DISTANCE EDUCATION: INTEGRATION OF TEACHER AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Due to the current political, economic, and epidemiological situation in the world, the practice of total distance learning in Russian educational institutions (schools, colleges, technical schools, universities) has been implemented for the rst time. The authors of the study speak about the possibility of using this education format, emphasizing the necessary changes in the educational chain: «preschool - school - university education», associated with the formation of self-study skills, which were not systematically applied in the Russian education system before. The paper presents the data analysis of the distance learning introduction at the university. Based on the authors ' review of the literature, the study provides an interpretation of the main thematic conceptual units, describes the features of interaction and methods of work in this format. A poll was conducted among the students of a technical university who were on distance learning in the discipline «Foreign language» (including «Russian as a foreign language). The results of the poll analysis are shown in the paper. The authors consider the «majority factor» (the authors' term) as a positive result. The term is introduced to demonstrate the level of understanding and acceptance of distance learning in a certain percentage of students. Methodological recommendations on the organization of the distance education process for the students of university are given.