Experience in Using Information and Communication Technologies in Teaching Pathomorphology

Abstract

The information and communication technologies introduction is a necessary component in education. With the help of these technology methods of active memorization of educational material can be significantly improved. In terms of an intensive information and communication technologies implementation in education, it is necessary to prepare the teaching staff of a higher education institution. Namely, to develop skillfully possessed information culture and competence at the level of a modern student, or maybe even a little better. The article is about the possibilities of improvement of information technologies in the educational process. These are, for example, the use of visual material with the help of interactive posters and mind maps, as well as the latest methods of conducting classes – WebQuests, the use of the scribing technique when presenting the material of a practical lesson or lecture. The purpose of the study was to consider and propose some methods of presenting educational material, first of all, the use of the possibilities of an interactive poster and mind maps, as well as the method of presenting educational material – scribing and the use of WebQuests. Results and discussion. The teaching staff of a higher education institution today faces a difficult task – to win the attention and affection of a modern student. The vast majority of students belong to generation Z (born in 2003), for whom communication on the Internet is a priority. They best perceive information visually (pictures, images, videos). Generation Z are talented, creative, imaginative individuals, leaders by nature, and express their feelings with the help of emoticons and various emojis, statuses in social networks. Distance education has emphasized the role of the teacher by making him or her a guide, adviser and tutor. The teaching staff of the higher education institution in the distance learning mode coordinates the student’s cognitive process and constantly improves the distance courses of the discipline in the Moodle system, increases own original creativity and qualification in accordance with innovations and license conditions. The use of interactive possibilities of distance education should also be used during face-to-face training, it will help students to learn the educational material better. Constant search for new didactic approaches and tools, the use of modern and diverse teaching methods will contribute to the training of specialists who possess not only the knowledge and skills of professional activity, but also think strategically, systematically approach the analysis and solution of real situations. For future doctors, it is a primarily important aspect of clinical thinking. Thus, all the available possibilities of modern presentation of the material will help future specialists in the medical field to develop it. Conclusion. Thanks to the transformation of the educational material in pathological anatomy to the form of an even more visual image or layering of knowledge with each learned practical lesson, the methods of presenting the material scribing, using WebQuests, using mind maps and interactive posters ensure greater systematicity, coverage of significant parts of the material, deeper assimilation, generating interest in the subject as a whole