Proceedings of the Second International Conference
«Digital Education. 21st Century» held on 20-21 October 2020
in an online format.

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ABOUT the CONFERENCE

Purpose of the conference
to enable an exchange of experience between experts in the field of education and professional practitioners in the following areas:

Main Topics
  • use of information technologies for distance and blended learning;
  • technologies that facilitate communication between persons involved in the educational process;
  • creation and development of ontological models of educational programs;
  • use and development of digital education platforms, both proprietary and freely distributed, used in large corporations and educational institutions;
  • сharacteristics of educational programs for the digital economy;
  • adaptation of existing educational programs to the digital age;
  • general issues related to digitalization.
    Program Committee
    • Vladislav Panchenko, Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Research Manager at Institute on Laser and Information Technologies of Russian Academy of Sciences;
    • Valery Makarov, Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Research Manager at Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences;
    • Mark Brown, Full Professor, Chair in Digital Learning, Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning at Dublin City University;
    • Martin Dougiamas, PhD, Founder and CEO of Moodle Pty Ltd;
    • Mikhail Lugachev, Professor of Economics, PhD, Dr.Habil, Head of Department of Economic Informatics at College of Economics, Moscow State Lomonossov University;
    • Valery Galkin, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, professor of Polytechnic Institute at Surgut State University;
    • Jennifer Roberts, PhD, Associate Professor of the Institute for Open and Distance Learning UNISA (University of South Africa);
    • Ivan Chaley, PhD, Professor, Deputy Head of IT Department, Surgutneftegas PJSC;
    • Alex Dolinskiy, PhD, the Executive Education Marketplace www.coursalytics.com, Co-faunder;
    • archpriest Gennady Egorov, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of Institute of Distance Learning at St.Tikhon´s Orthodox University;
    • Rinat Gimranov, Head of IT Department, Surgutneftegas PJSC.
    • Svetlana Kalmykova, PhD, Director of Open Education Center at St.Petersburg Polytechnic University;
    • Galina Karataeva, PhD in economics, Professor of Surgut State University;
    • Anna Kozlova,Head of SAP CIS Training Centre;
    • Juri Kupriyanov, SAP University Alliances Program Manager for Russia/CIS;
    • Dmitry Muromtsev, PhD, Associate Professor, Head of Department of Informatics and Applied Mathematics at ITMO University.

    Conference languages:
    Russian, English. Synchronous translation depending on the number of English-speaking participants.

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    PROGRAM and PROCEEDINGS

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    This page contains only presentations in English, as well as recordings of broadcasts accompanied by simultaneous translation into English.
    You can find such materials in the following sections:

    • Opening of the Conference (Moderators Round Table);
    • Online in distance education;
    • Moodle in Russian education: opportunities and prospects;
    • Conclusion of the Conference (Moderators Round Table).

    October, 20

    Tuesday
    Opening of the Conference
    Section Moderators Round Table
    watch the video broadcast
    languagе: Russian
    simultaneous interpretation from Russian to English: yes


    Participants:
    Alex Dolinskiy, archpriest Gennady Egorov, Rinat Gimranov, Svetlana Kalmykova, Galina Karataeva, Anna Kozlova, Yuri Kupriyanov, Dmitry Muromtsev.
    Section
    Solutions and approaches to the development of SAP competencies in the professional and academic environment
    languagе: Russian
    simultaneous interpretation from Russian to English:
    no


    Moderators:
    Yuri Kupriyanov, SAP University Alliances Program Manager for Russia/CIS, Moscow, Russia;
    Anna Kozlova, Head of SAP CIS Training Centre, Moscow, Russia.
      Section
      Online communication in distance education
      watch the video broadcast
      languagеs: Russian, English
      simultaneous interpretation from Russian to English: yes


      Moderators:
      archpriest Gennady Egorov, PhD, Director of Distance Learning Institute at St. Tikhon's Orthodox University, Moscow, Russia;
      Prof. Jennifer Roberts, D. Litt et Phil, Associate Professor in College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

      Distance learning technology is one of the areas of modern education where, due to the introduction of digital technologies, changes are occurring at so swift a rate and the impact of communication, i.e. the ways and content of interaction between participants in the educational process, is becoming increasingly evident. Academic research on online education fails to keep pace with the speed of implementation of new approaches and tools, and practitioners lack the time to present their experience to the professional community. This year's stampede toward distance learning once again showed both the critical role of pedagogical communication in the educational process and its special features, which require different skills and tools than face-to-face learning.

