The use of multimedia technologies in the educational process in higher school

The modern national educational standards for universities include a significant reduction in the number of classroom hours for studying academic disciplines. It is impossible to present extensively and in detail all educational materials during class study hours. In this paper the authors propose a way to solve the said problem for training engineering students in the context of teaching the general vocational course "Theoretical Foundations of Electrical Engineering". This paper discusses the issues of making and using videos for engineering education through the example of an electrical engineering course. The presenting of materials is accompanied by the text and pictures. The teacher's voice in the video lesson is synchronized with the pictures, so the video convincingly simulates a lecture in the classroom. The texts and illustrations contain animation and computer graphics, which make them more understandable. The experience in using the said videos at the Lighting Engineering Department has shown that the learning of educational material has become more intensive. It is important that the videos can be played many times; the isolated pictures or the whole film can be replayed. The article discusses the requirements for video classes, and their significance for the process of education.