scholarly journals Trigger Warnings: History, Theory, Context, edited by Emily J. M. Knox

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Martin Garnar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Intellectual Freedom ◽  
Multiple Viewpoints ◽  
Controversial Topic ◽  
The One ◽  
Trigger Warnings

Since its emergence as a complicated and controversial topic in higher education, trigger warnings have spread beyond academia into popular culture. To be “triggered” has entered the vernacular, and usually with negative connotations about the sensibilities of the one being triggered. Emily Knox’s timely book provides multiple viewpoints on trigger warnings within the context of how trauma and its aftereffects impact the educational process, while also exploring the potentially negative impact of trigger warnings on intellectual freedom. Through a combination of theoretical essays, historical examinations, and case studies, this collection of essays provides a variety of perspectives that, in combination, will challenge any reader’s preconceptions about the topic.

scholarly journals Some results of studying the impact of digital technologies upon learning activities

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Elvira Vitaljevna Burtseva ◽  
Olga Chepak ◽  
Olga Kulikova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

The subject of this research is the implementation of digital technologies in educational process of a university. The goal consists in studying the impact of digital technologies upon the students’ learning activities. The article presents the results of questionnaire-based survey among students by the three question pools. In the course of research, the author examines such aspects of the problem, as the positive and negative impact of technologies upon learning activities of the students of digital generation. Particular attention is given to consideration of students’ attitude on digitalization of higher education. The opinions of pedagogues on the results of conducted research are presented. The scientific novelty lies in mainstreaming the question on the negative impact of digital technologies upon learning activities of the modern generation of students that deserves special attention. On the background of common passion of the scholars of researchers and pedagogues for the ideas of digitalization of education, when digital technologies are viewed as virtually the key factor for modernization of educational process; second come the problems of growing pathological dependence of youth on digital technologies, undesired to switch to digitalized educational process to the disadvantage of communication in social networks and pleasant pastime online. The problem of the negative effect of digital technologies on learning activities must be recognized in order to find the ways for its solution.

Trends in development of higher education in modern Russia

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
E.S. Alieva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Digital Inequality ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Inequality In Education ◽  
The One

Examined are the main development trends in the field of higher education, the originality of their manifestation in Russian society. The specificity of the continuity of learning is revealed, the directions of transformation of the educational process in the context of digitalization are determined. The topic of the effectiveness of the implementation of innovative methods in educational activities, such as case-method, tutoring, interactive training, was touched upon. The duality of the study is noted, since the introduction of innovative methods into the educational activities of Russian universities, on the one hand, has a positive effect on the state of the educational system, on the other hand, it gives rise to a tendency towards an increase in social and digital inequality in education and society as a whole, and also presupposes changes in requirements. to the teaching staff, which is now required first of all to be motivated and ready to master and use modern innovative methods in educational practice.

THE HISTORY OF PREPARING QUALIFIED LAWYERS IN UZBEKISTAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Ilyos A. Kholboyev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Archival Data ◽  
Soviet Power ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
General Picture ◽  
History Of ◽  
The One ◽  
Ruling Party

The article discusses the introduction of the process of training lawyers with higher education in Uzbekistan by the Soviet authorities. For the establishment and development of Soviet power in the country, as in other areas, the training of lawyers becamea necessity. Initial attempts to train lawyers, problems in the organization of the educational process and the general picture of the higher education institution were covered on the basis of available archival data. The policy of the Sovietstate on thetraining of lawyers was analyzed on the example of the first higher education institution in the country. The article also discusses the one-sided policy pursued by the ruling party in the training of lawyers, the establishment of political criteria for the admission of students and its consequences

scholarly journals Contribución de la educación superior a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible desde la docencia

2020 ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Débora Isabel Ramos Torres
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
International Association ◽  
Global Alliance ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
World Survey ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Teaching Function ◽  
The One

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become entrenched in higher education institutions (HEIs) for their commitment to training people with relevant key competencies to address them. The article examines how teaching has been configured as the dimension with the greatest potential to incorporate sustainable development and how, together with research, it is considered one of the main areas of contribution to the achievement of the SDGs, concretized in the integration of these objectives to the study plans of the official degrees that, as a training action, are carried out. From the review of the Report of the Second World Survey of the International Association of Universities on Higher Education, Research and Sustainable Development, the annual Report of the Agreement on the SDGs of the Global Alliance and the Dossier of the Spanish Network for Development Sustainable, each SDG analyzes the relevant actions of integration of these Global Objectives in the teaching function and references to experiences as case studies. The analysis of the results shows a high variability between the universities regarding the degree of approach of each of the SDGs and the tendency to identify as well-established work, the one carried out with SDG 4, as a priority from teaching. The case studies analyzed show a significant differentiation regarding the types of actions they carry out and their trends. The use of surveys such as those analyzed are insufficient to observe the development of integration in the curricula, more experiences such as that developed by REDS are needed, as well as online platforms in which teachers present their experiences of curricular redesigns and incorporation from the SDGs to the curricula and mapping of the new degrees that are emerging.   

