Integrating the Values of Local Wisdom into the Learning Model: Building Positive Student Character

Abstract

The role of technology in helping people to learn is a very important activity in the field of Educational Technology. Success or the lack of success in running an educational program cannot be separated from the role of technology. A problem encountered by Indonesian people currently is the problem of moral degradation and the weakening of the national focus on character values. In an effort to solve the problem, the task of Educational Technology is developing learning models capable of building a more positive national character. This chapter discusses how to develop a teaching model to enable building the students’ positive characters. The discussion is done based on library research findings. The result is the development of such models by integrating local community wisdom values. The existing and developing local wisdoms are full of great values that have been transmitted from one generation to another. The authors believe that the integration of the local wisdom values into learning strategies will enhance the students’ positive character.