Digital education environment as a condition for the application of digital educational technologies in vocational education institutions

Abstract

The article deals with the concept, essence, structure and functions of the digital educational environment (DEE), which can contribute to forming in young professionals not only professional and cultural competencies, but also the competencies for the use of digital educational technologies. It is shown that the DEE of vocational education institutions (VEI) is an open set of information systems designed to provide the main tasks of the educational process. We propose to create in VEI and in the system of in-house personnel training the digital electronic educational environment, material and technical equipment, a digital library, training laboratories, and for technical professions and specialties – production laboratories and workshops. The necessity of application of digital educational technologies in VEI is substantiated. The article argues that the essence of digital technologies in education is a set of techniques, methods and means to ensure the processing, transmission and display of information aimed at improving the efficiency of the educational process. The use of modern digital educational technologies in VEI will lead to the achievement of qualitatively new educational results, accelerate the process of managerial activity and increase its efficiency. The conditions of educational programs implementation in DEE are stated. Digital electronic educational environment should be equipped with electronic textbooks, manuals, presentations on various disciplines. The article gives examples of digital technologies implementation and recommendations for the use of digital educational technologies in the VEI.