Galina Vishnevskaya

In the article the need of using possibilities of information technologies for education is considered. The question of distance learning a foreign language by correspondence students in the information educational environment is discussed. Conceptual justification of an intensification of correspondence students’ independent work with using information technologies is offered

In the article the question of training specialists of social work in the conditions of distance learning on the basis of Russian State Social University is considered. Advantages and priority tasks of distance education system in RGSU and its branches are revealed. A teacher’s role in self-educational activity of students taking into account specifics of distance learning is defined

In the article main principles of model construction of extra-mural students’ self-educational activity in the conditions of distance learning a foreign language are considered. Components and the stages of self-educational activity connected with mastering of the educational information in the conditions of distance training are revealed. The role of a teacher in self-educational activity of extra-mural students taking into ac-count specificity of distance training is defined