scholarly journals Behavioral health risks for students during distance education

2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (8) ◽  
pp. 854-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valery I. Popov ◽  
Olga Yu. Milushkina ◽  
Natalya A. Skoblina ◽  
Svetlana V. Markelova ◽  
Natalya V. Sokolova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
Distant Education ◽  
Distance Learning Technologies

Introduction. The modern development of information and communication technologiesand the current epidemiological situation have led to the widespread use of distance educational technologies. The article presents the results of a statistical analysis of the data obtained during the hygienic assessment of the characteristics of the lifestyle and activity of students in the period of active introduction of forms and methods of distance education.Material and methods. An online survey of 498 students in 2019 during the period of traditional education and 1587 students in April 2020 during the implementation of the educational process in the distance format was conducted. The coordinator of the work was the Department of Hygiene of the Pediatric Faculty of the N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow.Results. The obtained data allows talking about the negative impact of electronic devices on the lifestyle of students. A significant increase in the time of the use of gadgets (almost twice) and their number (2-4) when transferring the educational process to a remote format is proved. In general, the use of stationary and mobile electronic devices in more than 50% of respondents amounted to five hours or more. A decrease in the quality characteristics of the lifestyle of students in higher education during the transition to distant education has been established, while more than a third of them do not realize this. As risk factors, a decrease in motor activity, visual impairment, neuropsychic stress, poor nutrition, etc. In the absence of direct contact with university teachers, the opportunities for creating healthy lifestyle skills within the university are reduced and the importance of teachers as an authoritarian influence and a personal example for students is reduced.Conclusion. Informatization and the introduction of distance learning technologies in the higher education system require comprehensive studies of the advantages and disadvantages of such a learning format. The forced mass introduction of distance learning technologies in the educational process has exposed many problems that have not yet been given sufficient attention and, in the future, they can become the basis for promising research in the field of educational hygiene. The results obtained suggest that modern students do not pay enough attention to their lifestyle in the period of the distant education.

scholarly journals Integrating Mini-MOOCs into Study Programs in Higher Education during COVID-19. Five Pilot Case Studies in Context of the Open Virtual Mobility Project

2020 ◽  
pp. 299-310
Author(s):  
Ilona Buchem ◽  
Francesca Amenduni ◽  
Vlad Michaescu ◽  
Diana Andone ◽  
Gemma Tur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Virtual Mobility ◽  
Specific Competency ◽  
The One ◽  
Development Assessment ◽  
Mobility Skills

This paper describes five different pilot case studies which show how mini-MOOCs were integrated into study programs in higher education during COVID-19. The pilot case studies were conducted in five different countries (Germany, Italy, Spain, Romania and Slovenia) in the first quarter of 2020 as part of the Open Virtual Mobility project. Open Virtual Mobility project (OpenVM) is a three year (2017-2020) strategic partnership for innovation and the exchange of good practices founded by the European Erasmus+ program of the European Commission. One of the key outcomes of the Open Virtual Mobility project is the Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub (OpenVM Learning Hub), an online learning environment for the development, assessment and recognition of virtual mobility skills in higher education. The OpenVM Learning Hub hosts a set of eight mini-MOOCs, each dedicated to a specific competency cluster. Based on small-scale pilots at the universities in the five countries, this paper describes the design of OpenVM mini-MOOC, spotlights different educational approaches for integrating MOOCs into study programs during COVID-19 and highlights diverse objectives, attitudes and expectations of educators who piloted the integration of the mini-MOOCs during the pandemic. The paper explores differences in integration of traditional MOOCs and mini-MOOCs and concludes with recommendations for embedding mini-MOOCs into academic programs in view of rapid (digital) transformations in higher education such as the one caused by COVID-19.

scholarly journals Challenges and Opportunities for Russian Higher Education amid COVID-19: Teachers’ Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 368
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Almazova ◽  
Elena Krylova ◽  
Anna Rubtsova ◽  
Maria Odinokaya
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Russian Higher Education

The COVID-19 pandemic has tremendously affected higher education systems in Russia and all over the world, forcing to transform curriculum into an online format, which is a challenge for all the educational process participants. The current study discusses the implementation of online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Russian higher education context and investigates the challenges experienced by university teachers during this period to define their readiness for online education. To address the above-mentioned issues, a study was conducted in Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. A variety of methods of scientific and pedagogical research were used including systematic structural analysis, synthesis, work with research papers, the generalization of experience and experimental work, observation, surveys, etc., with 87 university teachers asked to respond to several sets of questions describing their online teaching experience after the launch of online education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis of the participants’ answers helped to identify the following main challenges experienced by university teachers: computer literacy level, the university electronic environment and support, academic staff readiness and students’ readiness for online learning, the last two being the most important hindering the implementation of the efficient online education process. It was also underlined by most respondents that methodological work of a teacher in a digital educational environment differs from conventional teaching methods. Thus, psychological, technological, methodological support and teachers’ professional development programs are of vital importance to minimize the negative impact of the rapid changes of the educational process and to ensure efficient online education.

