Abstract:

The topic of digitalization in education is one of the most relevant, since digital technologies surround humanity everywhere. The 21st century was marked by the transition of mankind to a new type of society - information society, in which digital technologies occupy a special place. Digitalization in the field of education pursues several tasks, namely, improving the skills and abilities of teachers in the field of digital technologies, developing material infrastructure, and developing online learning; implementation of digital programs.

The main objectives of the article are:
• to consider the features of digitalization of the educational sphere, associated in many respects with the unevenness of the processes of changes occurring in general educational organizations when introducing new technologies;
• analyze the main areas of application of digitalization in education;
• give a description of the digital educational environment;
• highlight the advantages and disadvantages of digitalization of education.

The relevance of the topic is determined by the fact that it is the education system that can ensure the transition to the digital era, focused on new types and forms of labor, therefore, in the general education system, it is important to correctly determine the state of this issue in order to further ensure the prerequisites for the digital transformation of the education sector. Particular attention is paid to considering the most promising directions for the development of the digital educational sphere, namely, the use of virtual reality technology; equipping the audience with digital equipment; creation of a learning space of a new type; use of artificial intelligence; personalized education that allows you to build a personal educational route; gamification technologies. An attempt has been made to clarify the concept of "digital educational sphere". In conclusion, it was concluded that the specificity of the process of transformation of the educational sphere is that each higher school and its educational environment are unique in nature, although they are built according to general principles, and therefore, the application of the same resources, efforts on digital transformation leads to unique processes of transformation of internal pedagogical processes in higher education.

Keywords:

Digitalization of the educational sphere, digital campus, digital technology, promising direction.