TESSI Institute (Colombia)

Idioma: Inglés
Fechas: Del miércoles 13 hasta el viernes 15 de noviembre de 2024.
Horario: Inicio: 9:00 am a 5:00 pm.
Lugar: Facultad de Minas: Facultad de Minas, Universidad de Colombia-Medellín

Objetivo: TEISS es un taller interdisciplinario de 3 días diseñado a empoderar docentes de ingeniería con el fin de transformar sus cursos y programas a través del conocimiento adquirido y las herramientas necesarias como una respuesta a los grandes retos que enfrenta la sociedad, en particular los sectores más vulnerables. Basado en los principios del pensamiento creativo y la praxis de ingeniería humanitaria y emprendimiento social, el taller TEISS ofrece a educadores un marco innovador que conecta a los estudiantes con proyectos auténticos y reales en donde ellos co-crean soluciones innovadoras, practicas, y sostenibles para atender las necesidades de las poblaciones más vulnerables.

Perfil de los participantes: Profesores de escuelas y programas de ingeniería que demuestren interés y compromiso en cambiar la educación de ingeniería a través de pedagogías innovadoras enfocadas en al impacto social en comunidades vulnerables.

Plan de estudio:

Día 1 Tema: Investigación creativa para una educación transformadora y un impacto social

9AM: Icebreaker Activity to build a strong learning community.
- If possible, move this to an opening dinner on Sunday evening?
- Set up a networking bingo so that the participants interact with each other in a more informal setting.
10AM: Welcome from all hosts
- IIT Kharagpur - Tech / Business
- Lehigh University
10:15AM: Keynote Address: An inspiring talk on the importance of transformative education and its role in addressing global grand challenges.
11:30AM: Break
11:45AM: Small Group Discussion + Plenary Debrief: State of the System
- Challenges with current teaching methods.
- Systemic Challenges facing Indian Higher Education
- Expectations and experiences related to the TESSI Institute.
12:30PM: TESSI Institute Goal-Setting
- TESSI Institute's goals, principles, and objectives.
- What might we accomplish; what might we not.
- Introduction to TESSI Project
  - Project framework and expectations.
  - Participant will form teams and get their charge
  - Hosts will identify 5-6 projects that the participants will work on. All project frameworks will be focused on some kind of interdisciplinary impact-focused program creation with various thematic areas - food systems, healthcare, manufacturing, supply chains, etc.
1:00PM: Networking Lunch with Project Teams
2:00PM: Talk: Principles of Creative Inquiry
- Introduction to creative inquiry methodologies and project-based learning, and their application in the classroom.
- Boundary spanning / interdisciplinary models
3:00PM: Workshop: Integrating creative inquiry and authentic projects into courses and curricula
- Participants will identify ways in which they can integrate creative inquiry opportunities into their courses and curriculum.
- Participants will follow a structured process to explore the options and trade-offs when integrating projects into classes.
4:45PM: Quick Debrief
5:00PM: End of Day’s Activities

Tema del día 2: Ingeniería Humanitaria y Emprendimiento Social

10:00AM: Talk: Introduction to Humanitarian Engineering
11:00AM: Workshop: Integrating Humanitarian Engineering Projects:
- Practical exercises on applying engineering principles to address humanitarian challenges.
- Mapping the SDGs to Engineering and Entrepreneurship Curricula and Projects
- Navigating major humanitarian design questions
1:00PM: Networking Lunch: Informal discussions and networking.
2:00PM: Talk: Introduction to Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
3:00PM: Workshop: Business Models for Social Impact
- Quick review of Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas
- Creating sustainable business models for projects.
3:45PM: Project Work
- Project teams integrate humanitarian engineering and social entrepreneurship principles into their projects.
4:45PM: Quick Debrief: Group reflection on the day's learnings and project ideas.
5:00PM: End of Day’s Activities

Día 3: Design Thinking e Innovación Curricular

10:00AM: Workshop: Design Thinking
- A hands-on workshop on design thinking methodologies and how to integrate them into impact-focused projects.
1:00PM: Lunch Break
2:00PM: Workshop: Student-Centered Program Design
- Faculty-Student Co-Creation Approaches
- Radical Ownership
- Mentoring Best Practices
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Assessment
4:00PM: Panel Session: Getting Administration Buy-In and Finding Resources
- University Administrators and Change Leaders share their lessons learned on academic innovation and transformation.
5:00PM: End of Day’s Activities

¿Qué aprenderán en el taller TEISS?:

Entender como grandes retos globales y nacionales se pueden a manifestar en la educación de la ingeniería en Colombia.
Pensamiento creativo y la praxis de la ingeniería humanitaria y emprendimiento social.
Diseño e innovación curricular enfocado en proyectos reales y auténticos.
Identificación de Problemas y Diseño de Soluciones.
Desarrollo de Modelos de Negocios Sostenibles.
Impacto de las Historias de los Proyectos.
Motivacion para la participación de estudiantes a través del aprendizaje activo
Evaluación de y Compromiso con el Impacto Sostenible.