DEVELOPING THE DIGITAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE TEACHERS IN THE MODERN DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL SPACE

Abstract

At the present stage of society's development, when the information space is oversaturated with information, there is an intensive expansion, updating and modernization of information technologies, which necessitate the transformation of the education system as a whole and the system of higher pedagogical education in particular. Teacher training is focused on developing the digital competence of future teachers, enabling them to freely use and implement a variety of digital technology tools in the educational process. In accordance with the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On the approval of the Concept for the development of digital competencies and the approval of a plan of measures for its implementation” (2021); documents of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine: “Conceptual and Reference Framework for the Digital Competence of Pedagogical and Scientific-Pedagogical Workers: Draft” (2021), “Description of the Digital Competence Framework for Citizens of Ukraine” (2021), “Digital Agenda of Ukraine 2020” (2020), it is envisaged to improve the quality of training for students in general and students of higher pedagogical education in particular in terms of developing their digital skills, digital literacy, and digital competence. In the context of these requirements, the need to develop the digital competence of future teachers, particularly in the field of using digital technologies in pedagogical activities, is both important and vital. The article reveals that students are interested in mastering digital technologies in the educational process, but they do not yet have a sufficient level of knowledge and practical skills in this area. The digital competence of a future teacher is understood as a personal formation that integrates relevant motives, values, attitudes, knowledge of various digital resources, means, tools, technologies, as well as the ability to apply them in practical pedagogical activities based on critical analysis and evaluation. The formation of digital competence of future teachers involves a systematic combination of different methods and forms of education, constant rethinking of approaches to the organization and content of this process, ensuring an organic combination of methods of formal, nonformal and informal education.