Academic Calendar Research Articles

A Ridit Analysis of Formulation and Implementation Success of Strategic Planning for Sports Development Among the Universities of India

Purpose: The study's purpose was to analyze the formulation and implementation success of strategic planning for sports development in India's universities. Theoretical framework: The researcher considered the "competing values approach (CVA)," the work of organization theorists Quinn and Rohrbaugh (1981, 1983),' to measure organizational effectiveness. The researcher also considered the study of 'David Shilbury & Kathleen A. Moore (2006)' which is based on the "competing values approach (CVA)." Design/methodology/approach: This study was approached through a post-positivist paradigm with the concurrent design of mixed-method research. The 313 participants, who represented administrators, coaches, and players from India's three central universities, were surveyed using a structured questionnaire and interviewed using a semi-structured format. The three universities were Jamia Millia Islamia, Banaras Hindu University, and Aligarh Muslim University. The study used a multi-stage sampling method. At the onset, the three universities were selected purposively based on uniformity in their organizational structure, ordinances, academic calendar, and establishment age; finally, simple random sampling was utilized to determine the participants randomly from the selected universities. RIDIT analysis was used to analyze the questionnaire data, and thematic analysis was used to analyze the interview data. Findings: The study results revealed a dearth in the formulation of strategic planning and its successful implementation for sports development in the universities of India. Further research is needed to explore university sports in India. Research, Practical & Social implications: This study suggests that the university sports boards of the universities of India, particularly of the central universities, must recognize and consider the formulation of strategic planning along with its effective implementation procedure for the development of sports, which includes the formulation of the long-term strategic planning with clear and attainable objectives and the viability of how the formulated strategic planning can be resourced. The formulation of strategic planning must include the vision for the future development of sports, along with regular reviews based on its performance. The university sports boards will have to consult the administrators, coaches, experts, and their players to effectively formulate strategic planning with its successful implementation criterion. Well-organized strategic planning with a practical implementation criterion is the need of the hour to develop sports in Indian universities. Originality/value: This is to certify, that the research paper submitted by us is an outcome of our independent and original work. We have duly acknowledged all the sources from which the ideas and extracts have been taken. The article is free from plagiarism and has not been submitted elsewhere for publication.

116: DE-ESCALATING URINARY CATHETER OUTPUT MEASUREMENT REPORTING IN THE ICU: A QUALITATIVE SURVEY

Introduction: Indwelling urinary catheter utilization and catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates remain high among intensive care unit (ICU) patients despite targeted, best practice de-implementation efforts. ICU de-escalation protocols to decrease urinary catheter output measurement reporting could lead to increased urinary catheter removal. As part of our multimodal strategies to advance early urinary catheter removal in select patients, we evaluate attitudes and perceptions of urinary catheter necessity and hourly urine output measurement in the ICU. Methods: We conducted brief qualitative survey at an urban, academic medical center among surgical ICU nurses (RN’s), Advance practice providers (APP), and physicians (MD). Participants selection was random and based on if the patient had a urinary catheter in place. We assessed self-reported perceptions of hourly urine output need as well as perceived barriers toward de-escalation of urinary output measurement reporting (from hourly to q2 or q4hrs) and urinary catheter removal. Results: 51 survey responses were collected in the beginning of the academic calendar. Survey participants were 74.5 percent RN, 7.8 percent APP, and 15.7 percent MD. Most were aware of their ICU urinary catheter removal protocol (52.9%). Participants felt that for a given patient, 74.5% needed hourly urine output monitoring. The most cited indication of hourly urinary catheter measurements was “using urine measure as a marker of perfusion”, “hemodynamic instability”, and “acute kidney injury” (AKI). Missing acute changes related to perfusion or AKI was frequently reported as negative consequence of decreasing urinary catheter output measurement reporting. Being off vasopressors was the most common criteria reported to facilitate acceptance of less frequent urinary catheter output measurement reporting. Resolution of AKI and urinary retention were commonly reported as facilitators for urinary catheter removal. Conclusions: De-escalating urinary catheter output measurement reporting in the ICU is novel. There are notable barriers to this practice that need further exploration to potentially decrease urinary catheter utilization rates in the ICU.

