New Teaching Methods in New Teaching Methods in Petrozavodsk State University: Petrozavodsk State University:

Problems and PerspectivesProblems and Perspectives

Anton LapshinAnton Lapshin & & Gleb YarovoyGleb Yarovoy

Faculty of Political and Social Sciences Faculty of Political and Social Sciences

New teaching methods: contentsNew teaching methods: contents

New Initiatives at PetrSU to improve the New Initiatives at PetrSU to improve the

education processeducation process

Use of New TechnologiesUse of New Technologies

Use of Innovative MethodsUse of Innovative Methods Distance Learning at PetrSUDistance Learning at PetrSU

Initiative on Distance Learning (Stanford)Initiative on Distance Learning (Stanford)

Other … Other …

Problems and perspectivesProblems and perspectives

The New Era The New Era in the Higher Education ? in the Higher Education ?

New Priority for the University: New Priority for the University:

ProgramProgram

“ “The development of system of The development of system of quality management in education”quality management in education”

The New Rector’s speechThe New Rector’s speech

The main factors affecting the University are:The main factors affecting the University are:

Russia’s joining the WTORussia’s joining the WTO Russia’s participation in the Bologna processRussia’s participation in the Bologna process Demographic hole Demographic hole (fall in quantity of university entrants)(fall in quantity of university entrants)

Modernisation of professional education in RussiaModernisation of professional education in Russia Increase of the competition between universities Increase of the competition between universities

(for entrants, finances, projects, influence)(for entrants, finances, projects, influence) Decrease in the level of entrants’ knowledgeDecrease in the level of entrants’ knowledge Necessity to certificate the system of quality Necessity to certificate the system of quality

managementmanagement

The Main Aim Is The Main Aim Is

““to improve the key factors affecting the quality to improve the key factors affecting the quality of education” of education”

in order to survive at the in order to survive at the marketmarket

One of the main instruments is One of the main instruments is

““use of modern technologies in the education use of modern technologies in the education process”process”

The New Rector’s speechThe New Rector’s speech

Use of modern technologies Use of modern technologies in the education processin the education process

Our advantages are:Our advantages are: use of new technologies use of new technologies

(i.e. computers and other digital equipment)(i.e. computers and other digital equipment) development of the digital learning development of the digital learning

coursescourses use of modern methods of use of modern methods of

education education ( – what exactly ?!)( – what exactly ?!)

Our disadvantage isOur disadvantage is:: insufficient attentiveness to the increasing of insufficient attentiveness to the increasing of

requirements to the quality of students’ training, requirements to the quality of students’ training, including including

* professional qualities and skills* professional qualities and skills

* speech and sociality* speech and sociality* foreign languages * foreign languages * * skills of team workskills of team work* project activities* project activities* initiative* initiative* mental outlook* mental outlook* general culture etc.* general culture etc.

The main aim of modern technologies is to overcome The main aim of modern technologies is to overcome disadvantages!disadvantages!

Use of modern technologies Use of modern technologies in the education processin the education process

But… What is really meant by But… What is really meant by “modern technologies”?“modern technologies”?

A) Use of “new technologies” A) Use of “new technologies” per seper se

andand

B) Use of “innovative methods”B) Use of “innovative methods”

Use of modern technologies Use of modern technologies in the education processin the education process

New technologies to teach studentsNew technologies to teach students

… … or …or …

New technologies to save teachers ?New technologies to save teachers ?

Use of New TechnologiesUse of New Technologiesin the Education Processin the Education Process

Use of New TechnologiesUse of New Technologiesin the Education Processin the Education Process

The average teacher’s workload is The average teacher’s workload is 900 lecturing hours per year900 lecturing hours per year !!

University administration to decrease University administration to decrease workload to 800 hours/year in 5 yearsworkload to 800 hours/year in 5 years

Teachers’ task is to reduce their workload by Teachers’ task is to reduce their workload by using modern equipment: overheads, digital using modern equipment: overheads, digital projectors etc.projectors etc.

University funds to invest in new equipmentUniversity funds to invest in new equipment

Modern methods in the Modern methods in the teaching processteaching process

Distance learning – Distance learning –

one of the main priorities one of the main priorities

in the process of modernization in the process of modernization

of teaching process at PetrSU.of teaching process at PetrSU.

Distance Learning at PetrSUDistance Learning at PetrSU

Background for distance learning at PetrSU:

Development of corporative net

Creation of internet resources for scientific and educational activity

Development of Web-space of PetrSU

Development of e-library

Professional skills of PetrSU academic and technical staff

Distance Learning at PetrSUDistance Learning at PetrSU

Main beneficiaries of distance Main beneficiaries of distance learning:learning:

Branches of PetrSU (Belomorsk, Branches of PetrSU (Belomorsk, Kostomuksha, Sortavala, Kola)Kostomuksha, Sortavala, Kola)

Students of PetrSU (digital courses Students of PetrSU (digital courses in addition to classes)in addition to classes)

Other universities (in prospect)Other universities (in prospect)

Distance Learning at PetrSUDistance Learning at PetrSU

Developments: Budget for distance learning development in 2006 –

1 700 000 roubles (about 45000 euro) The number of projects in 2005 – 92 2004 – 81 projects

Main result of 2004-05 – increasing of quality of distance Main result of 2004-05 – increasing of quality of distance coursescourses

Leaders in distance learning development :Faculty of Economic

Faculty of Physics and Technologies

Forest Engineering Faculty

Mathematics Faculty

Faculty of Political and Social Sciences:

2 distance courses in 2005:

History of Political Thought

Political Risks

Distance Learning at PetrSUDistance Learning at PetrSU

Structure of distance courses:Structure of distance courses: Program, thematically plan, instructionsProgram, thematically plan, instructions Texts of lecturesTexts of lectures Presentations, video lectures, Presentations, video lectures, Animated materialsAnimated materials ReaderReader GlossaryGlossary TestsTests Questions for examQuestions for exam Techniques for interactive communication with teachersTechniques for interactive communication with teachers

Distance learning system of PetrSU got the first place on All-Russian forum “Educational Environment 2004” (Moscow)

Slogan: “To foster critical thinking skills and global awareness in university students from transitional societies in order to create an intellectually empowered generation of future government, business and community leaders”.

Five courses: http://idl.stanford.edu/

Ten Russian Universities:Amur State University Petrozavodsk State UniversityNorth Ossetian State University Saratov State University

Southern Ural State University Tyumen State UniversityUral State University Yakutsk State UniversityYaroslavl State University Moscow Institute for Higher

Economics

Innovative methods in educationInnovative methods in education

PROBLEMSPROBLEMS

Insufficient use of new teaching methods, Insufficient use of new teaching methods, modern technologies and equipment etc.modern technologies and equipment etc.

Mission possible: to respond the new Mission possible: to respond the new challenges, i.e. to promote dynamic challenges, i.e. to promote dynamic modernization, increasing the efficiency of the modernization, increasing the efficiency of the teaching process and quality of education teaching process and quality of education services.services.

Innovative methods in Innovative methods in educationeducation

PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES

• The Bologna process as a main The Bologna process as a main engine.engine.

Activities in the context of Activities in the context of Bologna:Bologna:

Finnish-Russian Cross-Border Finnish-Russian Cross-Border UniversityUniversity

TEMPUS projects, e.g. UNEGOTEMPUS projects, e.g. UNEGO

Innovative methods in education

• Kow-tow to the organizers !

• Good luck to ourselves !

… Thank you for your attention !