Experience and the prospects of using free software at the teachers' training university

Abstract

The article deals with the issue of the use of free software in the educational process of Chernihiv Teachers’ Training University. The authors summarise the peculiarities of the selection and use of freely distributed software, correction of the content and methodical support of training courses in the field of computer science in the conditions of the transition to free software in the higher educational institution. They also describe the components of the computer-oriented methodical system of pre-service teachers’ professional training based on the integrated application of free software.