PECULIARITIES OF USING MYENGLISHLAB AS ONE OF THE MIXED EDUCATIONAL INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract

The latest processes, taking place in Ukrainian higher education, encourage us to study the issue of innovative global trends in the educational systems’ development. One of the means of improving the education system at this stage is innovative technologies, new ways and interaction methods between teachers and students, which will ensure effective pedagogical activities’ results.
The article analyzes the MyEnglishLab service features’ use as one of the blended educational interactive technologies. An attempt was made to identify the specifics, identify the advantages and disadvantages of the online educational platform MyEnglishLab in the teaching students process. The analysis of the main work principles and forms of this service, its possibilities in the conditions of distance studying is carried out. It is claimed that the advantages of using MyEnglishLab outweigh the disadvantages, among which there are some problems with this service technical optimization, and therefore the service performs’ educational function of well and its use is justified and convenient for the learning process.
The investigation found that in the current environment, when electronic resources compete with print media, the interaction problem between traditional forms of studying and information and communication technologies is particularly acute. The analysis revealed that the educational optimization process by combining all materials types in one resource, individualization and use of interactive blended learning technologies will help improve distance education in a pandemic and global quarantine. It is established that the use of the latest interactive technologies in combination with classical methods produces a qualitatively new approach to the knowledge acquisition and changes the student’s attitude to learning.