Russian Educational Communities In Social Networks As An Alternative Way To Exchange Knowledge

Proceedings of The 4th International Academic Conference on Education, Teaching and Learning

Year: 2021

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Russian Educational Communities In Social Networks As An Alternative Way To Exchange Knowledge

Daria Nedashkovskaia

 

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In 2021, humanity can hardly deny the importance of digitalization in the education area. While the pandemic ruined the familiar landscape of teaching, interest in remote ways to exchange knowledge has increased significantly. This article is an attempt to observe one of the popular phenomenon in Russia — educational communities in social networks. All over the world, educational organizations use social media as an additional tool for communication between teachers and students. However, in Russia, it can be considered a separate educational method. To start a discussion on this topic, I analyzed groups in the Russian social network Vkontakte (a Russian analogue of Facebook), considered the reasons for the popularity of this phenomenon, and compared it with other ways of information exchange. There is a theory that social media can help raise the level of education in remote regions and among groups that traditionally have a low level of access to education. Although the technological capabilities of social networks are limited, this is compensated by a larger audience and a low entry threshold. Further study of educational online public communities in social networks in the context of their impact on the dissemination of knowledge among mass audiences can help improve the overall level of education in many countries.

keywords: education, social network, educational communities, Vkontakte, Russia.