Development of Digital Competence of Pedagogical Staff in Distance Learning Based on Cloud Services

Abstract

The article analyzes the experience of implementing forms and methods of development of digital competence of educators in distance education using Google Workspace for Education cloud services, based on real experience of teacher training at the university. This article discusses the concepts of competence, digital competence and distance education. The experience of the Department of Open Educational Systems and Information and Communication Technologies of the Central Institute of Postgraduate Education (Kyiv, Ukraine) in the organization of distance learning in postgraduate education is revealed, the results of research on the impact of distance technologies on the quality of education are presented. Specificity of digital competence development among pedagogical staff in the process of organizing distance education on the basis of Google Workspace for Education cloud services is determined. The article also provides an overview of the opportunities provided by digital tools and cloud services in Google Workspace for Education for distance education and highlights the effective forms and methods of developing digital competence in distance learning on the example of advanced training of university teachers. The article presents a description of effective forms of teacher training in the educational environment of Google Class, analysis of learning outcomes and identifies the benefits of joint activities of participants in the learning process. The article features the results of research on the development of teachers’ digital competence measured on the basis of selected criteria for assessing the development of digital competence of research and teaching staff. The article highlights the promising trends in the development of digital competence of pedagogical staff in terms of distance education.

Survey Analysis of University Teachers in Ukraine Regarding the Use of Google Workspace for Education

“…In order to successfully implement all the solutions provided by Google digital tools, it is necessary to strengthen teachers' training on the use of these tools in the educational process. Raising teachers' awareness of GWfE opportunities and improving their digital competencies may involve advanced training, the success of which has been confirmed in the work by [1]. Advanced training can help teachers develop all the necessary skills to work with various Google applications; it can help them consider the main methods of increasing the educational motivation of students, and ensure the exchange of ideas between practicing teachers.…”

“…Active use of information and communication technologies (ICT), as well as the Internet, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impossibility of conducting classes only in face-to-face format have significantly affected the education system. As a result, both in Ukraine and the whole world, considerable attention is paid to the digitalization of education, implementation of distance, and blended learning based on modern educational and digital technologies [1]. The transition to the specified education models forced universities to look for costeffective digital platforms that will sufficiently provide communication, interaction, and exchange of educational content via the Internet [2].…”

“…As a result of its popularity, the use of GWfE and its individual tools has been reflected in numerous research works. In particular, the possibilities of Google Workspace for education were considered for studying mathematics [9], English [10], [11], as well as for development of digital competence of teachers [1] and students [12]. Teachers' perception of G Suite for education in terms of several criteria was studied in the work by [13].…”

Use of Geoinformation Technologies in Distance Learning of Future Specialists in Geography

“…I. Prokopenko and S. Berezhna analyzed the problems faced by higher educational institutions of Ukraine during the COVID-19 pandemic [6]. An overview of the possibilities of using mobile technologies in education is given in the work of V. Miziuk, M. Dmytriieva [7], and ways of developing digital competence were considered by V. V. Oliinyk, N. I. Hushchyna, L. H. Kondratova, S. P. Kasian [8]. Y. Krylova-Grek and M. P. Shyshkina considered the problems of distance education in Ukraine and ways of solving them in sufficient detail [9].…”