The b-learning modality, a model for strengthening educational cover-age. Case: Universidad Tecnológica de Tula – Tepeji

Abstract

The Universidad Tecnológica de Tula-Tepeji is committed to strengthening educational coverage through a modality that meets the needs of society. The blended learning (B-learning) system model, designed to train people who work full time and cannot devote themselves to full-time higher education, is innovative in the region, in the state of Hidalgo, as well as in the Subsystem of Technological and Polytechnic Universities (SUT). It emerged before the current contingency, thus acquiring greater relevance. The B-learning model is based on the feasibility and relevance of projects, an appropriate instructional design, quality indicators defined by the Inter-Institutional Committee for the Evaluation of Higher Education (CIEES in Spanish) and is fully replicable to other contexts. It was first applied in the Técnico Superior Universitario programs, later in the Bachelor's Degree in Engineering programs, and finally in postgraduate and continuing education.