Distance learning system in the context of digitalization

On November 8, at the faculty of advanced training and professional retraining of PetrSU, classes began for the next group of students on the additional professional advanced training program “Distance learning on the Moodle platform: organization of work with digital content”.
The teachers of the Institute of History, Political and Social Sciences of PetrSU, Institute of Mathematics and Information Technologies of PetrSU, Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of PetrSU, Institute of Philology of PetrSU, Institute of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of PetrSU, Institute of Forest, Mining and Construction Sciences of PetrSU began to study. The program is being implemented online.

The program is designed to further improve the digital competencies of the teaching staff of PetrSU, further develop the skills to work with the Moodle and BigBlueButton programs , get acquainted with the methods of creating digital content and organizing work with this content.

The training program contains 5 main modules: e-learning and distance learning technologies, classification of electronic educational resources, educational portal of PetrSU, methodology for preparing digital content for a distance course; the main features of Moodle, the course interface, an overview of the forms for presenting information to students: lectures, assignments, test, glossary, survey, forum, chat, etc .; digital content creation and placement on the Moodle platform ; development and creation of assessment materials for the development of digital content on the Moodle platform ; monitoring the activities of students on the Moodle platform , communication and cooperation.

Classes for students are conducted by Igor Viktorovich Klimov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Solid State Physics at the Physico-Technical Institute of PetrSU. The program includes lectures, practical and consulting sessions online, as well as independent work of students to develop individual skills for working on the Moodle and BigBlueButton platforms . Students who have successfully mastered the program and passed the final certification will receive a certificate of professional development in the established form.