A first experience with eco method in the teaching of Constitutional Law and human rights

Abstract

It is increasingly common in universities to implement active methodologies that move away from the classic one-way session and favour the cooperative construction of knowledge. As members of the teaching innovation project at the University of Seville The Challenge in Higher Education: Learning with ECO, we have applied the ECO method (Explore, Create and Offer) for learning Constitutional Law and, specifically human rights in the framework of the Agenda 2030. The students work organised in stable teams and undertake an Exploration phase to detect constitutional problems with the aim of Creating, developing and implementing a feasible project that is Offered to society as a possible solution. Through this process guided by the professors, students delve deepe into a central issue for Constitutional Law and, at the same time, become aware that their learning has a clear practical vocation. In this way they develop their social commitment through the useful knowledge transfer.