Features of Distance Learning Process at H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University

Abstract

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused global changes that have required adaptation to the new conditions of life. These changes have been in place in all areas of human activities, in particular in education. In 2020, people experienced the state of isolation and the restrictions that had never existed before. There emerged a need not only to provide a quick response to the crisis situations but also to maintain the educational process and not to lose the connection with students, which would be catastrophic for the educational system at the national level. The issues of distance learning have become habitual for educators around the world within a very short period of time. The transition to the new system of learning requires the search for innovative approaches to organizing the educational process and adapting scholars, teachers and students to new challenges and their solutions. The aim of the work is to analyze the condition and features of online and blended format learning under the quarantine conditions, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper analyzes the features of the distance learning process under the quarantine conditions, caused by the spread of COVID-19, at H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University. The study outlines a number of problems the teaching staff and students face in their training, and makes suggestions for improving online learning. The analysis determines the most effective means and online resources to be used in the conditions of distance learning. Furthermore, the research characterizes the features of the pre-service teachers’ practical training during their online or blended format internship at educational institutions of different levels.