IX. ENSEÑANZA HÍBRIDA EN LAS UNIVERSIDADES: ALCANCES Y LIMITACIONES

Abstract

Hybrid teaching is a learning modality used repeatedly in Paraguay, due to the pandemic that plagues humanity, where face-to-face and remote education is combined with different media. In this framework, the scope and limitations of hybrid teaching in postgraduate courses are analyzed. The research design used for the development of the research has not been experimental, descriptive-explanatory-correlational in scope, with a qualitativequantitative approach. Data collection was carried out through the application of structured interviews to teachers and students, these inputs were analyzed according to the methods contemplated by descriptive and inferential statistics. The Polytechnic, Chemical Sciences, and Exact Sciences Faculties of the National University of Asunción were taken as a case study, which at the time of the research implemented the blended modality in postgraduate programs. As for the modality, the autonomy of learning, collaboration through forums, chats, teamwork, guided practices, access to information, others were achieved. As limitations, the need for solid institutional planning and the provision of administrative resources for updating the building and technological infrastructure. Finally, this research concludes that there is a need for academic and administrative legislation that guarantees the harmonious development of teaching, to guarantee the credibility of the modality and the institution.