      This year, the conference will be held online. Papers and presentations will be published in advance on the conference website. A link to the broadcast will be sent to registered participants before the conference starts. Restrictions on technology do not allow for equal participation in the discussion, as is customary for our section. Therefore, the main discussion of the topic will be held among the speakers. Other participants may submit their questions through the moderator via chat.


      Participants:

      Prof. Jennifer Roberts, D. Litt et Phil, Associate Professor in College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
      Academic research in ODL and online learning in Russia.
      presentation
      The purpose of academic research is to seek the truth and new knowledge which enhances social development. Such research is one of the integral responsibilities of a faculty member working in an academic institution. It is one of the key aspects of their job performance (Ho, 2014). The foundation for academic research should be to support teaching and learning and each one should influence the other i.e. research should inform teaching practice while at the same time novel teaching practice needs to be scientifically researched to verify the process, and act as the conduit for disseminating this new knowledge to other practitioners via publication in research journals, books chapter conference proceedings etc. This article investigates research written by Russian academic authors that has been published in Scopus recommended journals and to examine the similarities and/or differences to the research of South African authors. Using the keywords, Open Distance Learning (ODL), online learning, e-learning and distance education, a search was conducted on the Scopus database to identify the research levels of the articles (according to the ODL research level framework of Zawacki-Richter), the themes, trends and authorship details. This analysis was then compared to trends in South Africa as well as international trends. Content analysis was used to analyse the articles and the results are presented in the form of descriptive statistics (tables and graphs) as well as the emerging themes and trends. The results indicate that both Russia and South African publication are heavily weighted to the micro level of research and that very few articles from Russia have been published in the recognised international distance education journals.


      Dr. Lisa Marie Blaschke, Program Director, Management of Technology Enhanced Learning Center for Lifelong Learning, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg,Germany.
      Promoting development of self-determined learning skills in learner.
      presentation
      Lifelong learning skills can be nurtured through the use of self-directed learning (SDL) and self-determined learning (SDeL) approaches. SDL and SDeL both promote learner responsibility and agency in deciding what will be learned and how, while helping the learner understand how to learn. In shifting learning control from instructor to student, the instructor role is not diminished but rather enhanced. This paper describes SDL and SDeL, the pedagogy-andragogy-heutagogy (PAH) continuum, and the instructor role, as well as instructional methods for developing lifelong learning skills.


      Aras Bozkurt, PhD, Associate Professor of Distance Education at Anadolu University, Open Education Faculty, Eskişehir, Turkey.
      Communication, interaction, and motivation: Following theoretical footprints of distance education.
      presentation
      This report revisits theoretical and conceptual lenses of distance education in order to identify the current state of the art and explore what do we have and then what do we need to provide meaningful learning experiences. The paper argues that the knowledge and experiences gained in the field of distance education provide working solutions and clear walkthroughs to design learning spaces where learners can build a learning community, start a journey with a high intrinsic motivation, then interact, and communicate to intellectually grow.


      Maria Lebedeva, PhD, Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, Moscow, Russia.
      The experience of emergency remote education from the view of educational communication.
      presentation
      This report examines the specific aspects of educational communication during distance learning amid COVID-19 pandemic. The research carried out in the article is based on the communication model of R. Jacobson. It is noted that transitioning learning to a digital environment changes such communication factors as context, code and contact. Analysis of these changes allows us to interpret some of online learning features and limitations identified during the period of remote education as well as to propose some compensatory mechanisms and strategies for educational communication in a digital environment.