The effects of Covid-19 pandemic on the education system in Nigeria: The role of competency-based education

Covid-19 revealed the strengths and weaknesses in the global education atmosphere in both developed and developing countries. To that effect, this current study explored the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic on Nigeria's education system and in the process provided a distinctive solution to the challenges facing the sustainability of education in the country. However, the closure of schools for over six months at the onset of the covid -19 pandemic, and the inability of schools to engage learners in educational activities while at home also revealed the poor state of the education system in the country, which led to the discovery of the unavailability of distance online education, web-based learning system and ICT infrastructure in the Nigerian education environment. Covid-19 incidence impacted the stability of the academic calendar, caused teachers attrition, increased the rate of students dropout, and lack of interest in digital education. These outcomes resulted in the exploration of students' and teachers’ perceptions, attitudes, literacy, competency, and willingness to engage in distance online education. A cross-sectional approach was applied through an online survey to obtain data from n = 82 learners across the three levels of institutions. And SPSS was used to analyze the demography data, while SMART PLS was used for structural equation modeling (SEM). The study outcome satisfied the objectives of the study that the lack of student-teacher digital competencies influences their perception and acceptability of web-based learning approach and use of smart learning and teaching devices.

Statistical modeling of emergency medical services’ response and rescue times to road traffic crashes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Emergency medical services (EMS) is a critical component high-quality health-care. Road traffic crashes are one of the major causes of death and injury around the world. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the road traffic crash death rate has reached 29 per 100,000 people, or 11.25% of total deaths in 2018. The Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) is responsible for providing EMS in KSA. However, its average response time to road traffic crashes (14 min) is slower than the international standard (8 min). In this study, we analyzed a total of 57,928 road traffic crash reports recorded in 2019 by the SRCA for all cities in the KSA. The effective planning of SRCA, which is highly dependent on historical data analysis, is critical for decreasing emergency response times and, thereby, rescue times. Thus, we aimed to analyze response and rescue time trends related to road traffic crashes to identify significant factors that would assist decision-makers in enhancing the responsiveness of EMS through rescheduling, relocating stations, managing resources (e.g., ambulances and staff), or strategies based on the factors identified as significant. Statistical tools were used to identify the significant factors that affect the SRCA’s performance in responding to road traffic crashes. The analysis results showed that the response and rescue times for road traffic crashes of the SRCA varied within as a result of different factors like geographical region, academic calendar, crash time, weather conditions, the severity of injuries sustained, and the number of injured people. The central regions have the longest average response and rescue times while the northern regions have the shortest ones. Response and rescue times were higher during daytime hours and holidays than during night hours and non-holiday periods. The results also indicated that EMS response and rescue times were significantly associated with mortality rate for road traffic crashes. As a result, by decreasing response and rescue times, the mortality rate for traffic accidents in the KSA could be decreased. Identifying and understanding significant factors that impact EMS response and rescue times can help decision-makers improve the performance of EMS, reduce response and rescue times, save people’s lives, and reduce governmental healthcare costs.

A Comparison of Urological Consultations in a Private vs Academic Setting.

This study aims to determine the differences between urological consulting service utilization in an academic setting compared to a private setting at a single institution during its transition from private to academic medical center. A retrospective review of patients undergoing inpatient urology consultation from July 2014 to June 2019 was performed. Consults were weighted using patient-days to account for hospital census. A total of 1,882 inpatient urology consults were ordered, with 763 occurring prior to and 1,187 occurring after transition to academic medical center. Consults were placed more frequently in the academic than private setting (6.8 vs 4.5 consults/1,000 patient-days, P < .00001). The monthly consult rate in the private setting remained steady throughout the year, while the academic rate rose and then fell in accordance with the academic calendar, until statistically equaling the private rate in the final month of the academic year. Urgent consults were more likely to be ordered in the academic setting (7.1% vs 3.1%, P < .001), along with consults for urolithiasis (18.1% vs 12.6%, P < .001). Retention consults were more common in the private setting (23.7% vs 18.3%, P < .001). In this novel analysis, we demonstrated that significant differences exist between inpatient urological consult use in private and academic medical centers. Consults are ordered more frequently in academic hospitals until the end of the academic year, suggesting a learning curve for academic hospital medicine services. Recognition of these practice patterns identifies a potential opportunity to decrease the number of consultations through improved physician education.

