Training Pre-Service Computer Science Teachers in the Development of Educational Mobile Applications: from Alan Kay’s Concept to the Digital Competencies of a Modern Teacher
The article analyzes the possibility of expanding the role of mobile learning in the subject training of future teachers of computer science in the aspect of not only the use, but also the independent development of educational mobile applications. The history of the emergence and development of mobile learning is analyzed: from the concept of A. Kay’s learning device, proposed almost half a century ago, to becoming one of the main trends in the digitalization of the modern education system. The article presents the structure and content of the training discipline “Mobile applications in education”, developed by the author, aimed at the formation of general and professional competencies of future teachers of computer science in the selection, evaluation, design and development of educational mobile applications. The main results obtained from the implementation of the discipline in the educational process of the Moscow Pedagogical State University are presented.