IMPLEMENTATION OF BLENDED LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUTURE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTROMECHANICS SPECIALISTS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Abstract

The article describes the technology of blended learning in the process of training future specialists in telecommunications and electromechanics and provides a comparative analysis of blended learning technologies. The necessity of using blended learning technologies in institutions of professional higher education in today’s conditions is substantiated. The purpose of the article was to study and compare the features of the implementation of blended learning technologies in the process of teaching technical disciplines such as “Information Technology”, “Information Systems and Technologies”, “Computer Science” for future telecommunications specialists and future electromechanics. The research methodology is based on the analytical and comparative methods: the analytical method was used to study the theoretical foundations of blended learning technologies, while the comparative method was used to conduct a comparative analysis of the implementation of blended learning technologies for future telecommunications and electromechanical specialists. The scientific novelty is that for the first time the implementation of blended learning technologies in the process of teaching technical disciplines at the Kyiv Professional College of Communications and the Danube Professional College of the National University “Odesa Maritime Academy” was studied and compared. In general, after conducting a comparative analysis of the implementation of the blended learning process in teaching technical disciplines for future telecommunications specialists and future electromechanics, the authors determined that they have much in common. In both institutions of professional higher education, blended learning is implemented according to a similar scheme and model: students have access to learning materials, assignments, tests, and other resources that teachers post on online platforms. Classes are held in classrooms and online. It has been established that both groups of specialists in the process of blended learning should acquire in-depth knowledge in the field of computer science and information technology, so similar blended learning technologies are used to teach them.