IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL DIGITALIZATION PROJECTS AS THE MAIN DIRECTION OF ACTIVATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Анотація

The article is devoted to the study of problems related to the introduction and use of digital technologies in education. The relevance of the chosen topic is primarily due to the need of transformation in higher education in accordance with the new conditions of social development, which is characterized by high rates of technological change, the predominant role of intellectual capital, availability of productive resources in the form of human knowledge and skills. The main task of higher education institutions should be to train professionals who are able to create and use technologies in various fields, think critically, flexibly adapt to change, generate new ideas and create the conditions for personal and social well-being. Achieving such results will be possible under the condition of dynamic and current changes in the higher education system itself. First of all, it concerns the methods, approaches, technologies, tools with which knowledge is transferred, skills are improved, and human experience is formed.

In order to substantiate the need to create an innovative environment in the field of higher education, the modern basis of which is formed by digital technologies, the article focuses on the characteristics of the specialist innovator. Their formation is not possible without the use of tools that allow the most effective organization and implementation of the educational process, provide quality educational services, to form a proposal for innovative educational products.

The article draws attention to the Memorandum of Lifelong Learning adopted in 2000 by the Lisbon Summit of the Council of Europe. Based on the analysis of Memorandum principles, the authors proved their close connection with current trends in education, among which digitalization plays a key role. In particular, the implementation of the declared principle of “bringing education closer to home” in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic is an extremely urgent task, and its practical implementation requires intensification of actions related to the digitalization of educational services and products.

The article provides an overview of the main results in the field of digitalization of education in Ukraine and the problems that need to be addressed. Attention is drawn to the fact that at the level of formation of concepts and recommendations the prospects for digital transformation of higher education are presented properly. However, the issue of practical implementation of digitization tools, as well as their financial support, remains relevant for domestic free economic zones.

In order to find practical solutions in the field of digitalization of educational processes, services and products, the authors of the article proposed an algorithm and descriptive model that will allow free economic transformation to transform digital transformations by establishing cooperation in partnership and implementing local digitization projects. The effectiveness and prospects of this approach are based on the example of Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas (IFNTUOG), where in 2020 the implementation of the project of local digital transformation began.