Encouraging Participation in Voluntary, Online Staff Development

Author(s):  
Graeme Salter

In order to determine what factors might lead to increased participation and effectiveness in voluntary online staff development, a case study was conducted. The results revealed a problem known as “churn.” That is, the majority of users went to the site only once or twice and then only for a short amount of time. The major barrier cited by staff was lack of time. This article examines approaches to overcomes involved for both users and developers of online learning activities.

Teknodika ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Siswandari Siswandari ◽  
Sri Sumaryati ◽  
Susilaningsih Susilaningsih ◽  
Asri Diah Susanti ◽  
Nurhasan Hamidi ◽  
...  

This study aims to identify the implementation of online learning conducted by teachers to provide the best service to students. This can be seen from health, fitness, spirit, duration of services related to education, applications used, signal conditions, teacher readiness in providing services outside the provisions of working hours, available learning facilities, and several other online learning activities Covid-19 pandemic. This study involved 254 vocational school teachers in Solo Raya. Quantitative data is netted through questionnaires that are disseminated using Google Form facilities. Meanwhile, we obtained qualitative information from interviews designed using WhatsApp and telephone facilities. The results showed that 52.2% of teachers admitted to agreeing not to have any health complaints. Teachers are always fit for online learning, with 58.9% agreeing. Teachers were always excited when they were online, with 68.4% answering agreed. The implementation of online learning requires more service time. 64.9% of teachers provide services about 14 hours per day. 64.1% of teachers agreed that they are ready to provide online services to students outside the working hours. Teachers have RPP as a sign of online learning, with 68.8% of teachers agreeing


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-181
Author(s):  
Eko Kuntarto ◽  
Faizal Chan ◽  
Nurul Qalbi Eka Pratiwi

This research aims to describe the types of difficulties encountered by students when conducting online learning through WhatsApp, as well as how teachers address students' learning difficulties. The method used in this research was qualitative research method using case study design. Data were gathered through online observation and interviews. Data analysis was carried out by collecting data, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions. To check the validity of the data, sources and technique triangulations were used. The results of this research showed that there were several difficulties experienced by the students during online learning through WhatsApp group, such as lack of support facilities because students did not have their own mobile phones, unstable internet network, and insufficient internet quota. Regarding the use of WhatsApp in learning activities, students had difficulty discussing in the group or using WhatsApp features. The teacher overcame the obstacles for students who did not have their own mobile phones by asking their classmates or neighbors who lived nearby to provide information related to learning activities. To address challenges such as an unstable internet network, the teacher instructed students to find a location with a good network while learning. Then, regarding students who did not have an internet quota, the teacher recorded the student's WhatsApp numbers so they could get free internet assistance from the Ministry of Education and Culture. To solve problems related to the difficulty of students discussing in groups and difficulties using the WhatsApp feature, the teacher always guided and assisted students on how to use the WhatsApp features in the learning process.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-226
Author(s):  
Anggri Muhtia ◽  
Suparno Suparno ◽  
Sumardi Sumardi

The emergence of online learning offers the opportunities that are not possessed by the traditional face-to-face learning environment. Combining the strengths of the online learning and face-to-face learning, known as blended learning, is believed to enhance the quality of learning. Different subjects may have different designs of blended learning because there is no specific formula for the best practices of blended learning. This paper reports a study investigating the implementation of blended learning in a paragraph writing course. The purposes were to investigate the blended learning activities carried out in the paragraph writing course and to find out the extent to which it affected students’ writing paragraph performance. The participants of this case study, who were selected purposively, involved one lecturer and six students of a paragraph writing class. The techniques for collecting data included interviews, observations, and document analysis, and the data were analyzed using Miles and Huberman’s interactive model. Ten blended learning activities, including five activities in face-to-face settings and five activities online, were identified in the course. The students’ paragraph writing performance seen from the result of final test was satisfying, indicating that the use of blended learning had a positive effect on students’ writing performance.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
Akhsanul In'am ◽  
Siti Hajar

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of online Mathematics learning. It employed qualitative research design with case-study technique. Subjects of this study were 7th graders from five different classes at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 1 Malang. Data collection methods were observations, documents of zoom learning, and interviews with student guardians. The obtained data were analyzed through data description. Results showed that there were disturbances in the online learning activities. Among the problems were student punctuality and unstable internet connection activities. During the online learning, most students could not follow the lesson very well, and only few responded to the teachers. There were also problems in students’ monitoring and evaluation. These aspects of learning activities, students’ responses, and monitoring and evaluation implied that online Mathematics learning was ineffective.


