Online Learning?

By: Devi Roseana

This day, there is no doubt about all things related to technology. Technology is growing rapidly and humans are required to keep abreast of developments so as not to miss information that is connected to matters involved in their daily activities. People at this time easily access information and knowledge through the internet which is one part of technology.

Now Indonesia is faced with the challenges of the industrial revolution 4.0 era. This 4.0 revolution era covers several sectors, there are; education, economy, politics, science, and others. Therefore, humans must adapt to this era. At this time people around the world are experiencing pandemic, the COVID-19 pandemic, where people are required to work and study at home. Especially in Indonesia, all fields are required to do so while staying indoors, especially in the field of Education. Therefore, educational institutions continue to run online learning activities, both in class and in lectures so as not to miss learning material.

Many campuses have implemented the Online Learning System (SPADA), as an application of distance education. In the current lecture activities online lecture systems or online lectures, where participants can access the material, interact with the material, instructors, and other learning. To obtain and interpret knowledge, and improve ourselves through the experience of learning online.

For students and institutions accustomed to online lectures by utilizing internet-based information technology, this is not a problem, they only add to online meetings or replace face-to-face sessions into online classes on the Internet.

Lecturers provide material and assignments that accumulate and students are required to collect them under the specified time, without giving feedback, although not all lecturers do that. But without feedback, lectures only go one way, not dialogical lectures.

For students and institutions that are not familiar with this, they will experience difficulties in dealing with this because of the lack of facilities, and knowledge of the use of this technology. This is ironic that not all places have adequate facilities.

Lectures, regardless of the methods and tools used in online learning, dialogue between students and lecturers become the essence that should be a concern, because at this time the student process understands more deeply about the material provided by lecturers. The in-class meeting, lecturers provide material in the form of E-books, articles, videos, PPT, and others to support online lecture activities.

Therefore, lecturers in the online lecture process must utilize communication media so that lecturing is easier in class conditioning. There are several uses of communication media in learning as seen from online proportions, there are:

1. Lectures that are one hundred percent face to face. This type of lecture is carried out face-to-face through learning with print or oral teaching.

2. Web-enhanced, which is a type where 1% -29% of online lecture activities are carried out. This type of lecture usually uses internet technology to facilitate face-to-face activities, maybe by using an application or the web.

3. Blended / hybrid learning, which is a type of lecture that combines on-the-face and face-to-face methods. The number of online meetings is 30% -79%.

4. Fully learning, which is a type of lecture in which the majority of instructional materials are delivered online, it can even be without any face-to-face portions at all. More than 80% of lectures are conducted online.

A system must have its advantages and disadvantages of each, therefore follow the procedure and become an obedient citizen. Every system created must have a purpose and make it easy for users. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic which demanded that everyone carry out their activities at home. This online lecture is indeed a lecture solution that can save time and energy from students and lecturers.



Sources:
https://itstillworks.com/effects-online-learning-3892.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_lecture
https://sevima.com/kuliah-daring-kelebihan-dan-persiapan-yang-harus-dilakukan-kampus/