Digital Transformation of Departmental Vocational Education: Problems and Prospects
Kovtunenko L.V., Kovtunenko A.B. Digital transformation of departmental vocational education: problems and prospects. Penitentiary Science, 2025, vol. 19, no. 1 (69), pp. 108–114. doi 10.46741/2686-9764.2025.69.1.013
The article is devoted to the problem of digital transformation of departmental vocational education. The research is relevant due to the active introduction of digital technologies into education, the creation of a digital environment in universities, and the use of digital tools in the process of teaching and upbringing, which not only contributes to improving the effectiveness of the educational process, but also creates problems and poses new challenges to the pedagogical community. Purpose: to conduct a theoretical analysis of the digital transformation of departmental education, to identify positive and negative aspects of this process, to discuss problems and prospects of the educational process using digital tools, and to consider the pedagogical feasibility of integrating digital resources into the system of departmental education. Methods: analysis of scientific literature, systematization and interpretation of the results of the conducted research. Results: it is revealed that digital transformation opens up undeniable advantages for education in organizing a modern educational space, saturating it with the possibilities provided by digital technologies for individualizing learning, introducing interactive teaching methods, expanding opportunities for selfrealization and self-actualization, using a network form of education that allows attracting the best specialists, scientists and experts in the field of penitentiary science. However, digital transformation also creates new challenges that require non-standard solutions and innovative strategies to overcome the problems departmental universities and teachers face, in particular in ensuring the training of teaching staff for the use of technology and cybersecurity. The future of education is associated with the active introduction of virtual reality technologies, artificial intelligence, and digital technologies, teachers should be prepared for the fact that digital transformation of education is a continuous process, but its effectiveness and quality are largely determined by the harmonious interaction of technical innovations and pedagogical expediency.
Keywords: Digital transformation; digital technologies; departmental educational organization; cadet; digital educational environment; digital culture; pedagogical expediency
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