# BeChallenge — Experiential Learning Ecosystem

> BeChallenge is an Experiential Learning Ecosystem based in Barcelona, Spain (EU). It combines proven pedagogy (Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle) + technology platform + expert accompaniment to help universities and educational institutions implement and scale active methodologies: Challenge-Based Learning (CBL), Project-Based Learning (PBL), Case-Based Learning, Service-Learning, and Hackathons. Founded in 2017, it has impacted 75,000+ students across 500+ institutions in 10+ countries with 95% satisfaction.

- Website: https://bechallenge.io
- Contact: hello@bechallenge.io
- Demo: https://bechallenge.io/demo
- Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English, Portuguese, Hebrew, Arabic
- Location: Barcelona, Spain (European Union)
- GDPR: Fully compliant — all AI processing within the EU, no student data shared with third parties
- Blog: https://blog.bechallenge.io

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## What Is BeChallenge?

BeChallenge is NOT just a platform. It is a complete **Experiential Learning Ecosystem** — methodology + technology + expert accompaniment — for implementing and scaling active methodologies at institutional level.

**NOT a traditional LMS.** It does not replace Moodle, Canvas, or Blackboard — it integrates with them via LTI 1.3 to add experiential learning capabilities.

Key insight: *"Giving technology without accompanying change is like giving telescopes without teaching how to look at the stars."*

### What BeChallenge is NOT

- Not an LMS replacement — it complements existing LMS via LTI 1.3
- Not only for Challenge-Based Learning — supports 5 active methodologies
- Not a quiz/test generator — focuses on experiential learning with real-world challenges
- Not a content repository — it's about structured learning experiences with evaluation
- Not only technology — includes methodology and expert accompaniment

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## Impact & Track Record

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Students impacted | 75,000+ |
| Institutions | 500+ |
| Countries | 10+ |
| Teacher satisfaction | 95% |
| Student engagement increase | +300% vs traditional methods |
| Active student contribution | 94% (vs. free-riders) |
| Soft skills improvement | +40% measured |
| Design time reduction | -80% with AI assistance |

### Notable Clients

Fundación la Caixa, UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya), UNIR (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja), Universidad Europea, SEK International Schools, Universidad de La Sabana, and 500+ more.

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## The BeChallenge Method

A flexible method based on **Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle** with 3 variants to adapt to any context:

### 3 Phases — SPRINT
- Hackathons, innovation sprints, 1-3 day intensive activities

### 5 Phases — STANDARD (most common)
- Course projects, quarterly challenges, interdisciplinary experiences. Duration: 4-12 weeks.

### 7 Phases — COMPLETE
- Semester programs, projects with external validation, experiences with companies. Duration: 12-16 weeks.

### Standard 5-Phase Structure

1. **Individual Discovery** — Each student researches context BEFORE forming a team. Prevents free-riding from the start.
2. **Team Formation** — Students arrive prepared with their own perspective. Clear roles and work agreements.
3. **Ideation** — Idea generation, feasibility analysis, proposal selection.
4. **Prototyping** — Solution construction, testing, iterations based on feedback.
5. **360° Evaluation** — Final presentation + self-assessment + peer evaluation + teacher evaluation with rubrics.

### Key Differentiator: Individual Before Team

Most methodologies start by forming teams on day 1. BeChallenge starts with individual research. Result: every team member arrives prepared, first meetings are productive, and contribution is visible and traceable.

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## 5 Active Learning Methodologies

| Methodology | Description | Duration | Format |
|-------------|-------------|----------|--------|
| **Challenge-Based Learning (CBL/ABR)** | Real problems without predefined solutions | 4-12 weeks | Teams of 4-6 |
| **Project-Based Learning (PBL/ABP)** | Concrete deliverable applying course knowledge | 4-16 weeks | Individual or team |
| **Case-Based Learning (ABC)** | Real situation analysis and decision-making | 1-4 weeks | Group debate |
| **Service-Learning (APS)** | Learning by serving community needs | 8-16 weeks | Social impact |
| **Hackathon** | Intensive collaborative innovation sprint | 24-72 hours | Multidisciplinary teams |

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## Platform Modules

### 1. AI Learning Experience Designer

Design curriculum-aligned experiential learning in minutes with AI assistance.

