Abstract
Abstract: One of the factors that may influence the success of the teaching and learning process is to use appropriate and innovative strategies of both online and offline. Therefore, the study aimed to describe the extent to which the lecturers of the English education department at Faculty of Teachers Training and Education, Unismuh Makassar apply innovative learning strategies to increase the students’ participation and the quality of the teaching and learning process. The study used a 'mixed method', namely by obtaining quantitative and qualitative data. The research subjects were lecturers of the English language education department with the criteria that they had obtained an educator certificate. The research instrument used a questionnaire to answer the problems and to achieve research objectives. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that the innovative teaching strategies used by the lecturers were cross over teaching, teaching through smart boards, flipping classrooms, collaboration, virtual reality, cloud computing, inquiry-based teaching and problem-based learning.
Highlights
Educators are currently preparing for a new normal setting in a pandemic situation
This research belongs to the type of descriptive research using the 'mixed method' which aims to produce a finding about the application of innovative learning strategies to improve the quality of learning English skills at English Education Department of Faculty of Teachers Training and Education, Makassar Muhammadiyah University
Research subjects chose answers according to the frequency of use of innovative learning strategies that have been used in the teaching and learning process as well as the obstacles faced in implementing innovative learning strategies in the classroom
Summary
Educators are currently preparing for a new normal setting in a pandemic situation. We must innovate to teach online by using learning resources on topics and creating learning lists, so that students will be ready for an interesting learning process. One of the efforts that can be done by educators/lecturers is to apply innovative learning strategies to increase participation and quality of learning. There are many theories for innovative teaching related to students’ behaviors, methods, approaches, and strategies (Anderson, 2008), but the competence of educators is an important factor in implementing innovative teaching in universities. Innovative teaching is a necessity for all lecturers to meet the educational needs of the new generation. Several studies show that many educators still lack competence for innovative teaching (Kalyani & Rajasekaran, 2018)
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