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No 1 (2021)
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INFO-2020 CONTEST

9-19 494
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The article reveals the functionality of the e-courses management system Moodle as a tool for holding Olympiads in a distance format. The technology of development of tasks for the Olympiad is described, taking into account their implementation in Moodle, and two ways of presenting tasks are shown: 1) as a single test with a given number of questions and with different forms of test questions; 2) in the form of several separate tests, distributed over course modules. It is substantiated that the choice of the way of presenting tasks depends on the specifics of the Olympiad and on the presence/absence of the need to divide tasks into thematic modules. A description of the types of test questions that can be used for the tasks of the Olympiad is given: open form, closed form, multiple choice, essays, etc. As an example, the stages of developing an Olympiad in information security for students of pedagogical university are described. The system of tasks of the Olympiad is given and it is shown how to present these tasks in Moodle for automatic and manual checking. The technology described in the article allows the development of distance Olympiads for both students and schoolchildren. Students of pedagogical university were selected as the target audience. The procedure for evaluating the Olympiad tasks completed by students in manual and automated form is demonstrated with specific examples.

20-32 472
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The article describes the experience of implementing lifelong pedagogical education and suggests the characteristics of the training features of future mathematics teachers at the Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, as well as teachers of the Perm Krai using the information and educational environment in the context of the digital transformation of education. Based on the ideas of the psychological and pedagogical concept related to the description of the creation of conditions for the gradual deepening and expansion of knowledge, skills and abilities of the future teacher in the direction of professionalization, special attention is paid to the founding of the participants in the educational process of the ability to work in a digital environment. The stages of founding such a skill are illustrated by examples of projects completed by students at certain stages of university education. As one of the examples, the structure of a digital teacher’s room, implemented in one of the schools in the city of Perm, is given. In general, the presented content allows us to state that the advantage of the ideas of translating into practice the continuous training of mathematics teachers in the context of the digital transformation of education, noted by the features described by the authors, is their multiplicativity, which implies the possibility of implementation in any region of Russia and in neighboring countries, as well as replication not only in the educational sphere, but also in other areas of human activity. The article can be useful both for students enrolled in the direction of “Pedagogical education” and for specialists in the field of teaching staff training.

FOREIGN EXPERIENCE

33-37 543
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The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid instrument to explore the perceptions and practices of university professors and instructors with regards to digital literacy practices in the field of education. The Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) revealed four factors with eigenvalues greater than one. The 20-item instrument explained 65.08 % of the variance in relationship patterns among items: 36.49 % — F1: “Digital literacies help me teach”, 11.02 % — F2: “I have digital literacy competency and resources”, 8.99 % — F3: “Digital literacies support student learning”, and 8.58 % — F4: “Students are competent with digital literacy”. The instrument was deemed as reliable in determining faculty perceptions and practices.

PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE

38-46 564
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The article discusses the results of the analysis of massive open online courses (MOOCs) on web accessibility and web accessibility in e-learning. Using the search by keywords in four MOOC aggregators and total browsing of the four Russian-language online education platforms, 38 free and 28 paid courses on the research topic were allocated. The only one course in Russian — “Web accessibility in e-learning” (Stepik platform) was detected. The following positions presented on MOOCs’ promo pages were analyzed: platform, author, target audience, duration of training, access (open / closed), cost, student’s achievement document (certificate / badge / other); training mode (independently / with instructor / other); prerequisites (starting skills). An average MOOC “portrait” in the field of web accessibility has been formed: target audience — web developers/web designers (45 % of MOOCs) or developers/teachers of online courses (24 %); prerequisites — not required (76 %); achievement document — certificate for an additional fee (55 %); platform — Coursera (26 %), Canvas (24 %) and EdX (21 %). The content of the nine MOOCs available for study was analyzed in detail. It was shown, that the content of MOOCs on the web accessibility in e-learning can vary and have different depth depending on the target audience of students, but it must include: concepts of web accessibility and universal design in learning and related WCAG guidelines; web content accessibility assessment methods; methods for developing accessible online materials.

INFORMATIZATION OF EDUCATION

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The article is devoted to the problem of professional training of university students in the field of computer networks in the absence of specialized laboratories. The solution to this problem is the use of computer networks simulation tools. The authors presented thematic plan for studying the discipline ≪Computer networks and the Internet≫. The article considers domestic and foreign experience of using computer networks simulation tools. Based on the eight criteria identified by the authors, the analysis was carried out of the most popular software in the academic environment for computer networks modeling: Cisco Packet Tracer, GNS3, NS-3, EVE-NG, OMNeT++. As a result of the analysis and comparison, it was concluded that the Cisco Packet Tracer software product is the most preferred modeling environment in the conditions of a pedagogical university. The example of using the Cisco Packet Tracer modeling system within the training course ≪Computer networks and the Internet≫ is given, demonstrating the solution of a practice-oriented problem. The example shows the possibility of simulating switching, server, user equipment in the Cisco Packet Tracer environment; the ability to work with wireless networks. The principles of setting up server hardware and related software are considered.

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The article examines the tools of interaction and control between the teacher and students in the process of teaching a foreign language in a technogenic educational environment by means of Zoom, Skype, Webinar and Discord. The system of foreign language teaching, implemented by the authors of the article in practical classes, is characterized by integrity, and all its tools are aimed at implementing the competence-based approach dictated by the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education in modern realities. This system takes into account both the practical orientation of the “Foreign Language” discipline and the transformation of contact hours from offline to online environment. The relevance of the article is explained by new conditions and challenges faced by participants in the educational process in connection with the pandemic of the coronavirus infection COVID-19, which has reached a global scale. The new way of contact work and control of the educational environment revealed some problems. According to the authors’ point of view, electronic, mobile tools and applications, including Zoom, Skype, Webinar and Discord, are similar in such features as audio and visual contact, communication in chats, sharing screen and emoji symbols. Nevertheless, there are such differences as demand for downloading the apps to the user’s device, limit of the free access, functions of video recording, waiting hall, session halls, calendar integration, etc. In the process of teaching a foreign language, cooperation and control obtain a personality-oriented nature, which results in increasing the motivation of students for independent and distance learning.



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