HUMANITIES EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES: CHALLENGES AND TRANSFORMATIONS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/NPU-VOU.2025.4(99).06Keywords:
academic integrity, humanities, humanities education, ethics, critical thinking, educational transformation, digital technologies, digitalizationAbstract
The article explores the transformation of humanities education in the digital age. It examines the key functions of humanities learning and their significance in digitalization. The paper analyzes current trends in digital education, including the implementation of EdTech, massive open online courses (MOOCs), distance learning, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. The study identifies significant challenges such as superficial perception of knowledge, devaluation of the humanities, risks of losing interpersonal communication, threats to academic integrity, and the changing role of educators. At the same time, new opportunities and innovative practices are presented, including digital humanities, virtual archives, online educational platforms, and hybrid learning formats. The article substantiates how to harmonize the humanitarian and digital dimensions of education, emphasizing the development of media literacy, digital ethics, and a new pedagogical paradigm – “the human being in the digital world.” It concludes that humanities education remains a key instrument for understanding digital civilization and requires further interdisciplinary research.
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