Modern technologies of adult education

Abstract

The motivation to constant knowledge update is due to the dynamic scientific and technological progress, which affects the change of all spheres of human activity. Employees of many organizations are in need of both professional development as well as obtaining a new specialty in order to maintain and improve their own competitiveness. In these conditions, higher educational institutions focused on adults training, are looking for new ways that will improve the formation of adult students competence. The purpose of the article is to analyze the experience of modern technologies implementation in the process of adult education. The article reveals the possibilities of innovative educational technologies, their essence and role in modern professional education. The role of continuous adult students education is emphasized, their functions are highlighted. The authors have identified the features on which the teacher relies in the process of adults training, which helps to make the training more effective. The implementation of modern adult education is based on the following principles: problematical character (the teacher should remember that adult students may feel uncomfortable in a group, they may be unaccustomed to feel like students again, for this it is necessary to "immerse" them in favorable conditions of communication. Role-playing, "brain storm" (which is more often referred to as discussion technologies, but in gaming it also takes place), blitz games contribute to the removal of emotional tension and the formation of effective cognitive motivation; the principle of dialogical communication.The study conducted among students of professional development courses from the age of 32 to 45 showed the need for further introduction of modern educational technologies in adult education. Their capabilities make the learning process more intense, active, and at the same time contribute to the rapid achievement of positive results.