Active learning technologies in the context of distance education

Abstract

The currently implemented Federal state educational standards of higher education (FSES HE 3+, FSES HE 3++) provide for the use of active learning technologies in educational activities in order to enhance the cognitive activity of students. The transition to a distance learning format as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has actualized the feasibility of conducting training sessions using active learning methods that make it possible to build an educational trajectory of interaction between teachers and students in an online format more ergonomically. The research problem is What active learning technologies are effective in distance education?

The purpose of the research is to substantiate the use of active learning technologies in distance education as a means of enhancing the educational process. The research objectives are to substantiate the importance of active learning technologies in the current conditions of distance education; to reveal the concept of "technologies of active learning"; to present the practice of using active learning methods in distance education.

The methodology and research methods. The theoretical basis of the research is the development of active learning methods, the empirical base is the data of an online survey. The research methods are analysis, generalization, survey, description.

The results of the research are the following: prerequisites for distance education and the importance of active learning technologies have been substantiated; the concept of "technologies of active learning" have been disclosed; the practice of using active teaching methods in distance education has been described.

Key conclusions: the prerequisites for the introduction of distance learning into the educational practice are the widespread use of information and communication technologies, as well as the unfavorable sanitary and epidemiological situation in the world caused by the spread of Covid-19; active learning technologies include methods that activate the learning activities of students. The following active methods are optimal for distance learning: interview, essay, project, case study, group discussion.