The distance form of the implementation of educational programs in university should not affect the quality of the competencies formed in the future graduate. One of the competencies of a graduate, the need for which is dictated by modern educational standards and labor market requirements, is the ability to fulfill his role in a team. When organizing teamwork of students in a distance learning environment, the problems of managing the activities of team members, tracking work results, assessing the contribution of each participant to the overall result arise. The article describes such an approach implemented on the basis of the LMS Moodle to form students into teams and to coordinate the actions of team members in a distance learning environment, which ensures the achievement of educational goals and the formation of teamwork skills. The possibilities of communication tools of the LMS Moodle for organizing teamwork of students are discussed. The conclusion is made about the advantages of the Wiki element, which allows each group of students to work on their project, and the teacher — to track the contribution of each participant to the achievement of the overall result. The conclusions presented in the article can be used in organizing teamwork in the context of distance learning, implemented using the Moodle platform.
The online form of implementation of educational programs in a higher education institution should not affect the quality of competencies of a future graduate. For future successful employment and professional activity, an IT graduate should have skills and work styles associated with the application of modern software development technologies underlying the agile methodology. The goal of the study is to present an approach to introducing the ideas of the agile methodology into the educational process of a future IT specialist in the context of distance learning, comparing the possibilities of implementing two popular technologies of agile methodology – scrum and kanban, using the example of the Moodle distance learning system. To achieve this goal, the authors applied the following methods: the collection and analysis of scientific publications related to the study of features of agile technologies; the possibilities of their application in the educational process; monitoring the work of students according to agile methodology approaches when using the Moodle distance learning system. The analysis and observation of the students’ work allowed concluding on the possibility of introducing the methodology into the educational process carried out remotely using a distance learning system. The authors formulated recommendations on the application of distance learning tools for introducing the agile technologies in the learning process, in particular, the concept of distance course using the example of the Moodle online learning system, variants of the course objects settings, ways of evaluating the students’ work. The study shows that Moodle distance learning system acts as a virtual space where students interact as team members, implement project activities according to scrum and kanban approaches, using such course elements as a checklist, assignment, forum, and chat.
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