CUTTING EDGE ONLINE PRESENTATION SOFTWARE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Many studies have examined the effect of presentation tools on motivation, self-efficacy and the academic successes of students. The researchers focus their attention on the impact of using presentations in teaching students while there are very few works that examine the experience of students using different presentation applications on learning subjects. The present study attempts to close the gap. The researchers from three universities - RUDN University, Moscow, Pushkin State Russian Language Institute (PSRLI), Moscow and Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU), Perm gave their students the same assignment: to use different presentation application tools to demonstrate the results of their projects. The study aims to examine the opinion of the students about the applicability of different presentation tools; their perceived and real advantages and disadvantages; their effect on students' motivation and ability to work in teams. Another aim of the researchers is to investigate if some presentation tools can better address the needs of teaching and learning one subject compared to another (Graphic Design at RUDN University, Business English at PNRPU and Rhetoric at PSRLI).