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Building of interpersonal communication skills of new generation students employing responsible research and innovation
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2017 |
The rapid development of information and communication technologies and changing economic, social and political conditions have resulted in transformations in education as well. Traditional teaching that focuses purely on knowledge transmission and reception has already lost its significance preparing an individual for unknown future activities. Memorising of knowledge is not emphasised any more (Čiūžas, 2013). The significance of the virtual space in the process of education has been increasing. The virtual space for of the new generation learners is becoming the world they are living in (Targamadzė, Girdzijauskienė et al., 2015). Lithuanian higher education schools are changing forms and methods of specialist training. Information technologies have been making their way to the process of education on a larger and larger scale. The teaching methods are also undergoing changes (Bankauskienė, Masaitytė, 2015). The relevance of this work is predetermined by the fact that few authors reveal a pedagogical and psychological characteristics of the new (Z) generation school learners, disclose peculiarities of their interpersonal communication and highlight the role of virtual environments in communication of new generation learners (Targamadzė, Girdzijauskienė et al., 2015). The peculiarities of interpersonal communication of the new generation school learners in Lithuania have not been exhaustively investigated in Lithuania. Lithuanian authors have concentrated on the following aspects: S. Mikulionienė (2012) focuses on the problems of the dialogue of generations, P. Pečiuliauskienė, I. Valantinaitė, V. Malonaitienė (2013) discuss didactic aspects, V. Petrikaitė (2012) concentrates on personal features, J. Čeikytė, M. Petraitė (2014) emphasise the importance of responsible innovations.[...]