INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN PRACTICAL EDUCATION IN THE PROFESSION GENERAL NURSE AND GENERAL HEALTHCARE TECHNICIAN

Informacijska i komunikacijska tehnologija postala je sastavni dio života ali i odgojno-obrazovnoga procesa. Kao i svaki sektor obrazovanja, tako se i sektor strukovnoga obrazovanja suočavao s mnogim poteškoćama i problemima tijekom izvođenja nastave na daljinu. Upotreba digitalnih alata može znatno olakšati odgojno-obrazovni proces, ali nikako se ne smije zanemariti mogućnost ostvarenja obrazovnih ishoda koristeći se digitalnim alatima. Navedena tvrdnja može potaknuti mnoge rasprave o opravdanosti uporabe informacijske i komunikacijske tehnologije u strukovnom obrazovanju jer u mnogim sektorima strukovnog obrazovanja zapravo nije moguće ostvariti ishode praktične nastave njezinom uporabom. U radu se ukazuje na probleme realizacije praktične nastave i ostvarenje ishoda učenja nastave na daljinu za smjer medicinska sestra opće njege / medicinski tehničar opće njege zbog imperativa „prelaska u virtualnu učionicu“ uzrokovanoga pandemijom COVID-19. Mogući problemi nastali kao posljedica praktične nastave na daljinu mogli bi biti neostvareni obrazovni ishodi. Posebnost je obrazovnoga programa ta što se održava tijekom 4 618 sati nastave strukovnih predmeta, od čega se 2 972 sata odnosi na vježbe u planiranim obrazovnim sredinama poput kliničkih sredina, domova za starije i nemoćne osobe i dječjih vrtića. Upravo je u tim sredinama moguće jedino uživo i bez uporabe digitalnih alata ostvariti planirane obrazovne ishode planiranim aktivnostima usmjerenim prema stjecanju kompetencija za zanimanje za koje se učenik/ca obrazuje.Information and communication technology has become an integral part of everyday life as well as of the educational process. Like all the other education sectors, vocational education also faced many difficulties and problems during remote learning. The use of digital tools can facilitate the educational process significantly, and the possibility of achieving educational outcomes using digital tools should not be neglected. This claim could provoke many debates about the justification of the use of information and communication technology in vocational education because, in many vocational education sectors, it is not possible to achieve the outcomes of practical teaching by using it. This paper points to the problems of conducting practical education classes and achieving learning outcomes for the general nurse and general healthcare technician course due to the imperative of the "transition to a virtual classroom" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, due to practical remote learning, unfulfilled educational outcomes could arise as possible issues. The distinctiveness of this educational programme lies in the fact that it is realised through 4618 teaching hours of vocational subjects, 2972 hours of which relate to exercises in planned educational environments such as clinical settings, homes for the elderly and infirm, and kindergartens. It is in these environments that it is only possible to achieve the planned educational outcomes in person and without the use of digital tools through planned activities aimed at acquiring competencies for the profession for which the student is being educated