The Forma-t Method
Teaching-Learning Method for Generating Social Impact
As educators of future professionals, we have developed a teaching methodology with a transformative approach focused on values, skills and positive social impact.
For this purpose, we have designed a space of employment-oriented training, in which, in addition to developing technical and human skills, it inspires students to generate positive changes in their communities through a professional practice ethical, inclusive and oriented towards the well-being of people.
Pillars of the Method
Equality, coeducation, respect, honesty, ethics and professionalism.
Cooperative learning, constructivist approach and competency development.
Inclusion, employment guidance, health promotion, well-being and self-care.
Learning to transform the environment from a professional perspective.
Structure of the Method
- Equality and coeducation:
- Incorporate activities that make visible the contributions of different genders and cultures in the professional field.
- Design projects that analyze and seek solutions to real inequalities in the workplace.
- Respect and honesty:
- Promote ethical debates on workplace dilemmas.
- Dynamics to identify and manage prejudices, promoting empathy and honesty.
- Active methodologies:
- Problem-based projects (PBL): Solving challenges related to professional practice.
- Project-based learning: Designing real initiatives for the community, such as awareness campaigns on healthy habits.
- Cooperative dynamics:
- Defined roles in teams to foster positive interdependence.
- Spaces for group reflection on achievements and areas for improvement.
- Technical skills:
- Focused on the specific needs of each professional discipline, with emphasis on practice.
- Human skills:
- Soft skills: Effective communication, teamwork, leadership, time management.
- Professional ethics: Create a professional code of conduct with students as part of training.
- Programs of professional preparation:
- Resume, interview, and professional networking workshops.
- Simulation of work environments:
- Conduct practical work in real or simulated scenarios that reproduce the challenges of the sector.
- Promoting entrepreneurship:
- Design projects where students develop business ideas or innovative solutions.
- Applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to ensure that all students can participate and learn without barriers.
- Raising awareness through workshops and activities that address equality, multiculturalism and accessibility.
- Strategies of individualized accompaniment: Tutoring and socio-emotional monitoring for students in vulnerable situations.
- Physical health:
- Promote the practice of healthy habits such as sports, nutrition, sleep hygiene, bio-psycho-social training.
- Emotional regulation:
- Emotional intelligence workshops to learn how to identify, express and manage emotions.
- Incorporate mindfulness and relaxation practices into your academic routine.
- Community well-being:
- Create safe spaces where students can share concerns and receive support.
- Community projects:
- Students design and implement practical solutions that benefit their environment (e.g. resource optimization, digital inclusion).
- Service-learning:
- Link learning with community service, such as providing technical or professional support to vulnerable groups.
- Social mediation:
- To train students to act as agents of change in contexts of conflict or exclusion.