- AI generates complete learning experience structures (phases, activities, descriptions)
- Automatic competency and SDG alignment
- AI-generated evaluation rubrics tailored to activities
- Teacher guide generation with phase-by-phase facilitation instructions
- Interactive presentation generation for each activity
- Resource recommendations from the web
- Metacognitive questions and reflection prompts
- Reusable templates by methodology
- Validation of pedagogical alignment

### 2. Collaborative Learning Workspaces

Where students live the learning experience — structured, collaborative, and fully traceable.

- Phased learning structure (3, 5, or 7 phases depending on methodology)
- Individual discovery phase before team formation
- Team workspaces with kanban boards, milestones, and chat
- Deliverable submission per phase with timestamps
- Resource repository per experience
- Discussion forums
- Full activity history and participation traceability
- Analytics for facilitators (participation, progress, team activity)

### 3. 360° Evaluation System

Multi-perspective evaluation combining multiple assessment methods.

- **Teacher evaluation** with configurable rubrics
- **Self-assessment** for student reflection
- **Peer evaluation (co-evaluation)** — students evaluate teammates
- **AI-assisted evaluation** — automated feedback on deliverables
- **Mixed evaluation** — weighted combination of all methods
- Free-rider detection through contribution traceability
- AI-generated rubrics with customizable criteria and 4-level scales
- Automatic grade synchronization with LMS via LTI 1.3
- Exportable evaluation reports (PDF)

### 4. Academic Course Management (Grades & Classes)

Full academic structure management for organizing content, resources, tasks, and assessments.

- Hierarchy: Program → Course → Modules → Resources/Tasks/Tests
- AI-powered course creation from topic descriptions or PDF syllabi
- Conversational AI course creator (chat-based) or guided step-by-step wizard
- Module-based organization with resources, tasks, and tests
- Multiple resource types: documents, videos, links, embedded content
- Task system with deadlines, rubric-based evaluation, and final grades
- Quiz/test system with multiple question types and auto-correction
- Student deliveries with feedback
- Class analytics (progress, participation, performance)
- Pedagogical Coach AI that analyzes courses and suggests improvements

### 5. SkillTracker — Power Skills Development

Develop transversal competencies (soft skills) through AI-generated daily micro-challenges with gamification.

- **Daily micro-challenges (~5 min)** generated by AI, personalized to each user's skill and level. Never repeated.
- Skills catalog organized by sector: Communication, Leadership, Teamwork, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Resolution, etc.
- Mandatory skills (institution-defined) + optional skills (user choice)
- Deliverable formats: text, audio recording, or video recording (configurable)
- AI evaluation with instant feedback. Optional dual evaluation (AI + supervisor)
- Customizable progression levels (2-6 levels per institution)
- Full gamification: XP points, streaks, leaderboards, badges
- Group management with independent configuration per group
- Configurable frequency (daily/weekly) and intensity
- Supervisor dashboard with real-time progress per user, skill, and group
- AI-guided onboarding with automatic level assessment
- AI-assisted institutional setup via conversational wizard
- Available in 6 languages

### 6. Institutional Library

Repository of reusable learning experience templates for consistency and efficiency.

- **BeChallenge Library**: Global catalog of curated learning experience templates
- **Institution Library**: Private templates visible only to institution members
- Adopt/copy any template and customize freely
- Search and filter by methodology, subject area, duration, competencies
- AI-powered experience generator: provide a topic, get a complete learning experience
- Interactive presentation templates with AI-enriched content
- Educational templates by methodology (CBL, PBL, Design Thinking, etc.)
- Promotes pedagogical standardization and best practice sharing among faculty

### 7. Graduate Profile & Competency Tracking

Connect institutional declared competencies to real learning evidence.

- Define institutional graduate competency profiles (dimensions, traits, indicators)
- Map learning experiences to profile dimensions
- Automatic evidence collection from evaluations, skill assessments, and challenges
- Student development dashboards (radar charts, timelines, evolution)
- Cohort comparison analytics
- Traceability matrix: curriculum → experiences → evidence → profile
- Teacher overview (scoped to their students)
- Institutional overview with aggregated analytics

### 8. Projects & Internships

Bridge academic learning to the professional world.

