Information and Communication Competences of the Teacher in the Modern Medical Educational Medium

Abstract

The purpose of the work was to study the effectiveness of resources and services of the information and educational environment of the university, in particular, the information and educational portal Moodle in distance learning of students. Materials and methods. Two main aspects of the solution of the problem of informatization of education – computerization of educational institutions and acquisition of information and communication competences by scientific and pedagogical staff of universities – were considered. Results and discussion. The article outlines the challenges and possible directions of work in the second aspect, namely the need for academic educators to understand the State’s e-learning policy, how to plan their learning process using information and communication technology, the ability to use innovative pedagogical distance learning technologies and the ability to create new, in-house e-learning resources. The need for continuous professional development of professors in the application of innovative educational technologies was emphasized. Consideration was given to the experience gained in the implementation of the problem of improving the qualifications of scientific and pedagogical staff in the use of information and communication technologies and in the creation of an information and educational environment at the Kharkiv National Medical University through the establishment of the Distance Learning Centre of the Scientific and Training Institute for the Quality of Education of Kharkiv National Medical University. The possibilities of the Moodle information educational portal in the organization of distance learning are considered. One of the types of advanced training – the course on the basics of developing electronic learning courses was analyzed. The definition of an electronic learning course, its structure, main characteristics, an algorithm for creating, approbation and accreditation based on the experience of organizing distance learning at Kharkiv National Medical University are considered. Conclusion. The expediency of introducing distance learning courses into the educational process is argued and the experience of creating and testing a distance learning course in the discipline "Modern problems of biophysics" for students of the dental faculty of Kharkiv National Medical University is discussed