The ambiguity of digital education issues

Abstract

The article continues the global discussion on the modern challenges of learning and education management. The main question of the discussion is: “How to prepare the next generation for the current uncertainty of the digital world, the labor market and social systems of global change?” The exponential growth of technology is causing global social change. Our future holds outstanding opportunities, but it will also bring tremendous uncertainty into the world. High rates of innovation constantly “destroy today’s reality” and create uncertainty in the present and the future. Therefore, it is necessary to reflect on the skills and capabilities that are paramount under the conditions of extreme uncertainty. Based on their own experience of interaction with students of the “digital generation”, the authors propose several areas of development for pedagogical activity on the eve of the “digital world”, i.e. creative thinking, entrepreneurship and enterprise, teamwork skills, consideration for ethical issues, and interdisciplinary education. Perhaps metaphorical thinking in areas of knowledge that do not seem to be directly related to digitalization will help us to understand future changes in the digital world. Much of the discussion about teaching methodology in the digital world seems overly simplistic. In particular, the value of distance learning is currently exaggerated. The creation of an educational laboratory environment appears more promising. The most substantial argument in favor of changing the approach to education in the face of uncertainty is the expectation of informality on the part of the young generation.