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No 2 (2019)
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GENERAL ISSUES

5-12 1111
Abstract

The decision on harnessing ICT in school education can pursue as a primary objective the acquaintance of students with ICT, the reduction of the costs of the education or the improvement of the educational results. Governments should consider ICT policies and programs on the Harnessing ICT in education as policies and programs for the school transformation. The focus areas include learning with ICT when suitable; teaching with ICT when suitable; developing a culture of ICT-promoted educational changes; building digital infrastructure to promote learning and teaching. The main issues and recommendations for each area are presented.

INFO-2018 CONTEST

13-22 1345
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The article presents the experience of using the e-learning course “Acting Skills in Teaching”, developed on the basis of LMS Moodle, and identifies possible prospects for its use. The e-learning course was tested at the Institute of Pedagogy, Psychology and Sociology of the Siberian Federal University in the practical part of the study, in which third-year students of the Pedagogical Education direction (profile “Tutor”) participated. The authors provide the plan of the e-learning course, tasks performed by students, the results of experimental work based on the assessment of students' work and the course examination, a description of the logic of teaching the e-learning course, and a description of interactive didactic materials embedded in the course.

PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE

23-33 594
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The harmonious existence of the individual in the modern informational era, which is overly saturated with rapidly developing media technologies, is almost impossible without the developed readiness of the individual for lifelong continuous self-education. The formation and development of this readiness can begin during the formal training at the stage of higher education of the person and continue during informal education throughout his future life. Stages of socialization and professionalization of the person have a great influence on the level nature of this readiness. Based on scientific achievements in the field of self-education of university students, national and world media education, we developed dynamic and competence models of media educational concept of developing a person’s readiness for lifelong self-education. The concept demonstrates interconnection of these two models, as well as consistency with the previously developed normative model of developing this readiness.

34-41 1208
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The aim of the research is to study the lateral organization of the brain of modern students, which we position as the Generation Y+ and determine their level of knowledge of modern computer technologies. The authors examined the following research questions: whether the Generation Y+ is different from previous generations in terms of neuropsychology; as far as Generation Y+ has developed skills in using the capabilities of the digital environment.

To study the profile of the lateral organization of the brain, we used the method of E. D. Khomskaya to determine the leading arm and the leading eye (motor and sensory systems). This technique allows a person to be attributed to one of the 16 profiles of the lateral organization of the brain. We assumed that the new “digital generation” would have a more pronounced hemispheric lateral organization of the brain than in people who participated in the studies of the 1960s–1980s.

The object of the study were first-year undergraduate students of two leading economic universities in Moscow and Prague, studying in different fields (psychology, information technologies, management).

The study demonstrates the emerging generational changes in the lateral profile and computer skills of the younger generation, which for these reasons can be attributed to the Generation Y+. The main conclusion can be considered that the computer literacy of the younger generation is a confirmed fact, but the final transition to “digital reality” has not yet taken place, and the possible qualitative changes of the next generation require scientific confirmation based on comprehensive studies.

42-46 565
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The calculations required in project activities for engineering students are commonly performed in electronic spreadsheets. Practice has shown that utilizing those calculations could prove to be quite difficult for students of other fields. One of the causes for such situation (as well as partly for problems observed during Java and C programming languages courses) lies in the lack of a streamlined distribution structure for both the source data and the end results. A solution could be found in utilizing a shared approach for information structuring in spreadsheet and software environment, called “the Book Method”, which takes into account the engineering psychology issues regarding the user friendliness of working with electronic information. This method can be applied at different levels in academic institutions and at teacher training courses.

INFORMATIZATION OF EDUCATION

47-55 556
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The article describes experience of creating and implementing information-managing educational environment at university. The model of creating information-managing educational environment of university with elements of artificial intelligence and indicative management is described. This environment contributes to improve quality of training and management of educational processes and resources. The stages of creating and implementing information-managing educational environment are considered systemically, as continuous process focused on a consumer. The inhibitory and facilitating conditions for introduction of the model at university are described. To provide subject-oriented approach to the use of information resources of environment, recommended clusters of information subsystems for each category of users are described.

Practically implemented scientific and methodological recommendations for subjects of educational process to overcome resistance to innovations introduced in educational organizations are proposed.

Features of adaptation of the developed information-managing educational environment for schools are presented.

56-62 545
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Industry 4.0 imposes certain requirements on the openness of academic results presented in the electronic portfolio — an alternative to academic diploma, which allows the employer to see how the co-seeker implements the lifelong education society slogan in his life. The article presents a study on the use of the undergraduate student’s electronic portfolio, which ensures the productivity of the educational process at the university. The creation of an electronic portfolio provides a high-quality accumulation of information necessary for the timely recording of real changes and achievements of an undergraduate student. Maintaining an electronic portfolio is a creative work that allows the undergraduate student to realistically present their educational level, see the reserves, determine the vector of professional and personal self-improvement and master digital technologies, and let the employer remotely select applicants to make a decision upon inviting him for an interview. In the conditions of the fourth industrial revolution, the country’s position in the global world economy will be determined not only by the degree of development of the digital economy, but also by the quality of human capital and education.



ISSN 0234-0453 (Print)
ISSN 2658-7769 (Online)