Model Of Continuing Education In Context Of Digital Transformation Of University

Abstract

The set of measures to transfer the educational organization of higher education to the digital university model during the three-year period is described in this article. Guidelines for the development of planned activities are given in order to digitally transform the educational organization of higher education. The need to build a continuing education system at the digital university model has also been identified. This includes the following subsystems: digital competencies of students, digital educational technologies, development, and implementation of online courses. Among its principal findings, the evaluation concluded that the feasibility of developing and implementing of continuing education model is a really important action. This model combines informative and logical blocks: a digital portfolio of the student and teacher, a digital student footprint, a digital teacher footprint, personal development paths of students in higher education programs, an increase in the number of educational activities in the formation of an individual educational path, the introduction of an artificial intelligence system. The proposals were made regarding the performance of the analysis and diagnosis of digitalization tools in universities, including educational, scientific activities, university management, and administrative activities. The recommendations are given regarding a sociological study of the university’s readiness for digitalization, the availability and use of individual components of the digital university model in educational and scientific activities, and the assessment of the existing level of development of digital competencies by students, teachers, and employees of the educational institution of higher education.