Digital transformation of higher education: Components and conditions of functioning (on the example of Samara State University of Economics)

Abstract

The aim of the study is to substantiate the components and conditions of the digital transformation of higher education. The article examines the state of the digital transformation of education on the example of Samara State University of Economics and ways to improve it. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the following hypothesis: a university teacher who is interested in improving his/her competence in general and digital competence in particular will be in demand in the context of the digital transformation of education provided that the following conditions are met: 1) the competent use of information and communication technologies in the educational process; 2) the continuous improvement of digital competence; 3) a developed digital environment of the university. The main results of the study are as follows: a review and an analysis of the problem are conducted; the definitions and components of the digital educational environment and the digital competence of a teacher presented by various authors and teams of scientists are analyzed; the author’s definition of the digital competence of a university teacher is formulated; the advantages of information and communication technologies and ways to increase the level of the digital competence of university teachers are outlined; the experience of creating a digital educational environment of Samara State Economic University is presented.

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• Received: May 3, 2023.
• Published: June 19, 2023.

Keywords

• цифровая трансформация образования
• цифровая образовательная среда
• преподаватель вуза
• цифровая компетентность
• информационно-коммуникационные технологии
• digital transformation of education
• digital educational environment
• university teacher
• digital competence
• information and communication technologies

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