University Literature Club and Integration of Distance Education Technologies during COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The study sought to define the role of the distance education technologies (DET) influence on effectiveness of the extracurricular activities during COVID-19 pandemic using an example of Book Club "To Wa or not to Wa" at Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU, Vladivostok, Russian Federation). The purpose of the study was to determine the level of DET-based extracurricular activity effectiveness in the context of maintaining the interest and motivation of the book club members. Theoretical methods of research included analysis of pedagogical, methodical, psychological literature on the subject. The empirical data were collected through questionnaires and pedagogical observation. Statistical methods were also partly applied to analyze collected data. The results show that a book club can be effectively and successfully organized operating exclusively with distance education tools on a base of online platform Microsoft Teams and distance education system "1C: E-learning. Corporate University".