LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF INDONESIAN UNIVERSITIES ADAPTIVE TO COVID-19 DISRUPTION

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a paradigm shift in the implementation of the learning process at the school to university level. The policy of social distancing, or physical distancing (maintaining physical distance) to minimize the spread of Covid-19 forces the learning process in tertiary institutions to continue, but with distance learning. The learning process of most of the courses of many universities includes e-learning. However, the implementation of e-learning in many universities in Indonesia, of course, still encounters many obstacles besides the many benefits obtained. So far, the Open University (UT), which has implemented distance education, needs to know the obstacles to implementing distance learning from other universities in Indonesia. The information on these constraints is useful for UT to improve the quality of its learning. Therefore, this research examines the implementation of distance learning in other universities in Indonesia.The purpose of this study is to identify problems in the implementation of distance learning in other universities in Indonesia. In addition, this study also examines the perceptions and expectations of UT's mathematics education master's students towards the learning management system provided by UT. This study uses content analysis of several articles that have been published in indexed journals throughout Indonesia from 2019 to 2022, with focus about the implementation of distance learning during and after the pandemic from various universities as the focus of the study. Among these publications, the most dominant research design is qualitative. In addition, generally, the respondents are students and lecturers. The findings of this study inform that students' habit using gadgets or electronics in their daily lives makes it easy for them to adapt to online learning. Second, a good network is very important so that easy access to online lectures can be obtained anywhere and anytime. Third, the applications used in online learning are Google Classroom, Zoom, E-Learning, and WhatsApp, however for Indonesia Open University using platform Learning Management System (LMS). Fourth, the main obstacle for students in online learning is the unstable internet signal. Now, after the relative Covid-19 pandemic has passed, PJJ with e-learning has become a reliable learning alternative. The implications of the findings of this research are important for other University in Indonesia to take policy steps, that, distance learning has become a solution to educational problems, which is not only UT as a University provide distance learning, but also for all University. This research recommends other University in Indonesia to adapt to advances in information technology by facilitating students to be able to learn by means of distance learning, especially for courses that allow not face-to-face.