Distance teaching and learning of library science and information studies

THE CREATION OF EDUCATIONAL MODELS FOR DISTANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING HAS BEEN SIGNALED AS AN ALTERNATIVE THAT COULD FACILITATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO STUDY COURSE- WORK THAT IS IN AC CORD WITH THEIR PARTICULAR OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE RECENT EMERGENCE OF DISTANCE LEARNING PROPOSALS RELYING ON THE CONVERGENCE OF DIDACTIC MODELS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HAS DEMONSTRATED THE NEED FOR IN DEPTH ANALYSIS REGARDING THE THEORETICAL DEFINITION OF MODELS AND THE MODE OF CONSTRUCTING DIDACTIC APPLICATIONS. IN THIS LIGHT, THIS ARTICLE EMPLOYS A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO ANALYZE THE CREATION OF DIDACTIC MATERIAL FOR USE IN DISTANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF TOPICS RELATED TO LIBRARY SCIENCE AND INFORMATION STUDIES.