From March 2 to April 02, 2021, the second stage of the pilot testing of the educational course "Design of educational programs: integrating the experience of European and Russian universities" took place at MRSU.
The purpose of this training course is to increase the level of knowledge and development of professional competencies of teachers and postgraduates in the field of design of educational programs from the standpoint of project management and a practice-oriented approach to learning and the use of active educational strategies based on the integration of the experience of European and Russian universities.
The educational course was delivered in a mixed format. The audience included not only MRSU teachers, but also teachers from the Higher School of Economics, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, the Russian State University for the Humanities, the Moscow University of Finance and Law, and the Kazan Innovation University V.G. Timiryasov, Saransk Cooperative Institute (branch) of the Russian University of Cooperation.
For two weeks students got acquainted with the key concepts of the design of educational programs implemented by European universities; gained knowledge and skills in the application of active learning strategies, as well as ICT tools. Particular attention was paid to the possibilities of implementing a project-based approach in the educational process, practice-oriented learning, as well as to the approaches of formation of cross-cutting (universal) competencies, aspects of leadership and team building.
On March 23, 2021, within the framework of the program «Design of Educational Programs: integration of the experience of European and Russian Universities», dedicated to the possibilities of integrating active strategies and teaching methods into educational programs, the listeners got acquainted with the practices of gamification and application of game methods, technologies and mechanisms in the educational process. Of particular interest was the Brain Slaughter - a battle that allowed the audience to make sure in practice that “smart games” set educational and developmental rather than entertaining goals, helping the teacher to involve students in the educational process, correctly present complex information and facilitate its perception.
On March 24, 2021, students of the educational course "Design of educational programs: integrating the experience of European and Russian universities" within the framework of the module devoted to the application of active strategies and teaching methods in educational programs, got acquainted with LEGO®SERIOUS PLAY - a method of game modeling of business situations.
The main purpose of using this method in the educational process is to stimulate the creative abilities of students, make them turn off the stereotyped thinking, and also work out basic communication and management skills, self-management skills to control time, processes, projects, a team and oneself.
On March 26, 2021, students of the educational course "Design of educational programs: integration of the experience of European and Russian universities" visited the "Process Factory" - a unique educational space for studying technologies and tools of Lean production. Thanks to special equipment, imitation of technological sites, materials and simulators, students became participants of the most accurate simulation of the production cycle of work processes.
Simulation, as a teaching method, allows you to take a fresh look at the principles of the production system and see with your own eyes that even minor changes in the work process affect economic indicators, as well as to realize the important role played by the personal contribution and initiative of each employee.
On March 31, 2021 students of the educational course "Design of educational programs: integrating the experience of European and Russian universities" assessed the possibilities and prospects of using Google services for organizing the educational process, and also identified the benefits of YouTube broadcast, Google Sheets, Jam Board and other services.
On April 2, 2021 the second stage of the pilot testing of the educational course "Design of educational programs: integration of the experience of European and Russian universities" for teachers was completed.
The listeners of the program took part in the final questionnaire determining the trajectory of further development and implementation of the manned training course.
The round table held at the end confirmed that the participants in the pilot testing managed to improve their level of knowledge, develop professional competencies in the field of educational programs based on a management project and a practice-oriented approach to learning, the use of active educational strategies based on the experience of European and Russian universities.
