OASIS ARTESANAL. EXPERIENCIA DE UN CURSO SEMIPRESENCIAL CONTEXTUALIZADO A LA COMUNIDAD LOS CERRITOS

Abstract

The teachers participating in the course “Didactic Possibilities of the Acropolis platform” taught at UJAP by one of the authors, demonstrate their achievements by developing a blended course focused on the needs of the learner. To do this, they design the central activity of their own course, framing it in a real context of application. From there they determine the conceptual, procedural and attitudinal contents involved in the competent performance of their students. As a consequence of this, one of the authors developed the Blended Entrepreneur Training Course, an elective subject of the Faculty of Education of the UJAP, in three modules: Design of the Business Plan (Chasing a Dream), Realization of the Business Plan (Weaving the threads of the Dream) and Contextualized Presentation of the Business Plan (Caressing the Dream). The students were advised in person and virtually to work collaboratively in different communities, helping their members to realize their business ideas. Thus, in the community of Barrio los Cerritos, they identified problems raised through their community spokespersons and diagnosed the following needs: construction of a museum space related to the Sorocaima culture, to which archaeological remains found in the area correspond; socio-productive activities derived from sales of indigenous foods and crafts; development of an ecological transportation service for people interested in knowing the historical site. These business ideas led to the emergence of the activating idea called “Artisanal Oasis”.