Digital education facing COVID - 19 pandemic: technological university experience

Don State Technical University, 344002, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

^* Corresponding author: georgy-2583@yandex.ru

Abstract

The article deals with the aspects of electronic and distance education under the COVID19 pandemic. It is noteworthy that there are common features in managing electronic and online education in higher school, as well as the problems of applying these formats of education. The tools of the educational process of digital education, the effectiveness of their use, the reaction of students and teachers to the new learning environment and technologies are described. The author argues that information and communication technologies are increasingly melting into various areas of education. This is facilitated by both external factors related to the widespread computerization of the society and the need for appropriate training of specialists, and internal factors related to the spread of modern digital technologies and software in school, the adoption of governmental and intergovernmental programs for the computerization of education, the emergence of the relevant digital experience of a large number of instructors. In most cases, the use of digital tools produces a real positive impact on the intensification of the work of the educators both in high school and university, as well as on the effectiveness of students' training, despite a number of shortcomings of the existing distant education system.