Intertwining voices of university teachers and students: experiences during extension practices

Abstract

Through this article, we want to share the experiences that have arisen from the Experiential Education Extension Practices (PEEE) within the Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition of the Faculty of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (FBCB-UNL) between the years 2017 to 2019 inclusive. The experiences shared by teachers and students, who have participated in these practices, are contemplated, taking into account the role played by each of these actors within each project. From their stories, it was possible to infer about the different perspectives they have, when providing a look at extension practices according to their experience, participation, learning and tensions. An interpretive investigation was carried out, with qualitative methodology, where 6 semi-structured interviews of key informants were recovered. The selection of these was based on the search for diverse opinions and points of view based on the different experiences. Outstanding aspects emerged from their words, which made it possible to reflect on the learning and traces that these practices have left on the participating students. They highlight the approach to the chosen career, the professional future, the connection with the community, teamwork and 

interdisciplinary work, and enrichment on a personal and professional level accompanied by a consolidation of previous knowledge and the generation of new ones from that encounter. with the social actor.

The teachers interviewed agree that, both in the present and in the future, it is necessary to work together with the different university and non-university actors, exchanging knowledge within the institution and also outside it, making alliances and working together. They maintain that this is how significant learning can be obtained.