personalization, flexibility, inspiring professors and the generation of a memorable experience..
Support resources
Below, we share a series of lectures, videos and web pages that might be of interest to you. We invite you to consult them:
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- Ramírez F, M (s.f ) Chapter 8. Las competencias blandas en la sociedad del siglo XXI y literacidad en Bocciolesi, E et al. (2021) CIELIT University Press, Milano-Bergamo, Italy
- Rotherham, A.J & Willingham, D.T (2010) 21st-Centruy Skills. Not new, but a worthy challenge. American Educator. Spring 2010.
- Tecnológico de Monterrey (2018) Folleto Modelo Educativo Tec21 final Retrieved from, http://modelotec21.itesm.mx/files/folletomodelotec21.pdf
- Tobón, S (2005) Formación Basada en Competencias. Pensamiento complejo, diseño curricular y didáctica. Ediciones Ecoe. Colombia. Trilling, B & Fadel, C
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Guest Professor
Francisco Ayala
Clinical psychologist from the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon. He has a master’s degree in Higher Education, Public Health and Studies on the information and knowledge society. He has participated in the design and development of the educational model of the Tecnológico de Monterrey. He has also been Director of Basic Sciences and Academic Development at the School of Medicine, he was academic director for the highschools in Campus Monterrey, and currently, he is the Director of Professional Curriculum Design and Development. He has participated in the design of educational models at a university level. He led the training process in didactic techniques for professors at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, obtaining certification in Problem - Based Learning and Collaborative Learning. His teaching job has also been combined with consulting activities related to educational innovation, culture and organizational change. He led the design and development processes of the Semana i and Semestre i initiatives at the Tec de Monterrey.