Novus Experience

What we offer | What we look for | How we evaluate | Who can participate | Testimonies

The Novus experience is characterized by its methodology to support the development of educational innovations that transform our students' learning.

For this, we have a mentoring, support, and training program on topics of educational innovation, operational management, and impact measurement. We also offer funding for the implementation of your innovation and advice on budget management.

Discover what Novus has for you and make your innovation a reality with impact!

What we offer

Guidance

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We have multiple mentoring and support strategies, including:

Orientation workshops and on-campus visits for writing your proposal and taking the first steps in your innovation.
Guidance for the operational management of your project once your application is accepted.
Mentoring Program with a model focused on impact evaluation using experimental design; we provide support and guidance for instrument validation, implementation follow-up, data analysis, scalability, and transfer.
In collaboration with different areas (Educational Innovation and TEDU, TecServices, Talent and Experience, Legal Department, Finance), we enable the institutional ecosystem to make your innovation a reality.

Funding

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We provide funding for the development and implementation of your educational innovation, approved for technological developments, equipment acquisitions, licenses, and hiring On Campus Interns.

Benefits

We offer opportunities and create spaces for knowledge generation, understanding, and interaction with peers enthusiastic about educational innovation, such as:

Kick-off events where you can meet other Novus project leaders.
Training events (in-person and online) with the opportunity to develop alongside other professors.
Closing event at the IFE Conference.

Additionally, you will benefit from:

Having evidence of having led or participated in an educational innovation project that meets the established guidelines for faculty classification.
The possibility of your innovation being considered for institutional scaling.
The possibility of receiving support to participate in national and international educational innovation competitions.
Support and guidance to generate knowledge and disseminate results in academic forums.

What we look for

Educational innovations that promote the implementation of practices that improve the teaching-learning process at Tecnológico de Monterrey at any of the different educational levels or training areas (High School, Undergraduate, Graduate, Leadership and Student Development, Social Service).

How we evaluate

We have an Evaluation Committee to review the proposals received during our calls.

The Novus team does not influence peer evaluation. The evaluators are external specialists who base their assessments on the proposal information and the instrument, both available on the platform.

Proposals are evaluated using the following academic criteria:

The proposal:

specifies the expected impact of the innovation.
contains appropriate indicators.
takes into account institutional infrastructure.
does not compromise the integrity of students and/or faculty.

The proposal:

seeks the acquisition or development of competencies.
facilitates processes of monitoring, development, evaluation, and/or feedback of learning or development.
is implemented as a series of activities, experiences, or interactions.

The proposal:

Includes a phased work schedule.
Presents a literature review that justifies the use of educational technology and/or institutional strategy.
Describes the data collection instrument for each indicator.
Contains appropriate instruments to measure the impact of the project.

The proposal:

addresses a direct problem or need related to teaching or learning processes.
has the potential for a positive impact on the teaching-learning process.
has the potential to change existing practices in teaching and learning processes.
can result in a memorable experience.

Through this process, fairness, rigor, and transparency in the selection are ensured and any bias towards a proposal is avoided.

Proposals are ranked according to the scores obtained and the value of each criterion. The proposals with the highest scores are selected.

Who can participate

All members of the teaching community at Tecnológico de Monterrey, regardless of their type of contract, can participate. One can be responsible for up to three projects supported by our initiative; if seeking funding for a fourth project, it will be necessary to successfully complete one of the active projects or transfer the leadership of an active project to another person.