Abstract
The purpose of this research is to provide information to the Government of Indonesia in particular and observers of education in general regarding the challenges of online learning in schools in remote areas in Indonesia so that there is mutual attention from educational stakeholders to pay attention to students in remote areas to retain their rights in education. This research methodology is qualitative, using the result of previous relevant researchs that support in writing of this research. The research findings include: 1) the importance of the role of school principals as implementers of government policies; 2) teachers' strategies in implementing online learning that are easily understood by students; 3) the importance of the role of parental assistance during online learning; and 4) Regional Government policy strategies for the success of online learning, especially in remote areas. The recommendations of this research are: 1) adjusting online learning based on local conditions; 2) the existence of task forces in the regions to help the online learning process run smoothly; 3) monitoring and evaluation; 4) broad autonomy for school principals to innovate; 5) teacher training program to support the online learning process; 6) the existence of cooperation between the government and the private sector in the telecommunications sector; 7) face-to-face learning for students who do not have telecommunication equipment.
Highlights
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the education system in the world and especially in Indonesia
There is research that discusses the role of peers in the online learning process, this is as stated in the results of research conducted by Kalyanasundaram & Madhavi (2019), Li & Zizzi (2018), Mohiuddina et al (2021), Muls et al (2020) which suggests that the existence of peers during the online learning process will make it easier for students to communicate with each other so that the material presented by the teacher can be accepted
The results of research in remote areas or in rural areas conducted by Aslan & Aybek (2019), Papay et al (2017), Ramadhani et al (2019), Tuan (2020), Yaman-Ortas (2019) suggest that in the modern era with development technology is fast, schools in remote areas are not yet fully ready to adapt to technology to carry out online learning, the most important thing that is felt is the lack of teachers' ability to use technology itself
Summary
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the education system in the world and especially in Indonesia. Starting from March 2020 until now the Indonesian Government through the Ministry of Education and Culture has been working and always trying to issue policies in the field of education that can be accepted and implemented in Indonesia. On March 24, 2020 the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia issued Circular Letter Number 4 of 2020 concerning Implementation of Education Policies in an Emergency for the Spread of COVID, in this circular explaining that the learning process is carried out at home through online / distance learning which is carried out to provide experience meaningful learning for students. The learning process at home is more focused on life skills education, including regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. The Minister of Education and Culture collaborates with various parties to conduct online learning. Some parties that focus on developing an online education system are Google Indonesia, Class Smart, Microsoft, Quipper, Ruangguru, Sekolahmu, and Zenius, while the Ministry of Education and Culture itself has its own learning portal, namely the Learning House
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