TECHNOLOGY AND METHODS OF CREATING WEB-BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR HUMANITIES EDUCATION

• Main Authors: Вилена Александровна Брылева, Ольга Петровна Сафонова
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science and Innovation Center Publishing House 2013-04-01
• Series: Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem
• Subjects: ИТ в обучении, технологии Веб 2.0, система управления обучением, персонализированная среда обучения, электронные портфолио
• Online Access: http://journal-s.org/index.php/sisp/article/view/93

<p>The purpose of the article is to describe the structure of web environment in frames of new educational paradigm in teaching Humanities, to clarify the scientifical and practical importance of using Web 2.0 technologies in higher education. This problem is of great importance due to the necessity of integration of modern IT into educational environment which needs to develop new methods of teaching.</p><p>The model of educational environment presented in the article is based on the integration of LMS Moodle and PLE Mahara. The authors define the functional modules and means of the environment, describe its didactic qualities, organization requirements and usage advantages. The methodic model of teaching English worked out by the authors supposes step-by-step formation of professional as well as informational competence necessary to any modern specialist. The effectiveness of the model is verified by experiental learning, based on individual and group forms of work on educational site of Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication of Volgograd State university.</p><p><strong>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/2218-7405-2013-2-8">http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/2218-7405-2013-2-8</a></strong></p>