Mimicking or Thinking for themselves?

In this workshop, the importance of getting students thinking was shared, because many of them question what the theoretical knowledge we give them in class is for, and after being tested on it, they forget what they’ve learned. So what was suggested was to apply theoretical knowledge to practice, making students realize the importance of theoretical concepts. For example, when we have an exercise to create an innovative product, we need to understand what problem it solves, who it will sell to, talk to potential customers, segment the market, create a value proposition for those customers and create the company to market it. When we have an exercise with a mathematical formula for calculating the structure, we ask them to draw a bridge with whatever material they want. In this way, we see that the students, as a group, co-create, learn and don’t forget the learning experience.