An Advice For Online Learning Process
Based on my previous article, all the children I interviewed yesterday expressed their difficulties more than the convenience, such as not having to meet at school to carry out learning activities. The difficulties they face are, on average, the same as the others. Children are easily bored if forced to sit in front of a laptop or cellphone and just pay attention to the screen. There is no interaction with friends or teachers that they can feel.
It is different from the learning that was carried out by schools before the COVID-19 pandemic. Students can interact with friends or teachers in class, doing ice breaking in the classroom might be done by the teachers to make the classroom atmosphere refreshed and students are ready to receive learning again.
In this online learning the teacher must also be equipped with knowledge and expertise in operating and utilizing the internet to its full potential. This is a challenge for teachers to make new innovations so that students don't get bored quickly and the learning process feels like in the classroom that can make students comfortable.
Zoom application is very helpful to interact without having to meet face to face. We can use zoom to increase speaking and listening skill. In my opinion, zoom can also be used as an ice breaking tool for students as it is done in class. The teacher can ask students to on camera, then make emoticon love by their arms like puzzle. Each other have to listen the instruction from the teacher for making emoticon love.
For me, this is very fun because the results of the solidarity made by the teacher and students can be uploaded to social media as entertainment. It may be a little difficult to arrange students in such a position, but it is not the result that is seen but the process that is enjoyed by all students. Not only this game, the teacher can provide other games such as riddles or quiz session for students. There is nothing wrong if the teacher gives rewards to the winners of these games such as not attending the presentation or getting additional scores.
In my opinion, the application used does not have to always use zoom or google classroom, there are online sites that teachers can use as a means of testing in subjects, for example kahoot or quizz. This application is very interesting because it looks like a game. Maybe online learning doesn't have to always use zoom, the teacher can take advantage of WhatsApp or YouTube to explain the material, but after the material is explained, the teacher must make sure the students follow the lesson even though there is no face-to-face zoom. For example, such as giving a summary assignment or questions at the end of the material to ensure how well students understand the material.
That's the advice I can give. Hope it helps and stay healthy always.