RESEARCH ON THE NEEDS OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS IN PROFESSIONAL ADVANCED TRAINING IN DIGITAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOG

The article is devoted to the study of the needs of university teachers for advanced training in digital information products with various functions of use in the educational process and research activities, as well as knowledge and skills associated with digital technologies. A pilot study was carried out, which made it possible to identify the most common requests for studying specific information systems, software products, obtaining knowledge and developing the skills to use them in their professional activities. An electronic questionnaire compiled on the basis of the data obtained was offered to teachers undergoing advanced training in information technology. The list of knowledge, skills and software products with specific functions included the item «Other software products and knowledge». Respondents rated each item on the questionnaire on a scale from 0 (lack of demand) to 5 (direly needed at the current moment). Based on the analysis of average scores, it was revealed that the skills of preparing a complex of electronic educational resources for distance learning are most in demand...