Readiness of teachers of the humanitarian profile for integration of multimedia electronic educational resources into their professional activity

Abstract

"The article is devoted to the relevant problem of integrating multimedia electronic educational resources into the educational process. The purpose of the article is to analyze the readiness of teachers of the humanitarian profile for integration of multimedia educational products into their professional activity. The modern tendencies of informatization that have affected the educational sphere as well, make it necessary for teachers to master the skills of developing, designing and effective using of multimedia educational resources in their professional activity. The present research regards the theoretical aspects of using multimedia electronic educational resources and also considers the issue of teachers’ readiness for their implementation into the university educational process. Based on the research findings, the authors have made the conclusion about the factors preventing the teachers from integrating multimedia electronic educational resources into their professional activity. The research findings have shown that teachers find it difficult to apply and create multimedia educational products due to the lack of systematic and deep knowledge about these resources, methods of their usage and skills of their development as well as the presence of certain psychological barriers associated with the necessity to use new digital technologies. The study has allowed the authors to identify the main directions which can intensify integrating multimedia educational resources into the educational process. "