This study aims to address the challenge of identifying the potential of the universities’ digital environment in relation to increasing the level of international students’ engagement in the educational process. The assessment of the existing experience of using digital tools in teaching is presented, and the difficulties of their use in teaching are revealed. The authors identify the possibilities of universities for digitalization, as well as the potential of improving the digital environment of the university to increase the involvement of foreign students in the learning process. According to the results of the study, the main aspects of digital transformation have been determined to increase the involvement of students in the educational process, such as improving the quality and accessibility of multimedia and visual content, including creative tasks in digital resources, using various services, improving online communication interaction, and using simulation computer environments.
Keyword(s) : digital technologies
Experience and Attitudes of Students – Future Teachers of Various Training Fields towards Artificial Intelligence
Due to the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent times, issues related to the integration of AI into the training of future specialists, including teachers, are becoming particularly relevant. In turn, the effectiveness of the digital technologies implementation in the educational process depends on the teachers’ experience of using these technologies, their level of competence in this area, as well as the attitude of the participants of educational process to them. In this regard, the aim of this study was to investigate the experience of pedagogical students of various training fields in using AI in education and everyday life and their attitudes towards it. Our study showed that, in general, students are aware of the possibilities of AI and use it both for personal and educational purposes. About 20% of future teachers have primary experience of using AI in pedagogical practice at the stage of planning and development of lesson content. Students of various training fields note different benefits from the use of AI for different scientific areas, different academic disciplines and identify different purposes of using AI in lesson design. At the same time, more than 80% of respondents point out possible risks of using AI in education and critically evaluate AI capabilities. At the same time, about 60% of the surveyed students agree with the need to adapt to the changes brought by AI. The results obtained may become the basis for further research and discussions on the role of AI in education, as well as for the development of strategies for the effective integration of these technologies in the educational process, taking into account the changing needs, as well as the specifics of the students’ training profile.
The use of educational websites and interactive platforms in teaching 6-8 year old children
There is a scarcity of practical research in Russia on the use by pedagogues of websites and interactive
educational platforms. This research focuses on the use of educational websites by 6-8 year old
children in Russia and examines the problems encountered by pedagogues working with digital resources.
Teachers and parents (n=202) were surveyed using a questionnaire which explored the use
of educational websites in respect to demographic, technologic, motivational, innovational blocks
and parental attitude to digital technologies. The article explores issues in the organization of teaching
6-8 year old children.