This presentation was given by Wendy Diaz Perez at the conference “Creativity and Critical Thinking Skills in School: Moving a shared agenda forward” on 24-25 September 2019, London, UK.

1. Fostering Creativity and Critical Thinking in Higher Education

2. 2
Jalisco
CDMX
Our country
Population 119,938,473
Languages
69 national languages
(68 indigenous and Spanish)
Educational enrollment by level
Basic education 25,447,467
High school education 5,237,003
Higher education 3,864,995
Mexico
Source: INEGI, 2015 & Gobierno de México, 2019
Source: INEGI, 2017

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Innovation
Jalisco population 7,844,830
According to the mexican ranking of
Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
Jalisco presents as relevant positions:
Higher Education 6°
Business inovation 3°
Intellectual property 3°
Companies carrying out innovation
projects nationwide
7.2%
Companies with Innovative products
nationwide
8.6%
Foreign Direct Investment in 2015 2,484.6 million dollars
Industrial and / or technological parks 50
Jalisco
Source: Gobierno de México, 2019, CAIINO, 2018, INEGI, 2015 & INEGI, 2013
ZMG

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UdeG Network
The University of Guadalajara is a
vigorous community, heir to an
educational tradition forged along more
than two centuries.
The University offers studies in
vocational high school, undergraduate
an graduate academic programs.
University of Guadalajara
Total students 287,760
Students in higher
education
127,330
Students in high
school
160,430
Professors 16,785
Administrative staff 10,768
Source: INEGI, 2015 & Universidad de Guadalajara, 2018

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Jalisco ZMG
Regional University
Centers
Subject specific University
Centers
CUALTOS - Tepatitlán de
Morelos, Jal.
CUCIÉNEGA - Ocotlán, Jal.
CUCOSTA - Puerto Vallarta, Jal.
CUCSUR - Autlán de Navarro,
Jal.
CULAGOS - Lagos de Moreno,
Jal.
CUNORTE - Colotlán, Jal.
CUSUR - Ciudad Guzmán, Jal.
CUTONALÁ - Tonalá, Jalisco.
CUVALLES - Ameca, Jal.
CUAAD - Arts, Architecture, and
Design
CUCBA - Biological and
Agricultural Sciences
CUCEA - Economic and
Administrative Sciences
CUCEI - Exact Sciences and
Engineering
CUCS - Health Science
CUCSH - Social Sciences and
Humanities
UdeG Network
University Network
University Centers
High School Education System
Virtual University Center
9 Regional centers & 6 Specific
centers
53 High schools, 69 modules &
27 extensions
Offers high school, Bachelor’s
and Master’s degree programs

6. High Schools
Developing Creativity, Critical Thinking and other 21st Century Skills

7. • Phenomenon based learning
• Transversal learning through the
curriculum
• Phenomenon are approached
through different subjects
Transformational project: TAE Ser Global : CLIL + Ph BL
Rationale:

8. Integration of different subjects to create a single
learning experience (transversal)
Where students look at a phenomenon from different
real-world/academic perspectives
Develops systems thinking – seeing patterns – and
inter-dependency
Ser Global- Transversals
Graphic
novels
Paintings Music
Others
Green
gardens
Video
Products

9. Project
planning
and
creation
CONNECT

10. Creativity
and
exploration
CONNECT

11. Reflection
and self
awareness
CONNECT

12. Social Equity
equality of access to quality teaching and learning environments regardless of socio-economic
status
21st Century Global Competences
development of competences alongside acquisition of knowledge
Connectivity to the Real World
connection between what students learn in school with what they experience, or may experience,
outside the school
Learner Self-confidence
learning language alongside building self-confidence to use the language
Motivation
experiencing English language learning at school which encourages reaching for opportunities to
engage in out-of-school/informal learning
Relevance
Learning the English language at the same time as developing thinking strategies and skills to
use the language to achieve outcomes generally perceived as relevant by students
CONNECT

13. Higher Education
How are we going to confront the
Connect generation?

14. • Higher Education has worked
in the last years on the
development of some of this
skills.
• In the discourse, in the
planning document, and
through strategies applied in
certain programs
Higher Education

15. .
• Certificate on learning center
pedagogies
• Mentoring (module on
fostering creativity)
• Modules on other training
courses
Higher Education

16. Higher Education
Conectáctica
Congress on innovative practices
PROFACAD, module on Creativity and
Innovation

17. • We need to develop strategies to
assess the outcomes and the skills
generated
• We need to train teachers
• We need to create new and more
flexible curriculums
• We need to redesign our
environmental learning spaces
Higher Education

18. • For the UdeG the participation on this project would
mean to network with other universities that have
probably already found the mechanisms to evaluate
the outcomes
• It also represents the opportunity to implement in a
more successful way the new Plan for next 6 years on
the interdisciplinarity of the campus, the projects and
the programmes, and the development of 21st Century
Skills
Higher Education

19. Contact details:
www.udg.mx
My Life Journey Project.
Students of High School
San José del Valle,
Tlajomulco, 2019