Currently, the process of modernization of the domestic educational system is actively ongoing. It is aimed at improving the quality of pedagogical activity, achieving new goals that meet modern conditions.
Actual problems of the system
The need for modernization is determined by the fact that the educational process has become less and less satisfying the expectations and needs of society. The previously existing pedagogical system, which for many decades successfully trained highly qualified personnel, today cannot provide the level required in the modern world. Reorientation to new results involves significant changes in the structure and content of the pedagogical process.
In the standards of the new generation, special attention is paid to the need for students to develop meta-abilities, i.e., general skills that are in demand in various fields. The main educational task for any modern teacher is to teach the child to independently process the information received and develop their creative talents without outside help. This approach will prepare children for life in a rapidly changing world.
Electronic and distance learning technologies
Achieving the necessary results, the development of motivation require the application of a personality-oriented approach. A modern teacher must draw up individual training programs, and form a specific trajectory for each child. In such conditions, the use of distance learning technologies becomes the requirement of the time.
For the first time at an experimental level, distance learning began in 1997. On May 30 of this year, the Ministry of Education Order No. 1050 was issued. In accordance with it, the introduction of new educational technologies began.
Definition
Remote educational technologies are methods and methods of carrying out pedagogical activity, involving the use of information and telecommunication systems. Their distinctive feature is that they are used in the indirect (at a distance) or incompletely mediated interaction of the teacher and the child.
When implementing educational technologies of distance learning, the basis of the process is controlled and focused independent work of the student. He can get knowledge in any place convenient for him, according to an individual schedule, with a set of special tools, coordinating the possibility of interaction with a teacher.
Goals
Programs on distance learning technologies are aimed at ensuring the availability of training for all comers, regardless of their location, health status and social status.
With the help of these methods, it is possible to diversify the directions of specialized training, to form a more precise career guidance.
Individual programs
Recently, they have become widespread. According to many experts, the traditional classroom lesson system slows down the intellectual development of high school students. 6-7 lessons per day, each of which lasts 45 minutes, during which it is necessary to understand the essence of the topic, do not leave opportunities for an in-depth study of disciplines, serious study of problems, independent search and processing of information. Meanwhile, the formation of data skills is one of the key tasks of the modern educational process.
More and more often, doctors talk about threats to the health of the younger generation, about the workload of the guys. At the same time, a significant amount of information material, the development of which does not require significant intellectual efforts, can be given using distance educational technologies. It can be all sorts of testing, consultations, etc.
Due to the partial replacement of classroom activities with independent forms of learning, you can unload the student’s day. The use of distance educational technologies allows creating conditions for productive creative activity of children. In this case, the teacher gets the opportunity to conduct additional consultations with those students who need it.
Individual programs using distance learning technologies are especially relevant for people who have difficulty visiting educational institutions. This is primarily about children with disabilities and living in remote areas.
The essence of the approach
As mentioned above, distance educational technologies are an effective tool for the implementation of personality-oriented pedagogical methods. When applied, the students communicate with each other and with the teacher. Moreover, their relationship should take the form of cooperation, rather than the transfer of knowledge. Otherwise, the pedagogical system becomes authoritarian.
Remote educational technologies are methods focused on the moral and intellectual development of the individual, creative and critical thinking, and the formation of skills for working with information. They allow you to provide feedback between the teacher and the student, maximum interactivity. As a result, a kind of individualization of the material development process takes place.
One of the features of the implementation of distance educational technologies and e-learning is that the student always has the opportunity to finalize completed individual tasks. If the child has not performed it well enough, then the teacher can return for revision, indicating errors and shortcomings that should be corrected.
The advantages of educational technology of distance learning
Among the undoubted advantages of the system are:
- Individual pace of learning. The student himself can set the speed of mastering subjects depending on his personal needs and capabilities.
- Flexibility and freedom. The student has the opportunity to choose any program (course) at his discretion, to independently plan the duration, place and time of the classes.
- Availability. Remote technologies can be used regardless of the location of the student and educational institution.
- Mobility. With distance learning, feedback is established between the student and the teacher. Mobility is considered one of the key requirements and foundations of the effectiveness of the educational process.
- Manufacturability. Distance learning involves the use of innovative information and telecommunication technologies.
- Equality in obtaining education regardless of health status, place of residence, material security.
- Objectivity. When using interactive workshops, various forms of testing, knowledge can be evaluated automatically without the direct involvement of the teacher. This approach eliminates subjectivity, bias in the assessment.
Of course, this is not all the advantages of distance education. However, it should not completely replace classroom instruction. Distance education can very effectively complement the traditional learning system.
disadvantages
Despite the obvious advantages, remote technologies have some disadvantages:
- Lack of motivation for students. When using remote technologies, more stringent control of the child's activity is required.
- Inability (due to age) to competently organize work. In this regard, the teacher is faced with the task of developing a detailed educational program.
- The need to attend school to test knowledge.
In addition, the student may encounter various technical difficulties: the slow speed of the Internet, failures in the network or PC, etc.
To achieve the maximum educational effect, it is necessary to create a favorable atmosphere. In many ways, the formation of the psychological climate depends on the teacher. The teacher must take into account the individual characteristics of each student, build interaction on the principles of mutual respect and cooperation.
Conclusion
Of course, time does not stand still, society is constantly evolving, its needs and requirements are changing. New technologies today penetrate into various spheres of life. The educational system is no exception.
Modern educational institutions must keep up to date. Of course, the traditional educational system is the basis of the educational process. Remote technologies, in turn, are recognized as an important complement to it. In many regions, you cannot do without them. Thanks to them, a huge number of children got the opportunity to study along with peers.
Today, distance education is only gaining momentum. It is expected that soon it will become an integral element of the pedagogical system of the country, which will fully satisfy the needs of modern society.