Distance learning as a technology for forming a wide communication context of the educational environment of the University.

In the context of the formation of a digital society and the development of the digital economy, it would be impossible to leave the education system unchanged. The integration of information technologies into the educational process of higher education is today the key to the acquisition by students of professional competencies and skills for the modern economy. Digitalization affects not only the content of education, but also its organization aimed at forming the modern digital educational environment of the university. The article describes technologies that allow you to maintain a balance between the best methods of traditional training and a new understanding of the distance learning process on the example of effective practices of the Department of Public Relations of Voronezh State Technical University. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]