Analysis of the experience of transition to distance learning in the system of university training in the pandemic period (on the example of FSBEI HE “Maykop state technological university” and FSBEI he “Adygh state university”)

Abstract

The situation associated with the coronavirus pandemic has greatly changed the life of every person and society as a whole over the past two years. Self-isolation and remote operation as means to contain the spread of infection have prompted the search for new ways to implement various types of activities, which were previously carried out mainly in full-time format. Digital technologies and tools have come to the rescue, which at the time of the pandemic were in demand only in certain areas and were not so widespread. In the current difficult conditions, digital transformations, which began even before the pandemic in all spheres of public life, including education, have greatly accelerated. Understanding the changes taking place in education, assessing their impact on the interaction of subjects of the pedagogical process and the effectiveness of training require analysis of domestic and foreign experience, available data in the field of using digital educational technologies, and the implementation of distance learning. The research problem is the use of distance learning in the system of university training of specialists. The purpose of the research is to analyze and systematize the experience of the transition of universities to distance learning, to study the preliminary results of large-scale application of digital technologies and online learning in universities. The research methods used are analysis, synthesis, generalization, comparison, questioning, conversation. The research base is FSBEI HE “Maykop State Technological University” and FSBEI HE “Adygh State University”. The results of the research are the following: studies on the problem of transition to distance learning in the context of university training have been analyzed; the attitude of the subjects of the educational process to interaction in a new format has been studied, the most convenient digital technologies and tools for teaching have been identified; the advantages and disadvantages of using the distance format in the educational process have been revealed. The key findings: distance technologies make it possible to make education accessible to certain categories of students (for example, for people with disabilities who are in forced isolation as a result of the spread of COVID-19), expand the format of self-education, and provide professional training at a qualitatively different level; a complete transition to a distance learning format reduces the quality and efficiency of the learning process, since new tools do not have the potential that is inherent in traditional tools. The combination of distance learning with traditional, full-time education has more opportunities to meet the challenges facing modern education.

Keywords

• education
• university
• digitalization
• electronic educational environment
• training
• distance learning
• distance education
• digital tools
• digital technologies