Use of modern technologies and digital tools in the context of distance and mixed learning

Abstract

Widespread use of distance learning, which is equated with conventional education, is recognised as one of the priority tasks of Ukrainian education, which implements information communication and digital technologies. The relevance of the study increases dramatically due to the fact that in the context of the spread of coronavirus and the real risk of infection growing with it, almost all educational institutions are switching to distance learning mode. The key figure in solving this problem is the qualification of the teacher and their education, the level of which greatly influences the effectiveness of the entire process of distance and mixed learning. The purpose of the study was to investigate information technologies and digital tools that could be used in educational institutions in the context of distance and mixed learning. As a result of the study, the authors were able to analyse world practice of using technologies and information resources for distance and mixed forms of learning. Systematic use of educational technologies and digital tools and tools in the implementation of curricula for training students in distance and mixed learning, with such video communication systems as Google Hangouts Meet, Webex and Zoom for the organisation of lectures and Google Classroom for practical classes, allow organising the educational process in accordance with modern requirements of teaching in higher education institutions both remotely and in a mixed form in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and its recommendations.