Experience of undergraduate medical students of Al-Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) about the international summer elective program (ISEP)

Background: An approach to a way of learning that is not considered as a necessary part of the medical curriculum credits is by having an additional medical course program referred to as ‘elective’, which is usually conducted in a period other than the yearly academic calendar. Electives are selected based on student interest, whether it be a research type or clinical rotations. Purpose: to understand the student’s perception about the experience of the International Summer Elective Program (ISEP) in year 2017 from 1st year to 4th year on the students selected and who traveled for this study. Methods: An online form questionnaire was sent to students during February 2019 from 1st year to 4th, with 21 items, to study their experience of the International Summer Elective Program (ISEP) Results: Twenty-one of the participants (47.7%) stated that their elective scientific research standards had met their expectations, while 9 out of the total participants (20.5%), stated the (ISEP) program was above their standards. Also, 18 students (40.9%) believe they had gained ‘good’ quality research skills throughout the International Summer Elective Program (ISEP). Conclusion: The International Summer Elective Program (ISEP) study on Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University College of Medicine students provided a positive impact on multiple areas. We recommend Saudi medical colleges consider initiating international electives courses for their students for a broadly positive effect on multiple areas to maximize the full potential of their future physicians to serve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Keywords: Elective summer program, medical students, extracurricular activities, Saudi Arabia

Deskripsi Program Sekolah Dasar Islam Terpadu di Kota Pontianak dalam Menumbuhkan Nilai Karakter Religius

This study aims to describe the program carried out by SDIT in the city of Pontianak in fostering religious character values. The method that has been used in this research is descriptive qualitative with interview and documentation techniques. This research focuses on the program carried out by the school in growing religious character values from the planning stage to its implementation. Based on the results of the research, there were 10 programs carried out by SDIT in the city of Pontianak in fostering religious character values such as praying, reading the Al-Qur’an before studying, integrating religious values in subjects, infaq/alms, congregational dzuhur prayers, muraja`ah, quick Islamic boarding schools, Mabit , Parenting Seminar class outing, and tahfidz Qur’an. Program planning is compiled through the school's vision and mission, lesson plans, and is also planned by setting it up in the academic calendar. Meanwhile, the implementation of the program has been carried out based on the program principles, namely comprehensively, comparatively, continuously, and functionally. So it can be concluded that in fixing and shaping the character of students towards a better direction, it can be done through education. One of them is by implementing programs that have been designed by schools with the aim of growing the character of students, especially their religious character, because religious character is the main character that acts as a supporter in character education

Effect of COVID-19 on Educational System in Nigeria

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Covid-19 on education system in Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used for the study and 3 research questions were developed for the study as well. The sample for the study comprised of 400 students in Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, using stratified random sampling to obtain the sample for the study. A well-structured questionnaire was used to obtain the data, which was analyzed with frequency distribution, percentages, bar-charts, relative importance index (RII) and proportional odds logistic model. The result indicates that covid-19 have effect on education system in Nigeria, majority of the respondents agreed that covid-19 will affect the academic calendar of all institution in Nigeria, and that it will also leads to suspension of lectures and examinations. The result also shows that 91% of the respondents agree that there is a negative impact of cocid-19 on education in Nigeria. The research also indicates the ways to control the spread of covid-19 in Nigeria. Its concluded that there should be public awareness to contain the spread of covid-19 across every states in Nigeria and also that institutions and government should make provisions for facemask and sanitizer so as to control the spread of covid-19 in Nigeria.

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Coronavirus is a novel virus that hit the world starting from developed countries to under-developed countries. Ghana is amongst the countries in Africa that observed some level of confinement by their government leading to the shutdown of various institutions including schools. The resulting impact of the policy saw students being more vulnerable to food insecurity and related issues. This paper examines the effect of Coronavirus on students&rsquo; food insecurity status at the University of Cape Coast. The research design adopted for this study was the cross-sectional survey design with the University of Cape Coast, Ghana being the study area. A total of 291 students were randomly selected to participate in the study. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The findings of the study show that socioeconomic characteristics of students and food insecurity status showed no association. Students rated the extent of the effect of the pandemic as moderate and the major area of academic life affected was the change in the academic calendar. Class attendance was the most perceived effect of the pandemic. Students also reported that they were rarely food insecure. The study further found out that the best predictors of students&rsquo; food insecurity were age, current level, insurance and employment status. The major challenge faced by students during Coronavirus was difficulties in their academics. This led students to adopt mitigation strategies such as online studies, paying heel to Coronavirus protocols, and self-support to mitigate the pandemic&rsquo;s impact. The study concluded that the academic activities of students of the University of Cape Coast were affected moderately by the pandemic and therefore recommends that the University of Cape Coast should improve its information and communication technology infrastructure to make online classes easier and the school should increase funding opportunity to less privilege students. Key words: Coronavirus, food security, students, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

