Educational experience of the Escuela de Bibliotecología y Ciencias de la Información of the Universidad de Costa Rica after the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Abstract

At the beginning of 2020, a health emergency caused by the COVID-19 virus was faced, which brought changes in the economy, work and education. The latter underwent changes in the didactic strategies that had to be adapted to virtuality. In order to know the educational experience of students and teachers of the School of Library and Information Sciences of the University of Costa Rica, consultations were carried out to know the academic experiences developed to face the crisis, the resources they had, and the perception of the new virtual modalities. The student community was satisfied with the courses received in this modality, the synchronous master classes and short assignments were the most performed activities, and both teachers and students agreed on the need to improve the distribution of time and workload. The opportunities for improvement identified are based on the need to train populations in the use of technology and the organization of time. The academic experience, although in general terms it was satisfactory, invites us to pay attention not only to the proper management of technological resources for educational purposes, but also to rethink the interactions between teachers and students (didactic strategies), as well as the development of other skills. that have to do with the executive part of the brain, such as planning and organizing tasks.