During the covid-19 pandemic, the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) was vital in lecture activities, because during this pandemic, every country used to impose social restrictions, which impacted on online lectures. This research investigates whether the use of ICT in learning during the covid-19 pandemic can improve student learning outcomes. The study design is descriptive-causality. The variables examined in this research are: assignments (X1), midterm exams (X2), and final exams (Y). This research data is the score of student learning outcomes in the Department of Educational Administration, from 7 courses, 16 classes, with a total of 502 students. Data were analyzed by regression analysis. The results of data analysis conclude the use of ICT in learning during the covid-19 pandemic can improve student learning outcomes. The regression equation of the research variables, is: Ǔ = 9,679 + 0.085X1 + 0.775X2.

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The problem in this study is the process of intercultural communication that occurs in foreign students at UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar between students from Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Minangkabau students while at UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar. This study looks at the point of view of verbal and non-verbal communication as well as various supporting and inhibiting factors in the daily life of foreign students at UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar by using field research (Field Research) which is descriptive qualitative. The results obtained are that at least foreign students have cultural similarities because they are still in the same clump, namely the Malay family in Southeast Asia, the greetings done by Thais and Cambodians tend to wait for greetings from other people, while Malaysians and Indonesians - Minangkabau tend to be friendly and polite. precede the conversation when communicating and greeting. Meanwhile, Minangkabau students use a pattern of adjustment by blurring cultural identity, reducing stereotypes and high openness. The supporting factors for this research are positive values, such as being a student who is tolerant and harmonious with each other, while the inhibiting factor is language.

Online teaching is a teaching system that must be implemented by lecturers and students during the Covid-19 pandemic, both synchronously and asynchronously. The purpose of this study is to describe at a glance the teaching system in Turkey (Kocaeli University) and Indonesia (Universitas Negeri Malang) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study was designed with an autoethnographic approach. The results show that the online teaching system is effective in supporting the teaching carried out by lecturers and students. The discussion of our findings is analyzed in the practical perspective of online teaching.