Major benefits of using smart technologies in education

Abstract

This research considers the features of applying smart-learning technologies in education that provide future-qualified specialists with the necessary skills for the implementation of successful professional activities in the conditions of a digital society. The relevance of the study is conditioned upon the need to find the main advantages of smart education in educational institutions. The purpose of the research is to determine the benefits of using smart technologies in education and the abilities that students should master to meet the needs of modern society. The author attempts to use a set of interconnected theoretical research methods to achieve the purpose and present the examined subject comprehensively, including the method of critical analysis of scientific literature, which contributed to the description of the purposes and specifics, the possibility and benefits of using smart-learning technologies and drawing conclusions, and the method of examining and summarising the experiences of other countries, which allowed concluding. It was identified that for various entities and educational situations, the meaning of “smart” has different definitions. It has been established that fundamental content changes are occurring, which makes the modern educational system smart in the majority of countries around the world. It was determined that using smart-learning technologies opens up many new opportunities in education, which improve the concentration of students’ attention, accelerate the assimilation of educational material, and, as a result, increase the success rate of each student. Based on research, four levels of abilities in smart education that students should master to meet the needs of modern society have been proposed. The main advantages of using smart learning in the educational process are described. The most common are the continuity of the educational process and the integrity of educational information; mobility; the student’s autonomy. The research can be useful for specialists in educational institutions and teachers to improve the professional training of specialists.