      Alexander Laryanovskiy, Managing Partner & CBDO in online english school Skyeng, Moscow, Russia.
      Experience of mass training of teachers to work with feedback during the educational process.
      Private education business is a business related to working with student's motivation. The progress in education depends on it: whatever lesson you have created, whatever teacher you have hired, all of this would not matter if the student doesn't want to attend the class. In modern pedagogical systems, teachers are not taught to work with motivation, that's why Skyeng has built its own retraining system, where more than 10,000 teachers are being taught simultaneously.


      Dr. Mark Brown, professor, Chair in Digital Learning & Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning — ‎Dublin City University, Ireland.
      Unboxing Online Teaching: What Works and Why?
      presentation

      In seeking to harness the potential of new digital technologies for teaching and learning this presentation explores the questions of what works and why? It endeavours to unbox what we know about the effective use of educational technology, with a particular emphasis on engaging students in active models of online learning. The importance of designing for communication and interactivity as opposed to delivering content is illustrated through several innovative examples.
      Section
      Moodle in Russian education: opportunities and prospects
      watch the video broadcast
      languagеs: Russian
      simultaneous interpretation from Russian to English: yes


      Moderator:

      Svetlana V. Kalmykova, PhD, Director of Open Education Center at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St.Petersburg, Russia

      The subpanel participants will share their practical experience of using Moodle in the educational process, which will help to form and unify the Russian professional community of developers of this platform.


      Participants:

      Olga Y. Ananieva, Chief of Electronic Educational Technology Laboratory, Volgatech, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia.
      MOODLE portal of Volgatech as an element of the university's integrated digital infrastructure.
      Interfacing of the educational portal with the university's information systems: student database, curriculum database, load distribution database, class schedule, with the university's corporate portal


      Suren V. Manukyan, Chief of E-learning Centre Laboratory, Volgatech, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia.
      Competency-based model of a student and online courses implemented on the MOODLE portal.
      Implementation and application of the competency-based model of a student on the online education portal of Povolzhsky Regional Center of Competence in Online Education (https://mooped.net)


      Sergey A. Kinash, Chief of Laboratory of Distance Education Information Technology, Saint Tikhon's Orthodox University, Moscow, Russia;
      Nikolay A. Filippov, Programmer, Laboratory of Distance Education Information Technology, Saint Tikhon's Orthodox University, Moscow, Russia.
      Automated detection of technical errors in Moodle distance courses in St. Tikhon's Orthodox University.


      Sergey S. Tolpygin, Lead Engineer in Open Education Centre, SPbSTU, St.Petersburg, Russia.
      Igor Brovtsyn, SPbSTU, St.Petersburg, Russia.
      Modular principle in the development of educational environment (DES portals) at SPbSTU.


      Igor V. Belyanin, PhD, Chief of Electronic Education Resources Development and Pedagogic Design Centre, Institute of Open Education, Nizhny Novgorod State University, Head of Distant-TV Project, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.


      Igor N. Nehaev, Chief of E-learning Centre, Volgatech, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia.
      Monitoring and analysis of educational process quality in a mixed model. Automated rating system SPOC.
      Learning analytics integrated in MOODLE. A plugin that monitors and analyzes educational process quality: mixed model. Development of automated rating system SPOC
      Section
      Digital technologies in business education
      languagеs: Russian
      simultaneous interpretation from Russian to English: no


      Moderator:
      Alex Dolinskiy, PhD, the Executive Education Marketplace www.coursalytics.com, Co-founder, Russia

      October 21

      Wednesday
      Section
      Digital Competences Model Design for employee of the future. Expert session in the Design Thinking format
      languagеs: Russian
      simultaneous interpretation from Russian to English:
      no

      Moderators:
      Rinat Gimranov, Head of IT Department, Surgutneftegas PJSC, Surgut, Russia;
      Yuri Kupriyanov, SAP University Alliances Program Manager for Russia/CIS, Moscow, Russia;
      Natalia Markovich, Business Development Manager of SAP Training Centre, SAP CIS, Moscow, Russia;
      Gayane Tretjakova, Project Manager, methodologist, SAP CIS, Moscow, Russia.

