Constitution and Democracy

The idea

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In our section, implied addressing the pedagogical challenges that can be faced by a chair like this in order to transmit knowledge to students who begin, for the most part, their passage through the university; who come from disciplines other than law; and with a large number of students that hardly facilitates active methodologies in the classroom.
From this concern to address the pedagogical challenges, it was proposed in the section to implement a methodological axis focused on Game-Based Learning and Gamification.
This approach focuses on learning based on games as vehicles and support tools in educational processes and the inclusion of game dynamics in the classroom.
In this way, it is sought that the student not only participates actively, but that his or her comprehension phase takes place through interactive tools, as well as promoting analysis from critical perspectives applied to reality.

The process

Game-Based Learning is materialized with the inclusion of different educational games that are part of the preparatory material of the class and with which activities are carried out in the classroom.
Each of the games is designed to address one of the topics of the class and give rise to discussion with the students.
On the other hand, Gamification is used as an evaluation method. The use of the Quizziz platform allows to evaluate the learning results through a game dynamics by points.

Game	Description
Branches of the Power	Students will choose a government agenda and must go through the three branches of government. The game provides the opportunity to present presidential agendas, write legislation, sign or veto bills, and even judge the laws passed
Election Party.	The game consists of individually simulating an election campaign in Colombia. The game was designed by the Universidad Rosario and is available for download on any device, for this reason this game is educational in nature
Do I Have a Right?	This game consists of simulating the management of a law firm and allowing students to explore the complexity of rights violations and their strategic defense
Factitious / TrueFalse	This game puts into practice tips for identifying fake news and how to prevent it. At the same time, it allows students to recognize the harmful effects of fake news for the democratic system
Moral machine	This game, developed by MIT, allows students to face typical moral challenges of justice. This is done by choosing among different populations who should "run over" an autonomous driving system. This exercise allows to observe how there are ethical, legal and moral implications beyond the law and apply to new technologies.

Working with digital educational games and support in various technological tools to enhance learning and understanding processes from experience and concrete cases in which students must implement new methodologies is not the only way for students to apply their knowledge adequately to solve everyday problems.

SMART

The main objective of the course is that the student is formed as a citizen and knows the basic regulatory system that governs our country. This training includes an approach to the knowledge of the Constitution, the structure of the state, the Fundamental Rights, and other key aspects of daily life. We hope that this course will allow them to critically appropriate current debates and serve as a tool to actively participate in a democratic society. In this way, the course intends that the student revolves around the following map of knowledge:

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