Students’ self-development through the prism of electronic portfolio

The following paper discusses one of the urgent tasks of higher education at the present stage – the development of the personality of a specialist capable of self-development in the conditions of education digitalization in the Russian Federation. The creation of the system of continuous education in Russia is primarily the result of this process, as specialists’ self-education is a necessary condition for successful employment, career growth, social and professional mobility at the present time. At the same time, the needs and opportunities of various forms of continuing education are unevenly distributed in various industries. So the IT industry requires constant self-education of employees. Practice shows that secondary general education, as a rule, does not develop the necessary skills of graduates’ self-education. Therefore, the issues of management of bachelors’ self-development as well as the formation of readiness for continuous education are very relevant for higher education. The paper describes conditions for the development of bachelors’ readiness to continue education in its various forms (formal, informal) using the electronic portfolio system, which is an integral part of the electronic information and educational environment (EIEE) of the University. The obtained materials can serve as a basis for the development of a single electronic educational space of Russian universities.