      The Design Thinking session targeted to discuss and design shared model of the digital competencies by the experts from enterprise and academical education. The model will be use to extend classic competencies model or to design education courses for the enterprise or universities.
      Section
      Ontology in education
      languagеs: Russian
      simultaneous interpretation from Russian to English:
      no

      Moderators:
      Dmitry Muromtsev, PhD, Head of Department of Informatics and Applied Mathematics at ITMO University, St.Petersburg, Russia;
      Ivan Chaley, professor, Deputy Head of IT Department, Surgutneftegas PJSC, Surgut, Russia.
      Workshop
      Moodle: to infinity and beyond!
      languagеs: Russian
      simultaneous interpretation from Russian to English:
      no

      Moderator:
      Mary Cooch, Education Manager at Moodle HQ, Moodle Pty Ltd.

      In the words of Martin Dougiamas, the creator of the platform Moodle: "80% of the teachers use 20% of the features". These 80 percent upload ready made documents because they believe that is an "online course".
      But what are the alternatives? What are the levels of mastery? In this workshop, we will look at different levels of Moodle teaching.
      After a short presentation, delegates will log into a Moodle course, discuss these levels and how we can help teachers to move to the highest level.
      Delegates will be able to download and adapt the course after the workshop.
      Section
      Education in the digital economy
      languagеs: Russian
      simultaneous interpretation from Russian to English:
      no

      Moderator:
      Galina Karataeva, PhD in economics, Professor of Surgut State University, Surgut, Russia.

      The work of the Education in the Digital Economy Section is dedicated to the smart transformation of higher education programs, search for new forms, and most importantly, approaches to the formation of their content, in the context of the shrinking time horizons of planning socio-economic projects and processes.
      The speakers will consider approaches to the formation of educational programs of higher education in the context of an imbalance of transformation processes in the labor market and in the education system, and will talk about their experience in their implementation. The researchers pay special attention to the choice and combination of new personnel's competencies for the new economy.
      Staffing issues in universities, in particular the formation of labor incentive systems in educational organizations, will not be ignored.
      Conclusion of the Conference
      Section Moderators Round Table
      watch the video broadcast
      languagеs: Russian
      simultaneous interpretation from Russian to English: yes


      Participants:
      Alex Dolinskiy, archpriest Gennady Egorov, Rinat Gimranov, Svetlana Kalmykova, Galina Karataeva, Anna Kozlova, Yuri Kupriyanov, Dmitry Muromtsev.
      SPEAKERS
      Dr. Lisa Marie
      Blaschke
      Program Director of Management of Technology Enhanced Learning Center for Lifelong Learning, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
      Aras
      Bozkurt
      PhD, Associate professor of Distance Education in Open Education Faculty, Anadolu University Turkey
      Mark
      Brown
      Professor, Chair in Digital Learning & Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning at Dublin City University, Ireland
      David
      Chaviano
      Solution Owner of SAP Learning Hub, enhanced student edition, SAP Knowledge & Education Business Portfolio Management, Waldorf, Germany
      Mary
      Cooch
      Education Manager at Moodle HQ, Moodle Pty Ltd, Great Britain
      Prof. Jennifer
      Roberts
      D. Litt et Phil (Doctor of Literature and Philosophy),
      Associate Professor in College of Education, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

