The Use of Social Networks in Learning and Teaching Sociology (Making an Educational Model)

Autor u ovom radu piše o naglom porastu popularnosti online tečajeva, društvenih mreža i korištenja istih u svrhu poučavanja. Na temelju provedenog istraživanja u trajanju od tri tjedna, autor je organizirao, razvijao, pratio i vrednovao dijeljenje socioloških sadržaja na društvenim mrežama Facebook i Instagram kroz internetski tečaj koji je polazilo deset sociologa i deset nesociologa. Na temelju dobivenih rezultata ističe važnost uloge profesora, nastave 'licem-u-lice', ukazuje na potencijalne probleme u online nastavi, ali i naglašava kompatibilnost sociologije i društvenih mreža te da je takav oblik edukacije u velikom zamahu, shodno čemu ga ne treba odbijati, već dorađivati i usavršavati.This graduation thesis deals with online courses and social networking sites, their rising popularity and usage in education. Based on a three-week research, the author organized, developed, followed and evaluated sociological content shared on Facebook and Instagram. The content was posted in the form of an Internet course taken by ten sociologists and ten non-sociologists. The results of the research show the importance of a teacher’s role, “face-to-face” education and point out potential problems of online education. However, they also emphasize the compatibility of sociology and social networking sites, proving that such form of education is taking off and thus, it should not be rejected, but worked on and improved