Perceptions about the Master’s Teaching Internship in Information Science

Abstract

This paper aims to present perceptions about the teaching internship as an alternative to the practice of teaching developed by students of the Masters in Information Science. The experience took place in two classes between 2020.2 and 2021.1, for students of the Bachelor's Degree in Library Science at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), which occurred remotely due to the covid-19 pandemic. Such activities provided opportunities for students to learn about topics related to University Library Management and Classical Logic through theory and practical examples. Added to this is the identification of technical skills with digital information and communication technologies in the preparation of a virtual environment for remote learning due to the pandemic and in helping students. The teaching internship provides knowledge of theory and provides opportunities for pedagogical practice through the preparation of the lesson plan with the guiding teacher. As methodological resources of teaching, we used the creation of formal and informal communication channels through e-mail and groups on whatsapp, literature review, research and other sources of information relevant to the subjects of the disciplines, in addition to scheduling lectures with librarians as a way of exemplifying the theories put into practice in the daily lives of such professionals.