COVID-19 Pandemic: Development of Digital Technologies that Provide Connection, Collaboration and Lifelong Learning

The topicality of the problem under research in this study concerns the changes in educational systems (from elementary to higher education) in Ukraine and throughout the world caused by COVID-19. This article aims to reveal the essence of initiatives of international organisations in educational institutions in Ukraine and around the world during the COVID-19 period, and to examine the perception of teachers and students of the process of online learning and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study’s aim also involves highlighting and analysing the quality of education to ensure continuous updating of its content based on the latest technological advances, including innovative methods in the educational process, during COVID-19. The main sets of methods were as follows: 1) analysis, synthesis, comparison, and generalisation while studying the scientific literature, as well as legislative and regulatory documents;and 2) historical and pedagogical analysis to determine the features of open education development. The data obtained show the following: the regional affiliation and profiles of educational institutions;the experience of the teaching staff in using distance learning technologies in the education process;assessment of the prospects for distance learning implementation in the Ukrainian educational system;and readiness to master distance learning technologies. The significance of the article is to provide a holistic view of online teaching and learning activities under lockdown, to eliminate academic disorders and ensure the resumption of educational activities. © 2022, Commonwealth of Learning. All rights reserved.

The Use of Digital Tools for Training and Retraining of Education Professionals in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

European Higher Education Area development, challenges of information civilization and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of digital tools for training and retraining of education professionals. Introducing these tools in educational process of formal and non-formal educational institutions served as an indicator of ICT problems for both educators and their students. It necessitated pedagogical research to identify attitude of educators and their experience in using digital tools in professional activities. The article presents the results of empirical study of this problem and suggests recommendations for improving the use of digital tools for teaching and learning. The empirical research involved conducting an e-survey of education professionals and analyzing educational activities of NGOs. The developed three questionnaires covered 37 questions in such areas as general information about the respondent, particular features of one's use of digital tools, types of digital tools implemented in educational institutions. The obtained data revealed the respondents' experience on the use of digital tools in distance learning;their assessment of prospects for digitalization of formal and non-formal education;readiness to master digital learning tools. The analysis of educational organizations activities included: Internet access of educational process participants at workplace;use of digital tools in educational activities and professional development;introducing e-management systems for educational process arrangements;self-assessment of educators' digital competence level;their attitude to the use of digital tools for professional development and common educational activities. Based on the research results methodological recommendations for professionals of formal and non-formal educational institutions are suggested. © 2020 Copyright for this paper by its authors. Use permitted under Creative Commons License Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

Covid-19 pandemic: Development of digital technologies that provide connection, collaboration and lifelong learning

The purpose of the article is to reveal the essence of initiatives of international organizations during the impact of COVID-19 on educational institutions in the world and in Ukraine, to identify and analyze the quality of education and ensure constant updating of educational content based on the latest advances in culture, science and technology, use of information technologies in the educational process during COVID-19. The value of this article is to provide a holistic picture of current online teaching and learning activities, including the link between change management and the online teaching and learning process in the education system after the COVID-19 outbreak. © 2021 Ascociacion Internacional de Economia Aplicada. All rights reserved.