The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry, the Religious Affairs Ministry, and the private sector engaged in education (field) need to design a structured, directed, and attractive blended learning system.
Jakarta (ANTARA) – A researcher from The Indonesian Institute Center for Public Policy Research (TII), Nisaaul Muthiah, has asked the government to devise a blended learning system that unites the benefits of online and on-site learning.
“The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry, the Religious Affairs Ministry, and the private sector engaged in education (field) need to design a structured, directed, and attractive blended learning system,” she said here on Friday.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has created much uncertainty, has forced educational personnel and teachers to be flexible, she noted.
“There is no guarantee that the ongoing face-to-face learning (PTM) or limited PTM will not be halted. If the COVID-19 situation worsens, the best option is blended learning,” she said.
According to Muthiah, a blended learning method combines the advantages of both face-to-face learning and online or remote learning (PJJ). A TII study has shown that a blended learning system has the potential to improve student learning outcomes, she highlighted.
She also asked the education and religious affairs ministries to revitalize the Training Institution for Educational Personnel (LPTK) and Teacher Professional Education (PPG) to produce quality teachers.
With qualified teachers, it is hoped that in the future, any learning process that is carried out will run optimally.
Meanwhile, coordinator of the Association for Education and Teachers (P2G), Satriwan Salim, said that many teachers are currently “nervous” about facing the pandemic.
He then highlighted the importance of improving the digital and non-digital pedagogical skills of teachers.
In addition to improving the quality of teachers, Salim asked the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry to come up with a learning system main design that would prove useful in difficult times.
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