Teacher Training: Pros And Cons Of Distance Education Through Students’ Eyes

Abstract

In accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education adopted by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation order in February 2018, the implementation of various educational programs calls for the use of educational technologies such as e-learning and distance technology. As for the distance technology, its application in the academic process, undoubtedly, contributes to the development and mastery of the students’ independent work skills. The article discusses distance learning as one of the options for undergraduate students’ independent work structuring. It presents the course and results of the experiment on distance learning technology implementation in Transbaikal State University. During the experiment, prospective teachers of foreign languages examined the effectiveness of distance learning at university. As a result, several observations were made regarding the quality and effectiveness of distance learning implementation. They can prove serviceable in the present revision of the distance learning possibilities and influence the development of enhanced methods for the organization of such an activity. The present article focuses on the students’ insights into the possibility of using distance technology in the learning process and their cause-result analysis. The university students consider distance learning technology as modern and progressive; moreover, they recognize its potential for the instructional materials enhancement. However, distance learning implementation should be thoroughly thought out and integrated into the traditional academic system and not considered as an alternative to it.