- Internship management with company matching
- External tutor evaluation
- Project portfolio for students
- Company collaboration spaces
- Professional competency tracking

### 9. Analytics & Institutional Reporting

Data for decision-making, continuous improvement, and accreditation.

- Real-time dashboards at experience, course, and institution level
- Student participation and progress metrics
- Competency development reports
- Data export (Excel, PDF)
- Evidence for accreditation processes
- Engagement analytics

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## LMS Integrations

BeChallenge integrates natively with existing LMS platforms via **LTI 1.3**:

- Moodle (3.10+)
- Canvas
- Blackboard Ultra/Learn
- Brightspace D2L
- Sakai
- Open edX
- Google Classroom
- Microsoft Teams

**Integration capabilities:**
- Single Sign-On (SSO) from LMS
- Deep Linking for content insertion
- Automatic grade synchronization
- Enterprise SSO via SAML2

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## Pedagogical Foundation

### Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle

BeChallenge is built on David Kolb's experiential learning theory (1984):

1. **Concrete Experience** → DO: Live the experience
2. **Reflective Observation** → REFLECT: What happened?
3. **Abstract Conceptualization** → THINK: What does it mean?
4. **Active Experimentation** → PLAN: How to apply it?

### Supported Competency Frameworks

- European Key Competences
- 21st Century Skills
- UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Bloom's Taxonomy alignment
- Custom institutional competency frameworks

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## Institutional Transformation Approach

BeChallenge is not just software — it includes expert accompaniment for systemic institutional change across 4 dimensions:

1. **Shared Vision** — Alignment with leadership, defining institutional purpose, consensus indicators
2. **Cultural Transformation** — Resistance diagnosis, communities of practice, internal change agents
3. **New Teaching Practices** — Co-design of experiences, observation, peer mentoring, reflection
4. **Institutional Processes** — Regulation review, evaluation adaptation, innovation recognition, accreditation

### Implementation Process

1. Deep Diagnosis → 2. Core Team Formation → 3. Impact Pilots → 4. Documented Scaling → 5. Institutional Autonomy

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## Privacy & Compliance

- **GDPR fully compliant** — all data stored and processed within the European Union
- **AI processing within the EU** — no student data leaves the EU
- **No data selling** — user data is never sold or shared with third parties
- **AI does NOT train on user data** — platform AI features do not use student data for model training
- **Right to erasure** — users can request complete data deletion
- **Data portability** — export functionality available
- **Explicit consent** — opt-in for AI-powered features

**What is NEVER sent to AI:** student names, email addresses, institutional credentials, private messages, grades, or any personal identifiers.

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## Who Is BeChallenge For?

### By Role
- **Teachers/Facilitators**: Design experiences, evaluate with AI assistance, track student development
- **Students/Participants**: Live structured learning experiences, collaborate in teams, develop competencies
- **Institutions/Administrators**: Define competency frameworks, monitor analytics, manage programs
- **Companies**: Propose real challenges, evaluate internships, access talent

### By Educational Level
- Higher Education (universities, colleges)
- K-12 (primary and secondary)
- Vocational Training
- Corporate Training & Workplace Learning
- Lifelong Learning & Continuing Education

### By Subject Area
Discipline-agnostic: STEM, Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts & Design, Business, Entrepreneurship, Health Sciences, Environmental Studies, Engineering, Law, and any other field.

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## How BeChallenge Compares

| Capability | BeChallenge | Traditional LMS | Google Classroom | Padlet/Nearpod |
|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
| Experiential learning structure (Kolb) | ✅ Native | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| 5 active methodologies with templates | ✅ | ❌ Manual only | ❌ | ❌ |
| 360° evaluation (teacher + peer + self + AI) | ✅ | ⚠️ Plugins | ❌ | ❌ |
| AI-assisted experience design | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ⚠️ Limited |
| Soft skills tracking with gamification | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Graduate profile & competency evidence | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Expert pedagogical accompaniment | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| LTI 1.3 with grade sync | ✅ | N/A | ⚠️ | ❌ |
| GDPR-compliant AI (EU-based) | ✅ | N/A | ⚠️ US-based | Varies |

