CURRENT PROBLEMS IN TEACHING HISTORY IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS
Keywords:
digital educational environment, history teaching, digital technologies in education, historical thinking, critical analysis of sources, digital literacy, multimedia resources, online learning, educational technologies, digital pedagogy.Abstract
This article examines the current problems and challenges of teaching history in a digital educational environment. The study analyzes the transformation of traditional history teaching methods under the influence of digital technologies, identifies key contradictions between technological capabilities and pedagogical practice, and explores the impact of digitalization on students' historical thinking formation. Based on analysis of international experience and empirical research, the article identifies major challenges including: the problem of information reliability and critical thinking development, the risk of simplifying complex historical phenomena, difficulties in developing chronological thinking in a hypertext environment, ethical issues of using digital resources, and the digital divide problem. The research proposes practical recommendations for overcoming identified problems and effective integration of digital tools into the history teaching process while preserving fundamental pedagogical principles and the specificity of historical education.
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