Construction of learning ecosystems related consultation classes in higher education

Abstract

In this research, the features that characterize the university consultation classes and tertiary institutes have been described. Although these spaces are not within the prescribed curriculum, they do appear in the messages that teachers post on the billboards. Participation in consultation classes is somewhat arbitrary: the days, times and spaces in which they are offered are set by each teacher. The methodology was a multiple case study. Seven teachers from various universities and tertiary institutes of Río Cuarto, Sampacho and Villa Mercedes participated, as well as ten students who attended the consultation classes. The data were collected through non-participant observations and individual and semi-structured interviews. The results show the relevance in the collaborative construction of professional and socio-emotional skills, work autonomy, learning from genuine problems, the construction of identity processes and shared goals. These features, added to the particularities of the teaching methods, the place where the consultation classes are held and the length of time, allow us to think about the complexity that these learning areas go through.