Study of Satisfaction with the Organization of the Studying Process in Remote Mode during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case UrFU named after the First President of Russia B.N.Yeltsin

Research background: The current situation in the country and the world related to the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on almost spheres of human life including Education which have undergone total functional changes. The key aspects of the transition to remote learning are: monitoring the proce...

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Main Authors: Lysenko Elena, Tokareva Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:SHS Web of Conferences
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Online Access:https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2021/03/shsconf_glob20_01026.pdf
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Summary:Research background: The current situation in the country and the world related to the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on almost spheres of human life including Education which have undergone total functional changes. The key aspects of the transition to remote learning are: monitoring the process of remote learning and feedback from students; technical and competence-based equipment of the educational process; the organization, format and quality of training; self-organization of educational activities and its effectiveness. Purpose of the article: To study the strengths and weaknesses, of the activities for the transition to remote learning mode in order to develop technologies to improve these processes if there is a need for them in the future. Methods: The tools of empirical sociological research are based on the author’s questionnaire, structured in blocks in accordance with the key aspects of the transition to remote learning. Respondents: students of Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin. Findings & Value added: Strengths include technical equipment and respondents’ digital competence. The weak points include the general methodological unavailability to study remotely, namely, the development and implementation of educational tasks; shortcomings in supporting the learning process by the Department/Dean’s office/teachers; the inability of students to self-organization and self-control. The main recommendations include the need to develop digital competencies of respondents, mastering self-management technologies; creating digital studying methodical complex of disciplines in parallel with traditional studying ones; mastering digital communication without losing the content and meaning of training and education.
ISSN:2261-2424