Menjaga Mutu Pendidikan di Tengah Pandemi Covid-19: Studi Pembelajaran Online di Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang

Abstract

Various efforts have been made by the Government in collaboration with universities to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the campus environment. Rector of Walisongo Islamic State University Semarang has also responded to the government's instruction, one of which is by implementing online learning. This research is a descriptive qualitative study that aims to obtain an overview of online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic at the Faculty of Da'wa and Communication. Data is collected through the Google Form. Data analysis was performed using interactive analysis techniques Miles & Huberman. The results showed that online learning made students feel more comfortable to ask questions and express their opinions compared to face-to-face lectures. The effectiveness of online learning was related to the availability of internet services and low-cost e-learning platforms. This is evidenced by the Whatsapp Group (WAG) platform that ranks first, followed by Line, Google Classroom, Google Meet, Zoom, then platforms other than this, and Webex ranks last. Abstrak: Berbagai usaha dilakukan Pemerintah bekerjasama dengan perguruan tinggi demi mengurangi penyebaran Covid-19 di lingkungan kampus. Rektor UIN Walisongo Semarang menanggapi himbauan Pemerintah, salah satunya dengan melaksanakan pembelajaran online. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif yang bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran pembelajaran online masa pandemi Covid-19 di Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi,.Data dikumpulkan melalui aplikasi Google Form. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan teknik analisis interaktif Miles & Huberman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran online membuat mahasiswa merasa lebih nyaman untuk bertanya dan mengemukakan pendapatnya dibanding perkuliahan tatap muka, Efektivitas pembelajaran online berkaitan dengan ketersediaan layanan internet dan platform e-learning berbiaya rendah. Hal ini terbukti dengan platform Whatsapp Group (WAG) menempati urutan pertama diikuti Line, Google Classroom, Google Meet, Zoom, kemudian platform selain ini, dan Webex menempati urutan terakhir.

Issues and Challenges of Applying E-Learning: The Case of One State Islamic University

“…Regardless of the help from the university, Pratama and Arief (2019) and Chaeruman (2018) remarked that the current e-learning issue stems from students" motivation in terms of their willingness to be accountable for their studies. Besides, other individual constraints such as personal electronic resources, the unfamiliarity of e-learning, IT mastery, and internet packages take part (Alim et al, 2019;Azhar, 2021;Fauzi & Asri, 2021;Muhajarah & Fabriar, 2020;Nisa et al, 2020;Octaberlina & Muslimin, 2020).…”

“…Consequently, educators face difficulties since they have little or no e-learning experience and have not produced any e-learning resources, specifically when operating online platforms (Zaharah, Kirilova, & Windarti, 2020) Overall, many state Islamic universities in Indonesia are overwhelmed with various hindrances to using e-learning. The first hindrance came from individual constraints comprising of personal electronic resources, the unfamiliarity of e-learning, IT mastery, and internet package (Alim, Linda, Gunawan & Saad., 2019;Azhar, 2021;Fauzi & Asri, 2021;Muhajarah & Fabriar, 2020;Nisa, Mujizatullah, Idham, Nawawi, Darwis, Amiruddin, Israpil & Arsyad, 2020;Octaberlina & Muslimin, 2020). The infrastructures also took part as an issue, including e-learning platforms initiated by the university and electricity outages (Alimron, 2018).…”

Menjaga Tradisi Walisongo:

“…Untuk mencegah tumbuhnya paham Islam yang eksklusif, intoleran, bahkan radikal, perguruan tinggi harus berperan sebagai lembaga pendidikan yang mampu membentuk karakter mahasiswa yang saleh, damai, dan santun. Sebagai lembaga pendidikan, perguruan tinggi harus mampu membekali mahasiswanya dengan keterampilan yang unggul baik secara akademis, pribadi maupun profesional (Muhajarah & Fabriar, 2020). Perguruan Tinggi berperan sebagai agen perubahan yang dapat membekali mahasiswa dengan berbagai ilmu untuk menjadi orang yang terdepan di masa depan (Rachmawati et al, 2019).…”

Quality Assurance System at the State Vocational School During the Covid-19 Pandemic

“…Another analysis conducted by Nail Aly Joseph Akpovi in Total Quality Management in Public Higher Education of California indicated about the existing quality assurance system in universities. Astuti [10] asserted that the Online Learning Outcomes Quality Assurance Model throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic has been realized by doing preparation, practice, and quality control. Meanwhile, Muhajarah and Riskha Fabriar [11] claimed that with the aid sources like the internet and e-learning platforms, educators may organize learning while dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and retain the quality of instruction.…”