Education and learning technology applied to descriptive representation

Abstract

It analyses the results obtained through the use of education and learning technology, for the disciplines related with Descriptive Representation, or Descriptive Cataloging. These disciplines are offered by the Information Science Department of São Carlos Federal University. It has been adopted the Web Course Tools (WebCT), available at the University, as the virtual learning environement. It has been offered a course for bibliographic description practical learning. The theoretical content for the area has been presented and discussed at classroom. The practical content has taken place virtually, through distance learning. This case study alllowed to describe the environment use and to verify the acceptance of virtual learning by students. The use of distance learning enlarged the available time for theoretical approaches and discussions about cataloging at classroom. The study also allowed the identification of intervening factors, as the student’s compromising and maturity towards his own learning process. The students, in general, accepted well the new instrument.