ASSESSMENT OF THE READINESS OF A TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY TEACHER TO USE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES

The pedagogical skills of the teachers of the Department of Theoretical Foundations of Heat Engineering consist in their ability to effectively integrate traditional and modern educational technologies in the process of teaching the discipline «Intensification of chemical-technological processes by physical methods of influence». This discipline is part of the main part of the master's degree training in the direction 18.04.01 «Chemical Technology» and is offered in two institutes of the Kazan National Research Technological University within the framework of forty-six master's programs. The introduction of modern innovative technologies in the educational process of the university creates conditions for productive professional and creative growth of students, stimulates their cognitive activity, develops independence in working with information resources and contributes to the improvement of the quality of education. This also requires high psychological and pedagogical competence from the teacher, which allows successfully using this methodology not only in seminars and practical classes, but also in research activities, as well as in educational work...