Story Journey Videos: Innovating Christian Education in Open University E-Learning

Abstract

This study examines the use of Story Journey videos as an innovative strategy in Christian Religious Education learning on the Open University e-learning platform. In context education, distance far away, creating an enjoyable learning​ experience becomes challenging, especially for eye-catching lectures that contain spiritual values and understanding of theology. This study aims to evaluate how much video content is based on narrative to increase student involvement and awareness. With a qualitative approach through descriptive analysis, data were collected from the 63 undergraduate students who participated in this study through a survey and evaluation of the learning process. Video Story Journey was designed and integrated into eight e-learning sessions, with data collection carried out after students had followed four online tutorial sessions. Analysis results show that this video's implementation positively impacts quality learning. The majority of respondents state that the channel in which the story is presented in video helps them still focus, improve motivation in finishing tasks, and encourage discipline in accessing and gathering tasks routinely. They also assess that delivering explicit material​ through visual and narrative media has an impact on increasing the quality of collected assignments.​ Approach This contributes significantly to the digital-based religious teaching development method, especially in design experience, making learning more​ interesting and meaningful for students.