JURNAL PESONA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
Shely Nasya Putri

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji penggunaan Whatsapp dalam kegiatan pembelajaran di masa Pandemi Covid-19. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian studi lapangan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Program Studi Hukum Ekonomi Syariah Fakultas Syariah IAIN Metro. Untuk mengetahui antusiasme siswa dalam menggunakan aplikasi Whatsapp dalam kegiatan pembelajaran, maka dibuatlah Grup Whatsapp. Berdasarkan penelitian, aplikasi Whatsapp dapat digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran online di masa pandemi. Meski tidak ada tatap muka, penggunaan Whatsapp mampu membuat pembelajaran terasa seperti tatap muka di kelas.Kata kunci: WhatsApp, Pembelajaran, Pandemi, Studi Kasus  AbstractThis study aims to examine the use of WhatsApp in learning activities during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The research design used field study research. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. The research subjects were students of the Sharia Economics Law Study Program, Faculty of Sharia, IAIN Metro. In order to find out the enthusiasm of students in using the WhatsApp application in learning activities, a WhatsApp Group was created. Based on research, the Whatsapp application can be used as an online learning media during the pandemic. Even though there is no face to face, the use of WhatsApp is able to make learning feel like face to face in class.Keywords: WhatsApp, Learning, Pandemic, Case Study  


Author(s):  
Valerie Taylor

This chapter provides an overview of the literature on group projects in online learning and outlines lesson modules for teaching online instructors to use group projects in their courses. The lessons themselves are structured to be an example of online staff development for distance learning faculty. While group projects are often included in on-campus classes, faculty teaching online courses are reluctant to use group projects for these classes. The technology and the students’ acceptance of the online learning environment should be used to extend the pedagogical benefits of group work. With adequate staff development, online instructors can successfully integrate group learning into online classes.


IBTIDA' ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-124
Author(s):  
Nur Samsiyah

Online learning was carried out by teachers during the pandemic, one of which was at Madrasah Ibtidayah. This study aims to determine the learning activities and material taught at MI As-Salam in Madiun district during the learning period at home. The data were collected by observing, interviewing and documenting in the fourth grade group, totaling 30 students. Based on the analysis of the data from the case study results, it can be concluded that thematic learning is in a poor category because the activities carried out by students are more work on assignments, while other subjects such as PJOK have quite good activities because they are done in practice and use learning media in providing material. Learning with assignments is influenced by the unpreparedness of the teacher in providing learning tools and the teacher's target of completing learning in the theme according to time, so that learning activities are not optimal.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 172
Author(s):  
Margaretha Ivana Putri S ◽  
Kurnia Putri Sepdikasari Dirgantoro

<p>During the Covid-19 pandemic, online learning became a new way of teaching and learning which utilized electronic devices, especially internet networks. However, in practice, online learning often encounters obstacles. With online learning, teachers need to know the causes and indicators of these difficulties. Efforts can then be made to alleviate them, namely that teachers become facilitators of online learning activities. In their role as facilitators, teachers can provide their students with supportive learning resources and media, encouragement and motivatation, and time outside of school hours to help students understand well. In this case, the author used a literature review and case study methods as the basis for preparing research instruments with the purpose of this paper being to explain the role of the teacher as a facilitator in overcoming learning difficulties of students during online learning. The author is aware of the limitations that humans have so the learning difficulties that students experience can be seen as an opportunity for teachers to serve those students. Teachers are also required to be more responsible for themselves and their students as a form of gratitude to God. The author suggests that the teacher as a facilitator can continue to learn to better understand the various strategies in overcoming learning difficulties and have a sense of responsibility towards students.</p><p><strong>BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRACT: </strong>Dalam masa pandemi seperti ini, pembelajaran daring menjadi cara baru dalam proses belajar mengajar dengan memanfaatkan perangkat elektronik, khususnya jaringan internet. Namun dalam pelaksanaannya, pembelajaran daring sering mengalami kendala. Dalam pembelajaran daring yang dihadapi, guru perlu mengetahui faktor penyebab dan indikator kesulitan belajar daring. Kemudian, upaya dapat dilakukan yaitu guru diharapkan mampu menjadi fasilitator dalam kegiatan pembelajaran daring. Dengan perannya sebagai fasilitator, guru memberikan pelayanan berupa menyediakan sumber dan media pembelajaran yang mendukung, serta memberi semangat dan motivasi, serta meluangkan waktu di luar jam sekolah agar dapat membantu peserta didik memahami pembelajaran dengan baik. Dalam hal ini, penulis menggunakan metode kajian pustaka dan studi kasus sebagai dasar dalam penyusunan instrumen penelitian, dan tujuan penulisan <em>paper</em> adalah untuk menjelaskan guru sebagai fasilitator dalam mengatasi kesulitan belajar peserta didik selama pembelajaran daring. Penulis menyadari akan keterbatasan yang manusia miliki, sehingga melalui kesulitan belajar yang peserta didik alami dapat dilihat sebagai kesempatan untuk dapat melayani peserta didik. Guru juga dituntut lebih bertanggung jawab terhadap diri sendiri maupun peserta didik, sebagai wujud ucapan syukur kepada Tuhan. Saran penulis adalah agar guru sebagai fasilitator dapat belajar terus untuk lebih memahami berbagai macam strategi dalam mengatasi kesulitan belajar dan memiliki rasa tanggung jawab terhadap peserta didik.</p>


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