The functional structure of the academic year at higher education institutions in the United States of America and at South African technikons, with particular reference to the communication sciences

The decision to undertake this study was based on the belief that both time managementand the time-allocation framework of the academic year of South African technikons,specifically as regards journalism, public relations and mass communications programmes,needs substantial organisational and functional restructuring to come to terms withradically changed societal, economical, political and educational realities. Legitimacy,quality assurance and resources are the three main components of an educationalsystem. Time is a vital resource as well. The major thrust of the study was to ascertainat first-hand how the American academic calendar works in practice and whether itoffers distinct advantages that could practically and in accordance with currentlegislation and policy be introduced in the academic calendar of South Africantechnikons in general, and communications programmes in particular. This includedlooking at continuous student assessment and summative final examinations insofaras they impact on the use of academic time for teaching. In conclusion, the studyproposes the creation of a new time mould which will result in a more effective use ofexisting academic time and also provides a number of additional benefits andadvantages to both student and teacher/instructor

Public interest in Invisalign in developed and developing countries: A Google Trends analysis.

To investigate long-term changes and possible seasonal variations in Google search volumes related to Invisalign in developed and developing countries. Cross-sectional, Google search-based study. Google Trends (GT) was accessed to retrieve the Relative Search Volume (RSV) of Google queries related to the search term 'Invisalign' in 10 countries selected on the basis of population size, Internet usage and socioeconomic criteria between 1 January 2004 and 30 June 2021. The countries examined were the following: Australia, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, UK and USA. By applying the time series decomposition method, the trend component and the seasonal variation were identified. Overall, RSVs regarding Invisalign have increased significantly in all countries with the developed countries outperforming developing countries throughout most of the observation period. There was no meaningful pattern when the trends were compared either on a monthly or quarterly basis. Similar peaks and valleys were found in Australia - Brazil, UK - USA, Italy - Spain and Saudi Arabia - Philippines - Thailand. Public interest in online information for Invisalign has grown significantly over the years across countries of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds while seasonal patterns were observed in the related Google searches. Seasonal fluctuations seemed to follow the academic calendar. The study results may have direct implications on practice management and professional development.

PERCEPTIONS ABOUT LANDSCAPE AND GEOTOURISM IN THE COASTAL ZONES OF THE STATE OF MARANHÃO THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND FIELD CLASSES

This work is based on practical field activities, linked to the “Coastal Geomorphology” discipline, taught in a condensed form (2018.4) provided for the academic calendar of the Federal University of Maranhão. Emphasis is placed on the pedagogical resources addressed as a form of teaching, with the insertion of practical activities that facilitated and optimized learning, through elements that are essential for the fixation of knowledge by students. In the scope of Geography and other sciences such as Geomorphology, Geology and Oceanography, the analysis and understanding of landscape observations, in a scenario of coastal areas of Maranhão State, with emphasis on the exceptional region of “Lencóis Maranhenses”, in the geotourism route, consisted in a great experience, whose elements deserved to be brought and highlighted here.

Perception and Preferences of Online Learners of Certificate Courses in Agriculture

COVID-19 has jeopardized the academic calendars of majority of the educational institutes across the world. In this study, we focus on understanding the perception and preferences of participants of distance learning Agricultural courses of ANGRAU (Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University) through online platform. The present study is conducted through an online survey of 400 randomly selected participants of the four online certifi cate courses - Organic Farming, Bee Keeping, Mushroom Cultivation and Terrace Gardening in telugu off ered by ANGRAU in 2020-21 which would be helpful in designing an eff ective online learning environment. The study explores the eff ectiveness of online learning, perception and preferences of participants for various attributes of online classes. The results indicated that majority of the participants preferred online classes during the pandemic. The respondents who have completed the courses perceived high level of eff ectiveness (67.50%) about the two distance learning courses while 23.50 percent expressed medium level of eff ectiveness and a meagre 9 percent perceived the courses to be less eff ective. The fi ndings of this study provide insights to academicians to redesign the courses to a hybrid mode complementing theory and practicals without shifting completely to online education as more number are interested to enroll for online classes rather than contact classes

Learning Management and Learning Media Based on Local Wisdom at RA Ma'arif Inclusion Metro

