La Regulation of remote learning and the experience of Argentine academics in the development of their teaching activity in e-learning before the outbreak of the pandemic

Abstract

Academics are fundamental actors for the university when they develop different activities, such as teaching, research and university extension. In the last year and a half, universities have been challenged to implement different strategies for emergency remote teaching. These actions had to be carried out in a context characterized by urgency, exceptionality and uncertainty regarding the need to ensure pedagogical continuity to guarantee the right to education. The purpose of the article is to characterize the experience prior to the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020, of argentine academics in the development of their teaching activity in virtual environments, as well as the recent development and regulatory evolution of remote learning in Argentina. Given the elapsed time involved in the development of new ICT-mediated teaching experiences, the work may become an input to contrast it with other studies that analyze the impacts of the pandemic in Argentine universities.The methodological design involved the application of a survey to a representative sample of academics from Argentine national universities, within the framework of the international project APIKS (Academic Profession in the Knowledge-Based Society).