Presenting and Validating Instructional Design Model Based On Social Networks (IDMSN)

Instructional Design is the heart of any educational activity. This study aimed to provide a conceptual model of instructional design based on social networks (IDMSN). For this purpose, the research literature on constructivist instructional design models and the use of social networking in education were examined. Next, 9 designers and educational technology professionals were selected through snowball sampling. And the initial model was reviewed. The results showed that IDMSN was internally stabile, clear, consistent with the principles of constructivism, simple, useful, comprehensive and optimal. However, it did not have the capacity to be implemented in Iran higher education and the implementation is subject to changes in Iran's higher education (Such as readiness for change, familiarizing the teachers with the tools and methods of education based on web and etc.). In the end, the researchers provides recommendations for the implementation of the model in Iran.