Bìznes Inform (Feb 2021)
Digitalization of the Educational Process: The Views of Students
Abstract
The article is aimed at exploring the students’ views of the process of digitalization of the educational process, comprehending the consequences of digitalization, defining its capabilities in modern conditions, as well as proving the need for its use for the development of the individual and the acquisition of professional competencies. In domestic higher institutions of all forms of education, digitalization is rather forced than weighted and voluntary in nature. Compared to european colleagues, digitalization in Ukraine is but a forced, temporary step in counteracting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, given the unforeseenness of the pandemic, it may be necessary to digitalize the educational process over a long period. Therefore, in our opinion, it is necessary to identify directions for improving online learning in higher education institutions. Students are faced with the peculiarities of organizing the educational process online, in particular: the need to independently allocate time; digital format of communication with classmates; individual performance of not only independent work, but also tasks at seminar classes; lack of sufficient digital competencies among teachers, etc. At the same time, the online training regime generates in the students the development of high self-discipline for the rational distribution of educational time for the study of lecture material and the preparation of individual and other types of work; self-control over the timely performance of basic gymnastic exercises in the periods between double classes; as well as self-development and self-education, that is, the possibility of online visits to additional webinars / trainings / lectures, etc. That is, at the second stage of digitalization of the educational process, after adapting to its features, it is easier to feel the potential of positive opportunities for participants. However, it is impossible to complete the search for directions of the online learning optimization, which, for example, are associated with psycho-emotional, physiological negative changes in health, ensuring high quality of the educational process, uniform educational load during working periods, etc.
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