Use of Digital Technologies in Higher Education Institutions in the Context of Social Challenges

Abstract

The article highlights the ways of the use of digital technologies in the higher education system of Ukraine in the professional training of future teachers in the context of modern social challenges. The importance of digital resources in the organization of distance and blended learning under martial law is substantiated. It is emphasized that the informatization of society and the activities of educational institutions significantly affects the formation of content, organizational forms, teaching and management methods. It is emphasized that the digital culture of a teacher implies a high level of digital competencies, i.e. the ability to work with modern digital technology and master modern information and communication technologies. The article presents the results of an experimental study on “Use of digital technologies in the educational process of a higher education institution” conducted at the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. It was conducted with the aim of identifying the level of students’ awareness of the possibilities of using modern digital tools in the course of bachelor’s education, substantiating and developing methods for using digital resources in the process of distance and blended learning, promoting the formation of digital competence of future teachers and improving the preparation of students for professional activities. It is emphasized that the experimental study made it possible to identify and specify the didactic and practical prospects for the use of digital technologies in the process of students’ professional development. It is concluded that in the process of digitalizing the professional training of future teachers, special attention should be paid to the creation of interactive educational environments, the use of digital methods and innovative pedagogical teaching technologies, the formation of digital competence of students, as well as the development of networking between participants in the educational process in the context of global challenges.