The innovative potential of Russian youth in the context of digitalization of the education system: leading trends and development prospects

Chernykh S. S., Susimenko E. V., Kovalenko A. M.

This article is devoted to the consideration of the specifics of the implementation of the innovative potential of Russian youth in the context of the digitalization of education and the dominance of screen culture, which is turning into a key factor in the socialization of the younger generation. The article notes the risks associated with the digitalization of the Russian education system and the virtualization of educational practices against the background of increasing clip consciousness. The prospects for the further development of educational practices are considered in their connection with the realization by young people of their own innovative potential against the background of a more intensive implementation of information technologies in the educational process. The article clarifies the differences between the concepts used in the meanings of "information" and "digital", and also explicates the concept of "virtuality" on a number of examples.

Keywords:innovative potential of youth, virtual socialization, information society, digitalization, screen culture, media, distance education, online education.