Implementation of Online Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic on Madura Island, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the online learning process and the associated obstacles experienced by students. With the background of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic outbreak, this study sought to uncover what social constructions the students engage in related to the new policy for online learning that has recently been enforced by the Indonesian government. A quantitative study was conducted with a descriptive research approach. There were 274 college student respondents from Madura, Indonesia. This study found that not all of the students prefer online learning, inclusive of expressing their disapproval that online learning is effective. Social, economic and cultural factors are important indicators that online learning has not been able to be effectively carried out in a number of regions in Indonesia. Rural communities are not ready to welcome the latest learning methods and they are still comfortable using conventional methods. Online learning on Madura Island is not only constrained by technical problems and facilities but also by the human resources that need to be encouraged to accept the latest learning models. Students consider this learning model to not be beneficial due to the presence of several obstacles, including the geographical area. This is because rural areas make it difficult to access the internet. They also have to buy an internet quota. Internet access in some applications requires a large quota so this becomes problem for some students, especially for those who come from lower-middle income families. Therefore the availability of supporting facilities and infrastructure as well as the facilitated internet access among rural communities, financial assistance and the socialisation of the importance of online learning is necessary.

Using Students’ Experience to Derive Effectiveness of COVID-19-Lockdown-Induced Emergency Online Learning at Undergraduate Level: Evidence from Assam, India

“…Kruse and Veblen (2012) revealed that the utilization of YouTube for digital learning brings in opportunities for educators to increase the intensity of uploading videos. This supports a participatory culture in terms of making circulatory videos, images and allowing for user expressions (Febrianto et al, 2020). The result presented in Table 2 and Figure 2 showed that lecture is the most used method for emergency online learning in Assam with a student response rate of 100% followed by sharing PDF/Word files as supplementary study material (83.33% response), giving assignment (68.18% response).…”

“…Kruse and Veblen (2012) revealed that the utilization of YouTube for digital learning brings in opportunities for educators to increase the intensity of uploading videos. This supports a participatory culture in terms of making circulatory videos, images and allowing for user expressions (Febrianto et al, 2020).…”

Jordanian University Students’ Attitudes toward Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns: Obstacles and Solutions

“…With the outbreak of COVID-19 around the globe, many countries, including Jordan, have shifted education from on-campus face-to-face to online education. This sudden change in the learning/teaching process has garnered positive and negative attitudes from both university students and instructors (Agung, Surtikanti & Quinones, 2020;Febrianto, Mas'udah, & Megasari, 2020). This study therefore explores Jordanian students' attitudes toward online learning in light of the following variables: gender, level of seniority, availability of technological devices, socioeconomic status, and training and orientation for using eLearning platforms.…”

“…Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns has received much attention in literature on synchronous and asynchronous computermediated communication (Agung et al, 2020;Febrianto et al, 2020). In fact, even prior to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, many studies have proved the pedagogical benefits of computer-assisted language learning (CALL), such as decreasing learner anxiety and providing shy learners with a safe learning environment (Beauvois & Eledge, 1996).…”

Analysis of the Ability of Lecturers in the Use of Online Learning Media in the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Keguruan (Ftk) Uin Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh

“…The use of various media sources, one of which is courageous learning media [45], is expected to help students understand lecture material. Moreover, the condition of the Covid-19 pandemic in all campuses must learn with new methods [46] [47], including students and lecturers who must learn bravely [48]. The ability of lecturers to use bold learning media during this pandemic [49] is expected to increase students' interest in learning and become a benchmark or success in brave learning [50][51].…”