Prospects of Digital Footprints Use in the Higher Education
The objective increase in the role of digital technology comes into a real contradiction with the real practice of its usage in the Russian educational system. In the pedagogical science and practice, educational opportunities of digital tools and resources, their didactic and educational potential are still underestimated. This article investigates possible directions of digital footprints use in the system of higher education in the Russian Federation. The main research methods are analysis, systematization and modeling. Based on them, the author identifies three promising application areas for digital footprint technology in the educational context, which are interdependent: ensuring continuity and integration of educational levels; organization and management of the educational process; management of the educational system as a whole (educational management)