Дистанционная технология в богословском образовании: методические основы «классического» дистанционного обучения и возможности дистанционной поддержки очных курсов на примере дисциплины «Богослужебный устав и гимнография» программы профессиональной переподготовки «Теология»

Abstract

The article analyses and compares methods of teaching theological disciplines using distant technologies on the Faculty of Advanced Further Education and in the Institute of Distance Learning at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University, as well as the experience of transferring full-time education to distance learning in spring of 2020 using the example of the discipline “Typicon and Hymnography” taught at the Theological professional retraining programme. It is shown that the transfer of the full-time course “Typicon and Hymnography” to distance learning encouraged the methodological convergence of two forms of education (full-time and part-time with the usage of distant educational technology) and at the same time identifi ed distinctive features of each of them. Full-time course was enriched by the inclusion of the distance learning technology tools with technical means, which added methodological orderliness. Moodle platform’s technical facilities allowed the teachers to keep practical orientation of the course (theory combined with the experience of attending church services) and integration of full-time course into the church calendar. The article also examines methodological opportunities of both forms of education, in context of an educative (that brings a person to church) mode of the course in Typicon and Hymnography. The article also describes features that form the communication between the teacher and students in full-time and in part-time education using distant educational technologies at the Institute of Distance Learning of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University.