new teaching methods in petrozavodsk state university: problems and perspectives anton lapshin &...
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New Teaching Methods in New Teaching Methods in Petrozavodsk State University: Petrozavodsk State University:
Problems and PerspectivesProblems and Perspectives
Anton LapshinAnton Lapshin & & Gleb YarovoyGleb Yarovoy
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
New teaching methods: contentsNew teaching methods: contents
New Initiatives at PetrSU to improve the New Initiatives at PetrSU to improve the
education processeducation process
Use of New TechnologiesUse of New Technologies
Use of Innovative MethodsUse of Innovative Methods Distance Learning at PetrSUDistance Learning at PetrSU
Initiative on Distance Learning (Stanford)Initiative on Distance Learning (Stanford)
Other … Other …
Problems and perspectivesProblems and perspectives
The New Era The New Era in the Higher Education ? in the Higher Education ?
New Priority for the University: New Priority for the University:
ProgramProgram
“ “The development of system of The development of system of quality management in education”quality management in education”
The New Rector’s speechThe New Rector’s speech
The main factors affecting the University are:The main factors affecting the University are:
Russia’s joining the WTORussia’s joining the WTO Russia’s participation in the Bologna processRussia’s participation in the Bologna process Demographic hole Demographic hole (fall in quantity of university entrants)(fall in quantity of university entrants)
Modernisation of professional education in RussiaModernisation of professional education in Russia Increase of the competition between universities Increase of the competition between universities
(for entrants, finances, projects, influence)(for entrants, finances, projects, influence) Decrease in the level of entrants’ knowledgeDecrease in the level of entrants’ knowledge Necessity to certificate the system of quality Necessity to certificate the system of quality
managementmanagement
The Main Aim Is The Main Aim Is
““to improve the key factors affecting the quality to improve the key factors affecting the quality of education” of education”
in order to survive at the in order to survive at the marketmarket
One of the main instruments is One of the main instruments is
““use of modern technologies in the education use of modern technologies in the education process”process”
The New Rector’s speechThe New Rector’s speech
Use of modern technologies Use of modern technologies in the education processin the education process
Our advantages are:Our advantages are: use of new technologies use of new technologies
(i.e. computers and other digital equipment)(i.e. computers and other digital equipment) development of the digital learning development of the digital learning
coursescourses use of modern methods of use of modern methods of
education education ( – what exactly ?!)( – what exactly ?!)
Our disadvantage isOur disadvantage is:: insufficient attentiveness to the increasing of insufficient attentiveness to the increasing of
requirements to the quality of students’ training, requirements to the quality of students’ training, including including
* professional qualities and skills* professional qualities and skills
* speech and sociality* speech and sociality* foreign languages * foreign languages * * skills of team workskills of team work* project activities* project activities* initiative* initiative* mental outlook* mental outlook* general culture etc.* general culture etc.
The main aim of modern technologies is to overcome The main aim of modern technologies is to overcome disadvantages!disadvantages!
Use of modern technologies Use of modern technologies in the education processin the education process
But… What is really meant by But… What is really meant by “modern technologies”?“modern technologies”?
A) Use of “new technologies” A) Use of “new technologies” per seper se
andand
B) Use of “innovative methods”B) Use of “innovative methods”
Use of modern technologies Use of modern technologies in the education processin the education process
New technologies to teach studentsNew technologies to teach students
… … or …or …
New technologies to save teachers ?New technologies to save teachers ?
Use of New TechnologiesUse of New Technologiesin the Education Processin the Education Process
Use of New TechnologiesUse of New Technologiesin the Education Processin the Education Process
The average teacher’s workload is The average teacher’s workload is 900 lecturing hours per year900 lecturing hours per year !!
University administration to decrease University administration to decrease workload to 800 hours/year in 5 yearsworkload to 800 hours/year in 5 years
Teachers’ task is to reduce their workload by Teachers’ task is to reduce their workload by using modern equipment: overheads, digital using modern equipment: overheads, digital projectors etc.projectors etc.
University funds to invest in new equipmentUniversity funds to invest in new equipment
Modern methods in the Modern methods in the teaching processteaching process
Distance learning – Distance learning –
one of the main priorities one of the main priorities
in the process of modernization in the process of modernization
of teaching process at PetrSU.of teaching process at PetrSU.
Distance Learning at PetrSUDistance Learning at PetrSU
Background for distance learning at PetrSU:
Development of corporative net
Creation of internet resources for scientific and educational activity
Development of Web-space of PetrSU
Development of e-library
Professional skills of PetrSU academic and technical staff
Distance Learning at PetrSUDistance Learning at PetrSU
Main beneficiaries of distance Main beneficiaries of distance learning:learning:
Branches of PetrSU (Belomorsk, Branches of PetrSU (Belomorsk, Kostomuksha, Sortavala, Kola)Kostomuksha, Sortavala, Kola)
Students of PetrSU (digital courses Students of PetrSU (digital courses in addition to classes)in addition to classes)
Other universities (in prospect)Other universities (in prospect)
Distance Learning at PetrSUDistance Learning at PetrSU
Developments: Budget for distance learning development in 2006 –
1 700 000 roubles (about 45000 euro) The number of projects in 2005 – 92 2004 – 81 projects
Main result of 2004-05 – increasing of quality of distance Main result of 2004-05 – increasing of quality of distance coursescourses
Leaders in distance learning development :Faculty of Economic
Faculty of Physics and Technologies
Forest Engineering Faculty
Mathematics Faculty
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences:
2 distance courses in 2005:
History of Political Thought
Political Risks
Distance Learning at PetrSUDistance Learning at PetrSU
Structure of distance courses:Structure of distance courses: Program, thematically plan, instructionsProgram, thematically plan, instructions Texts of lecturesTexts of lectures Presentations, video lectures, Presentations, video lectures, Animated materialsAnimated materials ReaderReader GlossaryGlossary TestsTests Questions for examQuestions for exam Techniques for interactive communication with teachersTechniques for interactive communication with teachers
Distance learning system of PetrSU got the first place on All-Russian forum “Educational Environment 2004” (Moscow)
Slogan: “To foster critical thinking skills and global awareness in university students from transitional societies in order to create an intellectually empowered generation of future government, business and community leaders”.
Five courses: http://idl.stanford.edu/
Ten Russian Universities:Amur State University Petrozavodsk State UniversityNorth Ossetian State University Saratov State University
Southern Ural State University Tyumen State UniversityUral State University Yakutsk State UniversityYaroslavl State University Moscow Institute for Higher
Economics
Innovative methods in educationInnovative methods in education
PROBLEMSPROBLEMS
Insufficient use of new teaching methods, Insufficient use of new teaching methods, modern technologies and equipment etc.modern technologies and equipment etc.
Mission possible: to respond the new Mission possible: to respond the new challenges, i.e. to promote dynamic challenges, i.e. to promote dynamic modernization, increasing the efficiency of the modernization, increasing the efficiency of the teaching process and quality of education teaching process and quality of education services.services.
Innovative methods in Innovative methods in educationeducation
PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES
• The Bologna process as a main The Bologna process as a main engine.engine.
Activities in the context of Activities in the context of Bologna:Bologna:
Finnish-Russian Cross-Border Finnish-Russian Cross-Border UniversityUniversity
TEMPUS projects, e.g. UNEGOTEMPUS projects, e.g. UNEGO
Innovative methods in education
• Kow-tow to the organizers !
• Good luck to ourselves !
… Thank you for your attention !