TOMSK, May 24 – RIA Tomsk. How to make an online lecture interesting, what tools are needed for a university teacher and a school teacher for distance education, how to keep the attention of the audience being on the other side of the monitor – these questions are answered by a specialized training program of Tomsk State University (TSU).
This is the course "Digital Technologies and Interactive Approaches in the Educational Process". In connection with the transition of universities and schools to distance learning, the program has become one of the most relevant. Teachers are not always able to find information on the organization of training in new ways in open sources, the help of experts is needed here. Any questions? Welcome to TSU, where the best world practices are offered.
"The audience of our program – is mainly teachers of universities, colleges, and also the administrative staff of educational institutions", – tells the digital curator of the TSU Institute of Distance Education Polina Sprukul. – We teach them how to use digital tools to improve and optimize the educational process".
She adds that, according to psychologists, the modern generation of students and schoolchildren has different perceptions of information than students of previous generations.
"An hour and a half lecture, where the teacher is standing by the blackboard and just giving a lecture, the so-called “talking head” in the monitor, – is no longer suitable for them. They do not absorb the information. We need to introduce different tools, including digital ones. We deal with our listeners what tools are there, how to integrate them into the educational process", – says Sprukul.Among the tools – there are programs and applications for conducting webinars, posting training assignments, interactive presentations, polls, quizzes for receiving feedback from students, creating digital training materials, including screencasts and longreads.
"Experts of Tomsk State University tell how to work with it, about the pitfalls of online learning, share tips on how to get out of difficult situations, answer questions", – summarizes the agency’s interlocutor.
The launch of a new group of the continuing education program "Digital Technologies and Interactive Approaches in the Educational Process" is scheduled for June. Classes will be held in a remote format. To enroll and get the curriculum of the program for familiarization please contact the e-mail diskaya@ido.tsu.ru.