Possibilities of Using Multimedia Technologies in Education

The article substantiates the need for widespread use of information and communication technologies as an important factor in accelerating scientific and technological progress, automation and intensification of production, creation of new high-performance technologies, improving planning and management. The expediency of creating a global distance learning system, which, thanks to new information technologies, allows direct communication between those who teach and those who learn, regardless of the physical distance they are from each other. The types of multimedia information that helps to present knowledge in different formats are distinguished. The advantages of the use of multimedia technologies and the main directions of practical use of multimedia technologies in education are clarified. A number of factors that contribute to improving the effectiveness of learning in the use of multimedia are outlined. It is stated that the use of multimedia technologies in the educational process of higher education institutions allows to move from a passive to an active way of implementing educational activities, in which the student becomes the main participant in the learning process. When choosing multimedia teaching aids, the teacher must take into account the uniqueness of a particular subject, to provide for the specifics of science, the conceptual apparatus, the peculiarities of methods of studying its laws. Multimedia technologies must meet the goals and objectives of the course and be an integral part of the learning process.