DIGITAL COMPETENCIES FORMATION AMONG FUTURE TEACHERS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF A MODERN UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The authors of the article carry out a study of currently available ways to optimize the course and results of educational activities aimed at the formation of digital competencies among future teaching staff in the educational space of a specialized university. The importance of knowledge, skills and abilities that can be attributed to this category is proved in the professional portrait of a teacher of the near future. Based on the analysis of literature and reflection on their own pedagogical experience, the authors identify the most significant features of the contingent mastering the programs of pedagogical universities, which necessitate the need to change approaches to the formation of digital competencies. The article provides the essential and structural characteristics of the category of digital competencies. Specific measures aimed at optimizing the process of developing appropriate qualities in future teachers and lecturers are proposed, and possibilities for their application in a modern pedagogical university are considered.