Abstract
The aim of this article is to relate our experiences of creating and implementing the first distance education course in “Database norms for scientific publications and research: a complement to educational activities for university library users”. The research was carried out by the Technical Division of Librarianship and Documentation at Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (Botucatu- Rubiã Junior campus) and the Center for Distance Health Education and Information Technology at the Botucatu Faculty of Medicine. The study was carried out from August to November 2009 using 10 different university classes. Out of the 128 enrolled students, 63% completed their studies. 37%, however, finished their studies at various stages of the course. Despite these problems, there was positive feedback about adopting the new methodology, which subsequently led to its widespread application in the academic community. The pioneering experience of multidisciplinary teamwork places librarians as ‘knowledge mediators’, thus enabling them to become part of the development of the educational process.
Highlights
The aim of this article is to relate our experiences of creating and implementing the first distance education course in “Database norms for scientific publications and research: a complement to educational activities for university library users”
There was positive feedback about adopting the new methodology, which subsequently led to its widespread application in the academic community
Revista Iberoamericana de Educación a Distancia, volumen 15, no 1, pp. 143-158
Summary
A implantação do curso Orientação à elaboração de trabalhos científicos e pesquisa em bases de dados foi desenvolvida em quatro etapas: Etapa 1: Contato com a direção do Nead.Tis para verificar a viabilidade do curso. O curso contou com uma equipe de 8 profissionais: duas bibliotecárias da Divisão Técnica de Biblioteca e Documentação - Campus Botucatu Rubião Junior, eram as professoras e responsáveis pela elaboração do conteúdo das aulas e seis tutores virtuais foram encarregados de dar suporte técnico referente ao uso da plataforma Moodle e também incentivar e motivar os alunos durante o curso. Esse resultado se multiplicar por um ano, seriam realizados quatro treinamentos à distância para capacitar 316 usuários (utilizando como base o total de usuários que concluíram o curso que foi de 80). Além de poder atender mais usuários com menor número de treinamentos, o profissional bibliotecário bem como os usuários poderão utilizar o tempo que era destinado ao treinamento presencial para se dedicar a outras atividades, já que no ensino a distância permite ao participante adequar de forma mais flexível o seu tempo de estudo
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