Medium and the Effects of Online Learning (ODL) During Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way people live today, including in the field of teaching and learning. Learning in this pandemic era can be seen as a way to nurture a creative and innovative generation. Therefore, this study is conducted to examine the medium of online learning and teaching in the pandemic era, identify the impact of online learning in the pandemic era and analyze the challenges of online teaching and learning in the pandemic era. This study is qualitative in nature by using document analysis to obtain the data and information to be targeted. The results of the study show that the medium of teaching and learning to meet the needs of online PdP learning is through the Google Classroom, Google Meet and Telegram platforms. There are positive and negative effects when running the online teaching process. Therefore, studies suggest that early stage exposure to appropriate education and training should be given to educators and students so that efficient use of technology in online learning will have a positive impact on the goals the government towards the digitization of education.