      Anton N.
      Аmbrazhey
      PhD, St.Petersburg Polytechnic University, St.Petersburg, Russia
      Olga E.
      Ananjeva
      Head of the Laboratory of Electronic Educational Technologies, Volgatech, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
      Eduard A.
      Babkin
      PhD, Associate Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
      Igor
      Baranov
      PhD, Associate Professor, Acting Rector, Vice Rector for Education and Research of Sberbank Corporate University, Moscow, Russia
      Igor V.
      Belyanin
      PhD, Lobachevsky University, Project Manager in http://distant-tv.ru, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia
      Elena S.
      Bogdan
      Head of Career Center, Surgut State University», Surgut
      Ivan V.
      Chaley
      Dr.Tech.Sc, professor, Deputy Head of IT Department, Surgutneftegas PJSC, Surgut, Russia
      Oxana L.
      Chulanova
      Phd in economics, professor, Department of State and Municipal Management and Personnel Management, Surgut State University, Surgut, Russia
      Alex
      Dolinskiy
      PhD, the Executive Education Marketplace www.coursalytics.com, Co-founder, Russia
      archpriest Gennady
      Egorov
      PhD, Director of Distance Learning Institute at St.Tikhon's Orthodox University, Moscow, Russia
      Nikolay А.
      Filippov
      Programmer, Laboratory of Distance Education Information Technology, St.Tikhon's Orthodox University, Moscow, Russia.
      Rinat D.
      Gimranov
      Head of IT Department, Surgutneftegas PJSC, Surgut, Russia
      Svetlana V.
      Kalmykova
      PhD, Director of Open Education Center at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St.Petersburg, Russia
      Galina E.
      Karataeva
      PhD in economics, Professor of Surgut State University, Surgut, Russia
      Sergey A.
      Kinash
      Head of the Laboratory of Information Technology in Distance Learning at St.Tikhon's Orthodox University, Moscow, Russia
      Olga S.
      Kirillova
      PhD in economics, Professor of Finance and Taxation, Yuri Gagarin State Technical University of Saratov, Russia
      Yulia
      Knyazhanskaya
      Head of the МВА programs, Netology-group, Russia
      Victoria V.
      Korosteleva
      PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Higher School of Business and Economics, Yugra State University, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
      Anna
      Kozlova
      Head of SAP CIS Training Centre, Moscow, Russia
      Konstantin
      Krotov
      Deputy director of Graduate School of Management SPbU, St.Petersburg, Russia
      Yuri
      Kupriyanov
      SAP University Alliances Program Manager for Russia/CIS, Moscow, Russia
      Alexander
      Laryanovskiy
      Managing Partner, CBDO in online english school Skyeng, Moscow, Russia
      Olga Y.
      Latyipova
      First Deputy Head of the Information Technology Department of PAO «Surgutneftegaz», Surgut, Russia
      Maria
      Lebedeva
      PhD, Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, Moscow, Russia
      Natalia
      Markovich
      Business Development Manager of SAP Training Centre, SAP CIS, Moscow, Russia
      Dmitry I.
      Muromtsev
      PhD, Head of Department of Informatics and Applied Mathematics at ITMO University, St.Petersburg, Russia
      Julia A.
      Myilnikova
      Engineer, Department of Innovative Projects, Information Technology Department, PAO «Surgutneftegaz», Surgut, Russia
      Igor N.
      Nekhaev
      Head of E-learning Centre, Wolgatech, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
      Evgenia
      Plotel
      Head of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Educational Center, Russia
      Eugeniy N.
      Razdrokov
      PhD, аssociate professor, Yugor State University, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
      Alexey A.
      Romanov
      PhD, аssociate Professor, ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia
      Kirill G.
      Skripkin
      PhD, аssociate Professor, Department of Economic Informatics, Faculty of Economics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
      Sergey S.
      Tolpyigin
      Leading Engineer, Spbpu Open Education Centre; St. Petersburg, Russia
      Gayane
      Tretjakova
      Project Manager, methodologist, SAP CIS, Moscow, Russia
      Sergey
      Verkhorubov
      senior architect of educational solutions, SAP Training and Adoption, SAP CIS, Russia
      Dmitry G.
      Volchek
      PhD, associate professor in ITMO University, St.Petersburg, Russia
      Tatjana V.
      Voznesenskaya
      PhD, First Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Computer Sciences, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia

      Maria V.
      Yurchishina
      Senior Lecturer, Surgut State University, Surgut, Russia