Keyword: «information activity»

Modernization of higher education opens up prospects for using artificial intelligence technology to improve the quality of training for library specialists. The use of generative neural network services meets both the requirements for training programs for highly qualified librarians and the requirements for the level of their demanded soft skills development. The authors examine the problem of justifying the effectiveness of including artificial intelligence technology in the training process of library specialists. The purpose of the study is to explore the potential of using generative neural networks in training librarians to improve the quality of their education. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the didactic potential of using generative neural networks in training specialists for library and information activities is justified. Theoretical significance – the identified didactic capabilities are supported by electronic interactive communication in the educational environment to develop soft skills, the most popular in digital society. The generative neural network is considered as a class of artificial neural networks that are able to create new information based on training data. The choice of service is justified by the type of information processed and the implemented labor functions of the librarian. 68 bachelors of the Orel State Institute of Culture were involved. The area of training 51.03.06 Library and information activities, specialization – "Digitalization of information resources and processes". Assessment of the quality (level) of training was carried out using the materials of the fund of complex qualification tasks. The 2-Pearson criterion was used for statistical processing of data. The system of work on the use of neural network services in training librarians on materials of a specific discipline is described: the study of basic concepts, information services, etc. The peculiarity of the proposed electronic interactive interaction is the adaptation of the content of requests solved by the neural network according to the specifics of the area of training. The authors conclude that services contribute to improving the quality of training due to the following didactic capabilities: presentation of information in various forms, automation of calculations, big-data analysis, decision making support, etc. Difficulties are also highlighted: constant updating of the functionality of services, English-language interface, compliance with copyright norms and ethics of interaction on the network. The results obtained can be used to update training programs for librarians, advanced training courses, and the content of webinars in the field of library and information services.

Pedagogical innovations caused by the challenges of the time and the development of digital technologies imply the improvement of educational programs, the enrichment of the range of didactic methods and tools, including those for the development of logical thinking of participants in information interaction. A mentor in a modern school needs knowledge of the basics of logic both for the formation of a student's personality, for the individualization of the educational process and for professional self-realization. The purpose of the article is to explore the capabilities of a spreadsheet for the development of logical thinking of future teachers in the framework of a new learning model. To diagnose the formation of logical thinking, a set of techniques is used ("Geometric shapes", "Quantitative relations", "Complex analogies"). Software support tool: MS Excel. The study involved 330 first-year students of Vyatka State University with the area of training 44.03.05 Pedagogical Education (with two training profiles). The scientific novelty consists in the fact that the potential of using a spreadsheet for the development of logical thinking among students of pedagogical field in the context of a new educational model of the university have been identified. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the fact that the identified capabilities are specified on the example of the information activities of preservice teachers on the use of structured data processing technology in the discipline-constructor classroom. Working with a spreadsheet is organized in three stages: learning basic tools and built-in functions; conditional formatting, charting and plotting; facilities that allow you to analyze and protect the contents of tables. The authors draw conclusions about the potential of using structured data processing technology for the development of logical thinking: conditional formatting; visualization of tabular values with subsequent modification of the graphical model; establishing links between the source data and the result (in the form of formulas, graphs, diagrams, totals); automatic recalculation of the result; filtering, sorting by different criteria, etc. The difficulties of the proposed innovations are identified: how to formulate the condition of the first problem so that its solution would be universal for students with different learning paths; how to modify the task according to the specifics of the training profile; how to organize a reasoned discourse, etc. Practical significance: the results of the study can be used by teachers and students of the university to improve their professional, independent, project activities in the context of a new educational model.