Information technologies and education: “New Educational Technologies in Universities” conference in Yekaterinburg

8 to 10 February 2012 the Ural Federal University n. a. the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, will house the 9th International Scientific & Methodological Conference “New Educational Technologies in Universities” (NOTV 2012).

The scope of reference of the conference:

1.    Educational technologies:

-       urgency of applying new educational technologies in universities;

-       remote educational technologies;

-       technologies based on use of mobile devices including tablets;

-       methodological approaches to the support of quality of professional training of students by means of new educational technologies;

-       practical achievements in application of educational technologies;

-       development and implementation of technologies to monitor achievements in studies;

-       organizational aspects in implementation of educational technologies.

2.    Planning and resource support of educational programs:

-       modernization of education under FGOS;

-       interaction with employers during the planning of educational programs;

-       traditional library resources, electronic library systems, provision of books;

-       modern electronic educational resources and methods of training including their use;

-       resource supply of educational programs implemented under the support of remote educational technologies;

-       organizational aspects in development and use of electronic educational resources.

3.    Innovation pedagogy:

-       implementation of active methods of training;

-       scientific & pedagogical, methodological, organizational support of the process of implementation of competitive model of higher professional education;

-       system, content, technological solutions in the field of improvement of professional & pedagogical skills.