The dissertation is devoted to the actual item - the methods of using of computer orientated learning environments in the training of future environmentalists. The paper shows the relevance and expediency of using of computer orientated learning environments in educational process of preparation of future specialists in ecology. The Law of Ukraine "On Principles of Information Society in Ukraine in 2007-2015" has an ambiguous mention of the relevance of use of modern innovative developments, including informational programming environments that contain a set of hardware and software storage, processing and transmission of information in education, and the terms of implementation of the process of informatization of education (political, economic, environmental, cultural, etc.). It is singled out that computer-oriented learning environment is formed of: the teacher (who determines the content of the electronic course, the textbooks selection, teaching methods, communication style, etc.) pedagogical collective of the institution (defines the common requirements for students, university traditions that are kept, form relationships of pedagogical and student groups, specialization of institutions and others.). It is clarified that the computer-oriented learning environment provides the features to use these principles and ideas of student-centered learning as much as possible in every educational institution, namely to ensure the development and self-identity based on individual characteristics as the subject of cognition and objective activity; realize itself in the cognitive and learning activities (own abilities, inclinations, value guidelines and subjective experience) contribute to the full application of the didactic principle of variability training in the recognition of the diversity of content and form of the educational process, the choice of which is taking into account the goal of each personality in the training of future environmentalists. The principles and basic requirements that substantiated in the study formed the basis for the development and implementation of methods of use computer-oriented learning environments. The principles are clarified: general didactic (humanization, scientific, accessibility, visibility, systematic and sequence, consciousness accordance of fundamentality of the education, individuality, considering the individual peculiarities, availability of education, connection of education with life, activity and independence, optimizing the educational process, educational training ) and specific (interactivity virtualization integrity and unity, openness and flexibility training, creativity, free choice of the information; identifying, reproduce) that ensure the functioning of computer-oriented learning environment. It is substantiated the methods of use of computer-oriented learning environments in the learning process based on advanced software for creating e-learning courses, to which were included: Pegasus, MOODUS, Prometheus, Bathyspheres, CT Course, Moodle, eLearning Studio, Lotus LearningSpace 5.0, Pathlore Learning Management System, WebCT. The expert evaluation of effectiveness of the computer-oriented learning environments method by future ecologists is carried out. Thus it was determined essential difference in knowledge acquired by the students who have studied using the proposed method compared to the traditional.
