Design of Distance Learning Forms as a New Focus in the Training of Higher Pedagogical Education Seekers

The paper highlights the importance of mediated interactive communications in the educational process through web-based systems. The paper analyzes the topical issue of using remote forms of education in the training of future teachers. The authors analyze the current trends in higher pedagogical education and substantiate the importance of the implementation of distance learning design for the effective training of future specialists. The article studies the concept of educational design and its methods that can be applied to the development of distance learning forms. The authors analyze the relationship between the concepts of “educational design” and “distance course architecture”. The specifics of designing distance learning forms in the training of future teachers for the system of vocational (vocational and technical) education have been defined and substantiated. The article substantiates the need to train future vocational teachers in educational design, which will contribute to increasing the quality and efficiency of their pedagogical activities. Finally, the authors analyze different examples of the application of educational design methods in practice during the development of distance courses for the training of qualified workers in the system of vocational (vocational and technical) education by vocational teachers. These courses allow creating a balanced and informative learning environment, stimulate the interest of students, improve their skills and knowledge, and also contribute to their development.