Here at Inteli, one of the pillars of our teaching model is the role of our students. In practice, this means that students develop the autonomy to be responsible for building their own knowledge, a fundamental skill for the professional of the future.
Before I share with you how this process works here at Inteli, it's worth remembering that putting the "student at the center" concept into practice is not an easy task. It's a journey that requires several deconstructions for both students and teachers.
The teacher stops being a "transmitter of knowledge" and embraces a collaborative attitude, understanding that every student is capable of learning and teaching. The student is challenged to develop an active learning attitude. In other words, it's a collective construction.
In the Inteli model, throughout the modules, the teachers select study materials according to the subjects covered in the Module, and it's up to the student to organize themselves to study the theory. During the meetings in the ateliers (as we call the "classroom" here), the students meet with the teachers to ask questions. Then it's time to use all their learning to work together on projects.
The key word is autonomy. In this model, young people need to develop self-knowledge, planning and collaboration. Traditional group work, where only one person does it and everyone gets a mark, or each person does a part and puts it all together without any sense of the whole, doesn't work in a real project. It's been challenging, but learning becomes enjoyable when they realize that they are actually building something unique. In fact, it should always be like this, right?
