Noospheric personality: competencies in distance learning environment

Since human civilization, including the educational system, is currently experiencing a deep crisis, the issues of noogenesis are becoming especially relevant. It means that the development of society is primarily the spiritual development of each individual, who is ready for productive interaction in order to save the planet from human destruction. Nevertheless, the situation of COVID19 pandemic showed how the modern world is losing its face-to-face communication becoming more computer-mediated, data-overwhelmed and online-dependent. Consequently, the task of forming the noospheric personality becomes crucial in new conditions, and this task can be solved by pedagogy. The current paper defines noospheric personality and addresses the issues of competence development in distance learning. The objective of the research is to develop the model of due competences in distance learning noosphere. The methods used include the analysis of the theories and concepts in the references provided and modeling the pedagogical process. The results are represented in two interconnected pedagogical models: the model of distance learning participants’ interaction system in the aspect of noospheric pedagogy and competence model of noospheric personality. The interaction model structurally summarises the process of distance learning communications while competence model outlines the content of noospheric personality’s development, pointing out the transition from competences to personal culture and highlighting the importance of civic consciousness as the main mover that brings real change. The research demonstrates a new efficient way of dealing with modern systemic educational crisis and can be used as a guide in making distance learning programs and courses.