Use of Network Services Web 2.0 for ICT Competence Formation of Students in Engineering with Application of Project Approach
Use of Network Services Web 2.0 for ICT Competence Formation of Students in Engineering with Application of Project Approach

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the experience of increasing efficiency of competence formation of students of applied information science. Authors underline the necessity of improving theoretical materials of disciplines and elaborating new methodical approaches to teaching technical disciplines for students in engineering of higher education institutions. One of the primary problems of future software engineers training is the lack of efficient approaches to ICT competence formation and particularly in development of its creative and research components. As a solution to the problem, application of project activities for teaching disciplines which are related to information and communication technologies is proposed as well as the active use of web 2.0 services. The authors point out the following advantages of using web 2.0 in the educational process: services allow increasing students' cognitive interest to the problems of the academic discipline, diversifying the main activities during the project, presenting design solutions in a visual, interactive form, forming their own unique digital content. The article presents a mental map of web 2.0 services with categories and particular resources that will be useful for carrying out applied informatics bachelors’ projects. The authors offered examples of project topics in the disciplines of computer science, application programming, information security, design activities, and development of Internet applications. In addition, the pedagogical capabilities of such services as comics creation service (Pixton), development of mental maps (mindmup), creation of infographics (Piktochart), organization of teamwork (Yougile) are described. The research results showed that the use of web 2.0 network services while applying the project approach in the process of developing ICT competence among applied informatics bachelors allows not only increasing interest in technical disciplines study, enhancing information exchange, communication among students, but also developing ability of cooperate, teamwork, as well as creative and research activities. The article reveals methods of applying network services Web 2.0 for organizing educational projects. The review of services according to categories is offered and specific examples of their application for organizing project activities while studying ICT disciplines are described.

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