Testing the results of the training aimed at future preschool educators by means of the Microsoft Teams program in distance and mixed forms of teaching / learning
The article considers the specifics of teaching the discipline "Methods of Acquainting Children with Ukrainian Ethnography in Establishments of Preschool Education" in terms of distant and blended learning. The educational and methodological complex of the course is elaborated in accordance with the syllabi; program learning outcomes; a list of general and profession-related competences that are expected to be formed while studying the discipline; lectures, seminars, practical, laboratory classes; tasks for independent work; individual educational research tasks; evaluation criteria for different types of work for all types of control, etc. At the initial stage of teaching the discipline, a special seminar was held for students – future educators on the topic "Organisation of distance learning using Microsoft Teams software». During a specialised seminar, the future educators were acquainted with: the features of the online content of Microsoft Teams; registration procedure on the platform; obtaining an access password and e-mail address to participate in the work of virtual classes and commands; organisation of the educational process, remote dialogic communication using Microsoft Teams resources; creation of a library of learning materials (lecture notes, video lectures, presentations on the content of lectures, assignments for seminars, practical classes, etc.); possibilities of placing practical materials (tasks for practical classes, independent work, individual educational research tasks, etc.) with the help of OneDrive. The specialised seminar helped to increase the level of digital, information-related, information-digital competence of future educators of preschool educational institutions, which was a prerequisite for success in mastering profession-related disciplines. The article provides instructions for organising practical classes and lectures on the course "Methods of Acquainting Children with Ukrainian Ethnography in Establishments of Preschool Education", prescribes the procedure for testing (current (modular) and final testing). The testing of the programme outcomes using Microsoft Teams and Office 365 software allowed us to optimise the teaching of the course within blended and distance learning.