The role of distance education in the learning process in a university

Abstract

The article analyses the possibilities of a distance learning system for organizing the educational process in a medical university. It also considers the possibilities of independent work of students in the distance learning system. The article describes the options for using situational tasks as a form of independent work of medical university students. A situational task as a form of organizing independent work implements several educational goals. The situational task results in strengthening and systematizing knowledge, developing skills for self-organization, self-development, self-assessment, self-analysis in the learning process; and it can also result in developing critical thinking skills. The article deals with the functions of a teacher organizing the learning process, various forms of independent work, managing and supervising the work of students, and giving consultations on problematic issues, if necessary.