In the Shadow of Tomorrow: University in the Digital Age

The article considers the internal evolution of the university in recent years under the influence of social processes and information technology. Digitalization of higher education is developing in parallel with significant changes in the ideology and practice of teaching and learning. The first part of the article examines the theoretical foundations, key teaching methods, functionality, and competencies of the teacher related to the transformation processes taking place at the university. The second part analyzes the most significant effects of using e-learning, blended and hybrid learning, and their impact on teacher-student interaction. A present-day university is also a place where the teacher's role is being significantly transformed. Changes in the field of training, competencies, and functionality of a university teacher arise both as a result of current economic realities and from the global situation of increasing turbulence, doubtfulness, and unpredictability of the more and more complex world. Following the study of the processes of change in higher education, conclusions are made about the form and content of teaching, and the question is raised about the prospects for preserving the phenomenon of the university in the future.