Approaches to designing the educational experience of students in higher education

Background.Designing the experience of learners in the digital environment is an integral component of the development and implementation of modern higher education programs. At the same time, the genesis of the term remains poorly understood, which creates barriers to process management. Purpose is to analyze existing approaches to the definition, systematize the available data and propose an empirical model for designing educational experience. Hypothesis: when implementing online learning in higher education, it is necessary to pay attention not only to organizational aspects and methodology, but also to various psychological characteristics of the group. Materials and methods.The sample consisted of 86 teachers and 1185 students from leading Russian universities. To evaluate the results, the methodology of L. B. Schneider and the author's questionnaires were used. Results.Designing educational experience is an activity aimed at creating and implementing projects in the field of education, which is aimed at acquiring knowledge, skills and abilities by students, which in turn shape the personality and transform thinking. The key stages of design and the main psychological characteristics that must be taken into account when developing educational programs are identified. The study may be useful in the context of the development of digital education in Russian universities.