UPTC Radio's media education, interweaving of meanings between communication and education

Abstract

The research base of this article reviewed the origin of university radios and their link with higher education. As part of the results, it carries out a historical characterization of UPTC Radio, describing the motivations to integrate students and teachers as program producers, despite the fact that the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (UPTC) does not offer a degree in communication or journalism. It describes the design and standardization of radio workshops. It analyzes the relationship between higher education and media education; for this, it refers to how radio workshops are articulated with the process of producing radio programs, with academic programs including, academic courses, academic practices, internships, and thesis work. It also explores specific cases of media education, with producers of radio programs such as “Nuevo Amanecer Agropecuario” (New Agricultural Dawn), “Cuidando con Cuidado” (Caring with Care), and “Pensamiento Colectivo” (Collective Thought) from the Agronomic Engineering, Nursing, and Social Sciences Teaching careers, respectively. This case, in media education, has encouraged participants to promote the social appropriation of knowledge and the development of media competencies.