Headings of the journal
"Educational Resources and Technologies"

Annotation: Modernization of religious education is an integral part of the strategic development of the national education system. Despite the successful experience of introducing electronic information and educational systems in leading Islamic universities in Russia, the digitalization of religious education is accompanied by a number of pedagogical risks. The author analyzes the pedagogical risks that must be borne in mind when using e-learning and distance learning technologies in the educational process, taking into account the specifics of an Islamic educational organization. The article presents the characteristics of the state of e-learning in Islamic educational institutions in Russia and abroad. Based on statistical and sociological data, the political, social, organizational, psychological, pedagogical and methodological aspects of the introduction of e-learning in religious education are characterized, and the main array of risks associated with this process is determined. The ways of reducing pedagogical risks in the implementation of e-learning in an Islamic educational organization are proposed.

Annotation: The article deals with the problem of preventing the use of psychoactive substances by students in the educational environment. The authors consider the main approaches to the organization of psychoprophylactic measures in the educational environment, aimed at strengthening the protective factors that prevent the start of use and reduce the risk factors for the forming of dependence on psychoactive substances among minors. The theoretical review presented in the article allows us to consider in detail the main types of minors who are prone to the use of psychoactive substances. The authors describe an empirical study in which 120 respondents of adolescent and juvenile ages from different federal districts of the Russian Federation took part. As a result of the study, it can be concluded that for each of these groups it is necessary to create a special system of psychoprophylactic measures. The differences will consist in the strategy of preventive measures, depending on the typology of the propensity to use psychoactive substances. The main practical significance of the study consists in compiling a psychological portrait of minors with a tendency to use psychoactive substances, which will make the latter a target of psychoprophylactic measures.

Annotation: В статье исследуется методологическая проблема организации пространства свободного выбора для обучающихся на примере общеобразовательной школы. Излагается многолетний опыт педагогического коллектива в построении образовательного процесса на основе подхода свободного выбора. Излагаются принципы реализации индивидуального подхода к каждому обучающемуся, которые включают свободу выбора темпа обучения, свободу выбора преподавателя, свободу выбора уровня изучения предмета, свободу перемещения по аудитории. Рассматривается апробированный на практике активный метод обучения «коллективный способ взаимного обучения». Изложена разработанная и апробированная коллективом школы педагогическая методика обучения родителей в области творческого взаимодействия в отношениях с детьми. Представлена применяемая в школе нового формата унифицированная струк- тура учебно-методического комплекса «Учить учиться». Показано, что данный учебно-методический комплекс реализует основные постулаты творческого обучения и инвариантного отношения к изучаемым дисциплинам. Изложенный в статье многолетний педагогический опыт общеобразовательной школы в построении образовательного процесса на основе подхода свободного выбора может трансформиро- ваться для образовательных организаций среднего и высшего профессионального образования.

Annotation: The article is devoted to the issue of increasing the degree of involvement in the educational process of students studying with the use of distance learning technologies. Student engagement is a combination of efforts aimed at achieving positive learning outcomes, ensuring a high level of academic achievement, as well as willingness to apply the knowledge gained in real life. The aim of the work is to study the factors influencing student engagement, as well as the possibilities of stimulating it by a teacher in a distance learning environment. Students’ engagement in learning includes cognitive, emotional and behavioral manifestations. The analysis of literary sources allowed us to identify a number of indicators, as well as factors of student involvement in the educational process. The latter include academic motivation, a sense of belonging to the student community, the ability to self-organize in an electronic information and educational environment, interaction with other students, as well as interaction with teachers. The article presents pedagogical techniques that allow to stimulate the engagement of students in learning organized with the use of distance learning technologies. The results of the study can be used to improve the training organized with the use of distance learning technologies.

Annotation: A rapidly changing educational environment demands a constant search for new sources of information and educational technologies from a foreign language teacher. The widespread use of online resources contributes to the optimization of language education. It also makes the forming of students’ foreign language communicative competence more flexible and creative. The article examines the didactic potential of Internet resources for teaching a foreign language to university students of non-linguistic majors. The authors reviewed modern research on the use Internet resources in language education. They also describe the main features of the main kinds of Internet resources. The authors pay special attention to the criteria for selecting Internet resources for educational purposes. Besides, an in-depth analysis of the advantages of using Internet content in the educational process has been carried out. The practical significance of the research lies in the description of the experience of integrating Internet resources into the training course “English for Specific Purposes” taught to master’s students of Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University majored in Pedagogics, training profile “Mechatronics and Robotics”.