DISTANCE LEARNING: BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF A SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEY
The article raises the topical issue of the transition to distance learning, when Russian universities in the fall of 2020 were forced to re-apply this format. The article shows the difficult situation that has developed in the Timiryazev Academy in the fall of 2020. Under the threat of the spread of Covid-19, the university's management was forced to make a decision to transfer students to distance learning. The author draws attention to the fact that interest in the topic of distance learning in our country has existed for a long time. However, it has only recently become particularly acute. The article analyzes the results of a sociological survey devoted to the transfer of 1st-year students to a distance learning format. It is shown what opportunities and advantages, in the opinion of students, this transition provided them. The analysis of the shortcomings of distance learning named by students is carried out. Special attention is paid to student proposals aimed at improving it. A critical analysis of these proposals is given. The main scientific result: it is shown that the transition to distance learning did not become fatal for students of the Timiryazev Academy. Most of the first-year students took this transition as a forced measure and were able to adapt to the current situation.