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    Impractical Practicum? Analyzing the Impact of Online Work Immersion Among the Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) Students Amidst the Pandemic (presentation)
    (Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2023) Calvo, Catherine Joy; Marcelo, Valiant Andrew P.; Pariñas, Paolo D.; Regala, Michal Rose; Telemban, Cj; Villaflor, Mickey; Manabat, April; Lirio, Vivian; Julian, Rhodora
    ENG: Learning by doing is considered one of the most effective ways to determine the application of practical knowledge as well as theories learned at school. Through hands-on, internships, practicum, or work immersion, students get the chance to apply their learnings in the real world and see if the education is relevant to the actual workforce. However, the upsurge of the pandemic made a tremendous impact on how this activity will be implemented in educational institutions. With most, if not all, temporarily closing their physical doors and suddenly shifting to the online set-up, this activity became a challenging task for many professions including librarianship. This study aims to document the impact of online work immersion among Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) students at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. The study highlighted the experiences of BLIS students who underwent online work immersion during the school year 2022-2023 including their challenges and difficulties in completing their work immersion hours. The study revealed that most of the students experienced some challenges in terms of distance learning and connectivity issues. In addition, the said challenges were overcome through various coping mechanism strategies such as establishing rapport with workmates as well as learning and researching the given tasks in advance. The study also revealed a high preference for onsite practice training among students in terms of acquiring more knowledge and skills in the actual workforce.