University digital environment in subject training of future teachers for vocational education: artificial intelligence and gamification

This article addresses the pressing issue of integrating artificial intelligence into the training of future teachers within vocational education. Gamification, a relatively new didactic tool arising from artificial intelligence technologies, is increasingly utilized in higher education. In Russia, this technology is currently in a testing phase, necessitating comprehensive research into the advantages and limitations of gamification in the professional training of future educators. The primary goal of this research is to synthesize theoretical and methodological approaches to employing gamification in higher education for the preparation of future teachers. The study's objectives include summarizing key approaches to the use of AI in higher education and identifying the benefits and constraints of gamification in the vocational training of future educators. The research methodology encompasses a range of general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction) alongside specialized methods (historiographic analysis of scientific literature, factual analysis, and comparative analysis). The theoretical foundations for the use of AI and gamification in the educational processes of pedagogical universities were examined. The study analyzed the principal approaches to integrating artificial intelligence and gamification in the subject training of future vocational education teachers. The advantages and disadvantages of these technologies within the educational framework of pedagogical universities were evaluated. The author concludes that the primary benefits of AI and gamification in higher education, and specifically in pedagogical universities, lie in their capacity to facilitate an individualized approach to the subject training of future vocational education teachers. Conversely, a significant drawback of gamification in university education is the insufficient exploration of the ethical implications of AI technologies in the vocational training of future teachers. The scientific novelty of this study rests in its advocacy for revising curricula to incorporate gamification elements as an effective strategy for professional teacher training.