scholarly journals Implementation of multimedia technologies in the educational process: problems and prospects

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Training Time ◽  
New Model ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
The One

The article deals with the issue of the development of higher education, the formation of a new model of educational process in non-philological higher schools. It is noted that the new model of educational process is focused on active modernization of education, improving the quality of education, more efficient use of training time and satisfying the needs of each student in accordance with his individual abilities through the use of information technologies in the educational process. Today the task of most linguistic departments and language training centers for foreign students of higher education in Ukraine is to search and develop innovative teaching technologies and advanced forms and methods of teaching students, the introduction of the results of advanced world scientific schools into the practice of teaching non-native language. The urgency of the problem lies in the fact that in today’s demanding and rapidly changing environment, the level of education depends to a large extent on the effectiveness of the introduction of modern technologies into learning, based on new methodological principles, modern didactic principles and psychological and pedagogical theories. Of course, computer does not replace the teacher, but is only a means of carrying out a pedagogical activity, his assistant. However, it should be noted that when using multimedia, the role of a teacher changes significantly: he begins to use teaching time more effectively, focusing on individual assistance to students, on the discussion of information, on the development of their creative approach. Despite the large number of new educational technologies, one should not consider any of them as self-sufficient. Perhaps the one that integrates a complex of achievements of several methods, that is transformed depending on the methodological preferences, the content of the discipline, the equipping of the educational process, the level of students, the level of professional training, will be the most effective.

scholarly journals INDEPENDENT WORK ON DISTANCE FORM OF LEARNING: RESULTS OF STUDENT SURVEY

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (194) ◽  
pp. 162-167
Author(s):  
Liudmyla Nikolenko ◽  
◽  
Larysa Ilchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Independent Work

The article substantiates the expediency of intensifying the independent work of students in view of the active introduction of distance learning in the educational process of higher education. The relevance of the chosen topic based on the analysis of domestic scientific sources is proved. Questionnaires were selected to investigate the attitude of students to the introduction of distance learning technologies (concluded by the authors) and to identify features of independent learning activities of students in distance learning (two adapted questionnaires, by O. Tsis and V. Lyaudis). The survey was conducted with the participation of second, third and fourth year bachelor students of the Department of Pedagogy and Special Education of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University. According to the results of the ascertaining stage of the questionnaire, the significance of information and computer technologies in the educational process of the specified university is clarified and the most relevant for effective provision of distance learning is determined among them. The gradual growth of the rating of the online format of education is outlined: from the perception of almost half of respondents as a modern alternative to traditional education – to take an almost dominant position in the case of their independent learning activities, especially for high school students. Some students even reported improved performance through new opportunities for self-study, and most respondents did not feel the negative impact of changing the form of study and increasing the amount of independent work. At the same time, there were obstacles to the effectiveness of self-study in the form of lack of information skills in a third of respondents and the skills of organizing independent work in a quarter of respondents. According to the results of the survey, the lack of the proper level of self-regulation of educational activities, volitional and motivational characteristics of the individual in the vast majority of bachelors. The necessity of reorganization of the content, character, ways of independent work of students depending on the course of study for the purpose of formation of personal and professional competences of applicants of higher education in the field of special pedagogy is confirmed.

scholarly journals Lecture in Post-secondary Education Institution within the Context of Competence Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. V. Shestak
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
System Functioning ◽  
The One

This article addresses a problem of the potential of a university lecture. On the one hand, training of highly qualified personnel should meet the modern  requirements, and on the other hand, lecture remains the main form of  holding a tutoring at university. An analysis of attributes of higher education  modern pedagogical system, such as a purpose of system functioning,  subjects (students, teachers, etc.), content of training, made it possible to  conclude about qualitative changes in their nature, characteristics,  requirements related to the new realities of modern society. The old  stereotypes and attitudes which have been being formed for centuries and  have already lost their value, but continue to dictate forms, means and  methods of educational process organization are a hindrance to the  development of higher education. The need of society and state for qualified personnel has led to introduction of competence-based approach in  training of specialists who have an activity orientation, an ability to fulfill  functional duties, to solve professional problems. Development of  professional competences is possible only in the conditions of the  implementation of practice-based educational/professional activity, specially  organized students’ self-reliant work, immediate application of knowledge  acquired for the solution of various tasks. 

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