Review: The subject of this research is the development of professional competencies of future elementary school teachers in the process of using video problem book (based on the material of math classes). The article discusses different methods of using video materials in preparation of students. An overview of foreign research on the topic is provided. It is noted that currently the methods of using video content are not sufficiently covered in the literature. The questions of which video fragments are better to use, how to include them into the educational process, what particular tasks they pursue, etc. remain unanswered. The article describes the experience of using video problem book as technique of teaching math to students, as well as future elementary school teachers. The author analyzes the work with the video problem book, an essential element of which is the use of “stop motion” technique in a problematic spots of the lesson. The article also presents the results of comparative research of academic performance of the groups of students: an experimental group that used video problem book, and a control group that that did not use video problem book in the educational process. The author picked the following competencies: diagnostic competence of the teacher, ability to make pedagogical decisions, and reflexivity. The implementation of video problem book in the educational process develops in students and future elementary school teacher the skills to make deliberate decisions in different learning situations.

Keywords: learning of mathematics, professional skills, diagnostic competence, junior student, bachelor student, video problem book, primary school teachers, teacher training, reflexivity, decision-making

Review: The object of this research is distance learning, while the subject is the organization of distance learning in professional educational institutions with a long-term view. The author emphasizes the relevance of this research in the real and hypothetical epidemic conditions. The current stage is viewed as a period of contemplation or reconsideration of distance learning. The article employs the methods of theoretical and empirical analysis. The results of sociological surveys conducted among the students, pedagogues, rectors and vice-rectors of the Russian universities are analyzed. The  author indicates the conservatism of the modern system of education, and the importance of interaction between the main actors of the educational process. The fundamental difficulties in organization of distance learning are outlined. The scientific novelty of consists in creation of the model of educational process based on the empirical data underlying the development of distance learning. It is demonstrated that the conduct scientific research, development of information technologies, and improvement of the normative framework open new opportunities for creating a more effective learning environment. The key moment in increasing the effectiveness of the new form of learning consists in reaching the full presence effect, which allows implementing the traditional pedagogical technologies. Description is given to the possibilities of telepresence technology. The conclusion is formulated that distance learning can be transformed into a new form in accordance with the status of technological and technical development.

Keywords: learning efficiency, form of learning, distance learning technologies, e-learning, distance learning, educating agents, learning process, workplace, educational and methodological support, telepresence technologies