Abstract
Increasing demand for experts capable of high-quality assessment of the impact of a particular planned activity on the environment involves a more effective use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the educational process of training ecology students. The authors present a methodology for students to study the educational material of the “Environmental Impact Assessment” course by using ICT. The methodology and algorithm for using the Padlet interactive whiteboard, Mindomo mind maps, Easel infographics, Google Drive and Google Docs in lectures and practical lessons are described. Particular attention is paid to the preparation of a group project using ICT. Tested in the Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, the methodology allows to implement a number of tasks such as: promotion of intensification and effectiveness of teaching; acquisition of practical skills to quickly find the necessary information on various online resources for ecology students; simulation of the real procedure of environmental impact assessment in the classroom; development of the ability to professionally communicate with experts in other fields of knowledge or activity, etc. Examination of the results of using ICT to study the “Environmental Impact Assessment” course has shown a significant increase in informational literacy among ecology students and their individual professional growth.
Highlights
Long-term use of biosphere resources by humans has led to a significant transformation of the natural environment
The research analysis allows us to infer that there is a lack of scientific papers that would depict the features of the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the study of the “Environmental Impact Assessment” course, which makes the above issues insufficiently explored
Environmental impact assessment is a procedure in which potential investors, who plan a specific type of activity, interact with state inspectors, who are required to provide an environmental impact assessment report
Summary
Long-term use of biosphere resources by humans has led to a significant transformation of the natural environment. In modern environmental strategies and approaches considerable attention is paid to technologies to overcome the already existing effects of anthropogenic impact and to the development of preventive measures that should avert the negative impact of economic activity on the environment. The ability to inform the public about the state of ecological security and the sustainable management of nature Such a range of competencies as a learning outcome reflects the extraordinary dynamism of modern ecology development and its research methods and the approaches to obtain reliable up-to-date information for a prompt and substantiated response to environmental changes. Environmental impact assessment in Ukraine began to be carried out in December 2017, which is why the “Environmental Impact Assessment” course appeared in the bachelor’s degree program in the 101 “Ecology” speciality of TNPU only in 2018 This fact determines the relevance of the development of its educational and methodological base. One of the ways to solve this problem is to use information and communication technologies while studying the “Environmental Impact Assessment” course
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