Improving the Quality of Engineering Education through Modern Educational Technologies
Improving the Quality of Engineering Education through Modern Educational Technologies

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to identify the features of Higher Education Institutions in the transition to the digital economy and the active introduction on this basis IT in the educational process. The changes that are now being implemented in leading universities have been identified. The core concepts of digital economy, information and communication technologies and the result of their pedagogical implementation are considered. It is defined that the active use of information and communication technologies within pedagogical process is one of the conditions for the formation of a harmoniously developed person. The paper contains the results of the research conducted by the authors in the framework of the international project “Excellence in Engineering Education Russia and Tadjikistan / EXTEND” of the Erasmus+ Capacity Building Program in Higher Education. The aim of the study was to estimate the National Research Mordovia State University maturity level in the field of introduction and use of educational and ICT technologies and to identify opportunities for improvement. The methodology of self-assessment of teaching approaches in engineering training programs at the University is proposed. For the self-assessment 3 levels were distinguished: the Institutional level of self-assessment, the level of the educational program, the level of stakeholders. The survey was conducted by the case of more than 300 respondents from different levels of the University. The results of the self-assessment allowed to identify strengths and areas for improvement related to the use of modern educational and ICT technologies and to develop recommendations for solving the problems.

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