Compiling the Curriculum Planning Pattern Based on Social Network to Train and Improve the University Teachers

Tendency and attention of universities to use social networks features and select them as a communicational mechanism for the educational and investigational advancement make them an undeniable necessity to develop training and knowledge. This study aimed to design a model for utilization of social networks in training and improvement of university teachers. The present study was carried out using the “Ground theory” with qualitative approach. Data analysis was done using open، axial، and selective coding. Data collected by searching the documents and interview. 3 books and 11 articles were selected by purposive sampling and 18 subjects were interviewed semi-structurally. Each interview lasted 60 minutes. Studying the documents and interviews was done according to the researcher data saturation. 24 concepts in documents and 71 concepts in interviews were noted and then، based on similarities to the initial and concentrated coding; some codes were assigned to the similar cases and converted to 10 considered issues. The social network-based curriculum model includes teaching strategies of logical thinking، teaching complicated interaction methods and teaching technical skills to the university teachers to achieve effective learning.