The strategic goal of implementing the cloud-based learning technologies in
course of informatics’ disciplines is to expand the informative space and also for
realization of different principles of learning.
The tactical aim of development of this trend is the further improvement of use of
modern information and communications technologies and teaching tools.
The tactical and strategic goals foresee the improvement of academics’ expert
knowledge in sphere of ICT [3,4].
The goal provides a specific solution of educational problems; it is the
development of mechanism for the organization of students’ research work toward
mastery of ICT literacy that will provide its implementation in the educational process
at various educational levels. The key components of academics’ ICT expert
knowledge are the ability to use digital technologies, tools and/or communications
networks for the provision of educational services (this includes network services and
cloud-based technology).
Use of cloud-based technologies in teaching subjects in course of informatics’
disciplines requires special and diligent teacher training. In the conditions of students’
research work implementing in the educational process, teacher (tutor) coordinates the
learning process; activates the developmental potential of education; defines
educational goals of high cognitive level; builds dialogical communication with
students.
Didactic support of research-based learning involves extensive use of traditional
teaching forms, there are lectures, seminars, consultations, independent work. The
introduction of cloud-based technologies in the educational process involves the use of
active methods such as business games, trainings, group discussions, individual
training, etc. The choice of particular learning technology for each specialty and its
detailing regarding discipline carries out at the level of departments and specialties.
The investigation of students’ research work organization in course of informatics
was carried out in three stages, they are:
The first stage (2008-2010 academic years) – students’ research work was
organized within limits of the scientific group "The use of ICT in education".
The second stage (2010-1012 academic years) - students’ research work was
organized within limits of the independent work in course of informatics, in module
which calls "Network technologies in the learning process".
The third stage (2013-2017 academic years) - students’ research work was
organized with a combination of scientific group and project-oriented independent
work of academic groups towards "Cloud-based technology in the educational
process".
The model-table “Model of the organization of cloud-based learning technologies
for the teaching of computer science disciplines for students of the humanities” was
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