The Usage of Eduscrum in the Educational Process in Institutions of Higher Education

EasyChair Preprint 4414

Abstract

We are convinced by modern realities that in a changing world, most knowledge, except fundamental, looses its value with incredible speed. The ability to find non-standard solutions, readiness for continuous self-improvement and lifelong learning remain relevant. The demands of the labor market are also changing dynamically, expecting new competencies, skills, styles of work in future specialists. And so, university education must accept this challenge with dignity, adapting those best practices that have proven their effectiveness in other fields. In this context, the IT sector produces new approaches to business processes. Some of them are successfully used in various fields. One such example is the Agile flexible management methodology and its adapted version of eduScrum, which has been effectively implemented in global and domestic educational practice in recent years. This approach does not provide ready-made answers to existing questions, but it helps to form in both, students and teachers, relevant competencies;  it will be impossible to survive without them in the near future.

The article briefly covers the history of development and the essence of Agile and Scrum, considers the possibility of their usage during educational process. It is emphasized that this methodology can be quite effective in higher education because it develops a high level of self-motivation in students, increases the productivity of the educational process through improving organizational forms, methods and ways of teaching, iterative interaction between teachers and students. It contributes to the student's professional and personal competencies that is expected from them by the society and the business circles.

Keyphrases: Agile Methodology, EduScrum in higher education, Educational product, Flexible management, Scrum, University education, competencies of 21st century students

@booklet{EasyChair:4414,
  author    = {Oksana Anufrieva},
  title     = {The Usage of Eduscrum in the Educational Process in Institutions of Higher Education},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 4414},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2020}}