SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF ORGANIZATION OF ONLINE COURSES ON BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND SCHOOL SUPPLMENTARY EDUCATION

Abstract

The paper characterizes the use of new digital technologies in teaching biological and ecological sciences. The comparison of positive and negative aspects at the levels of the university and school supplementary education is provided, based upon the practical pedagogical experience of the authors. Major difficulties of the online education as well as its elimination strategies are discussed. It is shown that the specifics of online presentation of educational material determine the need for the teacher to develop fundamentally new skills. Previously, such skills were not so in demand or were not decisive. The paper also discusses the issue of the social and moral responsibility of the educator in formation of the student’s soft competencies in the era of remote education.