The Methodology for Using the Cloud-Based Open Science Systems in Higher Education Institutions

The paper describes the methodology for using cloud-based open science systems in training students at the master’s level in educational sciences. This methodology aims to increase the ICT competence of learners, modernise the university learning and research environment, and enforce collaborative, open, project-oriented learning. The new learning course “Smart Technologies in Education” was developed and introduced in several universities to train students in the educational sciences through the “ICT for Education” speciality. The cloud-based learning and research environment specially designed, developed and implemented for this purpose is to support the proposed approach. The course contains several modules and themes on adaptive learning and research design. The particular module is devoted to open science practices. The cloud services of different kinds deployed and designed to support collaborative and adaptive learning and research covered MS Office 365 (MS Teams and Power BI), MS Azure (virtual machines), and European open science cloud (EOSC). The practical tasks were to train collaboration skills in virtual teams, open learning and research materials exchange, adaptive data processing and visualisation, electronic learning resources selection and use and others. The practical part also included learning projects and creative tasks. The work substantiates that the implementation of the methodology for using open science systems in the educational process of pedagogical universities will contribute to the introduction of innovative forms and methods of learning, more active use of the emerging ICT, the development of ICT competence of learners, enforcing team working and research skills.