The Learning Gate: A Case Study of Virtual Continuous Education Based on Andragogic Principles Chapter in Scopus uri icon

abstract

  • In 2020, Tecnológico de Monterrey launched LIVE programs in Continuing Education to serve all those professionals looking for courses and diplomas in the virtual version. The Learning Gate (TLG), a personalized platform, was developed under andragogic principles, where the participant can choose what, when, and how much to study. This work describes the TLG case study, including its design, covered competencies, student perceptions surveys and two participants¿ case studies, and the discussion of the results. The paper also describes the personalized virtual approach, discussing web-based platforms¿ potential to promote continuous education. The customized platform consists of two parts: the content area, comprising a diagnostic evaluation and simple self-directed learning, and the practical part, where a challenge-based learning approach is employed. The program consists of 4 big areas (leadership, data science, finance, and marketing and sales), accounting for 123 sub-competencies. Until November 2022, there were 602 students enrolled in these programs. Participants who have already taken the courses and challenges and the development of sub-competencies ensure that they are satisfied with the training they have received since the tools newly acquired are effectively applied in the context of the reality of their organization. Continuing education is a tool that higher education institutions should promote in their collaborations with organizations and an essential lifelong learning element in the development of the current profession. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

publication date

  • January 1, 2024