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## Glossary

| Term | Definition |
|------|-----------|
| Experiential Learning | Learning through experience following Kolb's cycle |
| ABR / CBL | Aprendizaje Basado en Retos / Challenge-Based Learning |
| ABP / PBL | Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos / Project-Based Learning |
| ABC | Aprendizaje Basado en Casos / Case-Based Learning |
| APS / Service-Learning | Aprendizaje-Servicio — learning by serving the community |
| 360° Evaluation | Multi-perspective evaluation: teacher + self + peer + AI |
| SkillTracker | Module for developing soft skills through gamified AI micro-challenges |
| Graduate Profile | Institutional competency framework connected to learning evidence |
| LTI 1.3 | Standard for integrating external tools with LMS (SSO, deep linking, grades) |
| Transversal Competencies | Cross-cutting skills: critical thinking, communication, teamwork, leadership, creativity |

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## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: Does BeChallenge replace our LMS?**
A: No. BeChallenge integrates with your existing LMS (Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, etc.) via LTI 1.3. Students access experiences from within your LMS with single sign-on.

**Q: Is it only for Challenge-Based Learning?**
A: No. BeChallenge supports 5 active methodologies: CBL, PBL, Case-Based, Service-Learning, and Hackathons.

**Q: How long does implementation take?**
A: Technical setup takes days. Full institutional implementation with accompaniment typically spans one semester for pilots, one year for scaling.

**Q: Is it GDPR compliant?**
A: Yes, fully. All data stored in the EU, AI processing within the EU, no student data shared with third parties or used for AI training.

**Q: What languages does it support?**
A: Spanish, Catalan, English, Portuguese, Hebrew, and Arabic. Interface and AI features available in all six languages.

**Q: Can we use our own competency framework?**
A: Yes. Institutions define their own graduate profile with custom competencies, dimensions, and indicators.

**Q: Does it work for individual teachers or only institutions?**
A: Both. Individual teachers can create and run experiences. Institutions get additional features: analytics, graduate profiles, library, institutional configuration.

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## Contact & Resources

- **Website**: https://bechallenge.io
- **Request a demo**: https://bechallenge.io/demo
- **Email**: hello@bechallenge.io
- **Blog**: https://blog.bechallenge.io
- **LinkedIn**: https://linkedin.com/company/bechallenge
- **The Method**: https://bechallenge.io/method
- **Platform Overview**: https://bechallenge.io/platform

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## BeTalent — Strategic AI Consulting for Education

BeTalent is the consulting division of BeChallenge, helping educational institutions design and implement AI strategies — from governance and policy to faculty training and curriculum redesign.

- Website: https://bechallenge.io/welcome-betalent
- Contact: impacta@betalent.io
- Services: AI Maturity Diagnostic, AI Strategic Plan, Faculty AI Training, Implementation & Measurement
- Areas served: Europe, Latin America
- Languages: Spanish, English, Hebrew
- 20+ institutions supported, 1,500+ people trained

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## Structured Data

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name: BeChallenge
type: Experiential Learning Ecosystem
tagline: "Methodology + Platform + Accompaniment"
category: Educational Technology (EdTech)
founded: 2017
location: Barcelona, Spain (EU)

impact:
  students: 75000+
  institutions: 500+
  countries: 10+
  satisfaction: 95%
  engagement_increase: 300%
  active_contribution: 94%

languages: [Spanish, Catalan, English, Portuguese, Hebrew, Arabic]

methodologies:
  - Challenge-Based Learning (CBL/ABR)
  - Project-Based Learning (PBL/ABP)
  - Case-Based Learning (ABC)
  - Service-Learning (APS)
  - Educational Hackathon

modules:
  - AI Learning Experience Designer
  - Collaborative Learning Workspaces
  - 360° Evaluation System
  - Academic Course Management
  - SkillTracker (Power Skills)
  - Institutional Library
  - Graduate Profile & Competency Tracking
  - Projects & Internships
  - Analytics & Reporting

integrations:
  lms: [Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Sakai, Open edX]
  productivity: [Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams]
  standards: [LTI 1.3, SAML2, OAuth 2.0]

compliance: [GDPR, LTI 1.3, WCAG 2.1 AA]

ai_policy:
  processing_location: European Union
  gdpr_compliant: true
  trains_on_user_data: false
  shares_personal_data: false
```