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NEW PARADIGMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN FACE TO FACE AND VIRTUAL EDUCATION – FROM ‘HOMO LUDENS’ TO ‘HOMO VIRTUALIS’ IN THE MODERN ACADEMIC PROCESS OF EDUCATION
University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (BULGARIA)
About this paper:
Appears in: ICERI2020 Proceedings
Publication year: 2020
Pages: 2786-2790
ISBN: 978-84-09-24232-0
ISSN: 2340-1095
doi: 10.21125/iceri.2020.0641
Conference name: 13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Dates: 9-10 November, 2020
Location: Online Conference
Abstract:
Introduction:
With the development of social networks and the inevitability of new technologies in everyday life, academical learning has made a giant turn in the methodologies used, the style, in the whole learning process. The teachers, nowadays has new functions and characteristics and students have been placed in an absolutely new role.

Studying is a two-way cognitive process, social and psycho-physical phenomenon and the aggressive invasion of distance learning will cause an inevitable transformation for both sides included in the process.

The paper aims:
In this paper will be discussed the educational side of the technology and it’s purposes as well as the ethical and anthropological aspects of the technological invasion. Further the effect of minimizing the face to face interaction and what is the role of the reorganization of the academic community. How to create the suitable conditions for mutual influence- tutoring and learning. Also, what will be the new perceptions and spread of knowledge.

Goal and Objectives:
The main goals and objectives of the paper are to explore and research the behavior and reflection of the information university environment of the both sides (professors and students) in the process of education. The research underlines the results of experimental works and specifics of extraordinary situation for many universities all over the world. It offers some solutions based on experimental research in the field. How will the role of the professors and students develop and change in terms of there relations, and further to present the new balanced conception between virtual and classical methods of educating and learning.

Methodology:
The chosen methodology of the research corresponds to the type of scientific work provided. The so-called ‘Architectural Approach’ forms the main contemporary toolbox of the modern change. This methodology is used in such cases and can corespond to the intended and conducted research.

Conclusion:
Scientific and technological revolution and the enormous development of the IT sector will result in evolutional, ethical and anthropological transition in the roles of the students and the educators. ‘Homo ludens’ becomes ‘homo virtualis’ and ‘homo sapiens’ evolves with the support of technologies . There are ‘growth errors’ in the process, but will the AI defeat creativity is a matter of balance, which is fundamental in the modern didactic teachings. Is a reconcilement of mutual interest possible in the name of progress and the scientific achievements? This is the central question of the paper and more: is there the Golden ratio between virtual and classical approach for education? If we summarize the results of this research we have reach out to a new creative and innovative conceptual model of learning and teaching in new information civilization.
Keywords:
Education, conceptual model, innovation, knowledge, technology, information, balance.