DIDACTIC POSSIBILITIES OF SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR HIGHER AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of modern education in higher agricultural educational institutions as the necessity and expediency of using social networks in the educational process. The relevance of the study is due to the need to resolve the contradiction between the fact that social networks are widely used by young people and that they are almost not used in the educational process in higher agricultural institutions of Ukraine. The purpose of this article is to consider, analyze and substantiate the didactic possibilities of social networks for the educational process in higher educational agrarian institutions. Research methods used: analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature and Internet resources, interviews and interviews of university lecturers and students generalizing pedagogical experience. The didactic possibilities of social networks should include the fact that the use of social networks can give the educational process more interactivity, positively affect the results of cognitive activity of students, become an effective means to increase the motivation and quality of learning, the organization of teamwork of students, the implementation of joint project activities, individualized virtual learning student's space. Social networks can also be used as a means of distributing educational material. The article proves the necessity of using social networks in the educational process of higher educational establishments; the pedagogical possibilities, advantages and difficulties of using social networks for educational process in agrarian universities are considered; promising directions of the use of social networks in education are proposed and measures to improve and facilitate the implementation of social networking tools in the educational process in higher agricultural educational institutions.