Development of Educational Resources for Health and Safety Training Course
Evolution of the education system in the health and safety area in interaction with regularities and tendencies of society progress has been considered in this paper. It has been demonstrated that the study of Health and Safety Training Course, which is included in all bachelor degree’s educational programs, promotes the formation of students’ knowledge about regularities related to occurrence and development of hazards, as well as about emergencies and their possible impact on human beings’ lives and health, formation of skills which are necessary for future practical activities related to hazard prevention, emergency recovery, people and environment protection. Distance learning technologies’ evolution features in modern conditions have been analyzed. The distance learning organization through various forms of studies has been considered. Distance learning benefits have been listed. The main attention in the paper has been paid to the organization of educational-methodological and technological support for educational process on the basis of distance educational technologies for the Health and Safety Training Course. Educational products, as well as teaching and learning aids, which distance learning should include, have been considered. The special focus in the paper has been on Health and Safety Training Course teaching through distance learning technologies, aimed at online teaching empowering through the optimal combination of integrated hardware and software. Features of practical trainings on a range of Health and Safety Training Course’s subject matters based on the use of interactive software technologies, which allow simulate a real situation, have been emphasized. Possibilities of virtual games (simulations) that help to enhance teaching and consolidate students’ knowledge and skills in virtual mode have been considered.