Educational Hybridizations and the Notion of ‘Students’ Academic Work’ in the Argentine University Academic Credit System (SACAU)

Reflections and Guidelines from the TE.Ar Network

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/24690090e205

Keywords:

pedagogical interaction, independent student work, hybrid education, academic time

Abstract

This article offers a critical reflection on the notion of university students’ academic work in the context of the implementation of the Argentine System of University Academic Credits (SACAU) and the Student Reference Credit (CRE). It underscores that the adoption of a credit system represents an opportunity to rethink the curriculum, teaching practices, and the student role in face-to-face, distance, and hybrid environments. The article questions the adequacy of mathematical formulas to capture the complexity of academic work and proposes that disciplinary diversity, student trajectories, curricular formats, and institutional contexts be taken into account, raising warnings and questions that reveal inherent complexities.

The need to move beyond dichotomies between pedagogical interaction and autonomous work is highlighted, advocating for the incorporation of qualitative dimensions in planning and assessment, as well as for recognizing diversity as a central axis for the allocation of workload and curricular design.

Seven warnings are presented from the perspective of Educational Technology to support a critical and integrative approach to this process. Finally, the article emphasizes that the implementation of SACAU must be a flexible, situated, and constantly reviewed process that engages with contemporary challenges facing Argentine higher education.

Full-text of the article is available for this locale: Spanish.

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Published

2025-12-19

How to Cite

Ambrosino, M. A., Bondarczuk, I., Iriarte, L., Lion, C., Martín, M. M., Morán, L., Sabulsky, G., Schpetter, A. V., & Tagua, M. (2025). Educational Hybridizations and the Notion of ‘Students’ Academic Work’ in the Argentine University Academic Credit System (SACAU): Reflections and Guidelines from the TE.Ar Network. Trayectorias Universitarias, 11(21), e205. https://doi.org/10.24215/24690090e205