Education has educational goals according to their respective levels and categories. The aim of education at the early childhood education level, in this case RA Inclusion Ma'arif 1 Metro City, which is included in the category of formal education, has a goal as a process of stimulating child development. In achieving this goal, good management is needed which includes planning, implementation and evaluation, especially in the learning aspects and the media used. This research is a field research with a descriptive qualitative approach, while in terms of data collection used observation, interviews and documentation with data analysis organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data. As for the results of the research and discussion of this study, namely in the management of learning, planning is carried out in the form of preparing curriculum sets including; PROTA, PROMES, RPPM, RPPH and learning academic calendar. While in the implementation aspect, using the RPPH guidelines to run. As for the process of evaluating the results of the implementation of learning is done through daily assessments, work and anecdotal notes. Furthermore, the management of learning media based on local wisdom is planned and implemented based on the RPPH and uses materials that are available and easily available around the home and school environment. Learning and media are managed for the benefit of all students, both ABK and non-ABK as a commitment to realizing inclusive education.

PROFESSIONAL-ORIENTED ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING TO THE SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS OF INFORMATION SYSTEM SPECIALITY

This article describes the current state of the formation of foreign language professional-communicative competence of IT students at International Information Technology University (IITU) and teaching English for professional purposes (EPP) using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). This work outlines the purpose of teaching English language as the development of students' communicative skills, which means the development of practical knowledge of English language. The analysis of EPP teaching methods related to its usage in oral and written communication, both in the process of future professional activity and for further self-education is given in this work as well. It is proved that the main advantage of using ICT in teaching professional oriented English is the shift of emphasis from traditional verbal ways of transmitting information to audiovisual methods. The article offers a set of exercises using digital educational resources in teaching professional oriented English course. An experiment which was carried out with twenty-seven students who were studying offline is presented in the work. There were two STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) groups who were studying professional oriented English language course in this study. According to the academic calendar of the course, they had EPP classes three hours a week and they had to complete some activities using educational tech tools, such as Padlet, Microsoft Teams, Socrative, blogs, etc. After completing the tasks, an online survey was conducted, and students had to leave their feedback on the usage of tech tools while learning professional oriented English language. This article also provides an overview of student performance in a continuous rating without midterm exams. The analysis of the study results confirms the correctness of the chosen methodology to achieve the objectives of the curriculum, and the usage of practical methods in teaching EPP make learning at the university didactically effective and valuable.

Rewriting the script: How COVID-19 affected the relation between intrinsic aspirations and depressive symptoms

Self-determination theory proposes that intrinsic aspirations protect against negative mental health outcomes by satisfying people's basic psychological needs of autonomy, relatedness, and competence. The present study investigated this relationship using two four-wave prospective longitudinal studies which followed undergraduate students across the Canadian academic calendar (September to May). The first was conducted across 2018–19 and the second across 2019–20. By comparing these two samples, we examined whether baseline levels of intrinsic aspirations moderated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of depressive symptoms. Three main findings emerged, the first being that students reported higher levels of depressive symptoms in Spring 2020 than in Spring 2019. Second, students with more intrinsic aspirations in the pre-pandemic sample (2018–19) experienced fewer depressive symptoms from December to May while students with more intrinsic aspirations in the pandemic sample (2019–20) experienced more depressive symptoms during this period. Lastly, the latter relationship was mediated by need frustration, whereby students with higher levels of intrinsic aspirations experienced greater need frustration during the pandemic year. Together, these findings suggest that although intrinsic aspirations typically protect against negative psychological outcomes, the unique need frustrating context of the pandemic made them a risk factor for depression.

A Study to assess the impact of COVID 19 Pandemic on the academic performance among the Nursing students at selected nursing college, Salem

Background: Novel corona virus (covid-19) is an infectious disease spreading all around the world that has a globally significant morbidity at present. Nurses as frontline care providers in hospitals and community are exposed to a major risk. The major impacts of covid-19 on nursing education were unequal access to online distance learning, disruption of academic calendar, teaching and learning gap and so on. This study aims to assess the impact of COVID 19 pandemic on the academic performance among nursing students. Objectives: To assess the level of impact of COVID-19 on academic performance among the Nursing students. To associate the level of impact of COVID-19 on academic performance among the Nursing students with their selected demographic variables. Methodology: A Quantitative approach -Non experimental, descriptive research design was used in this study. The sample consists of 37 nursing students, selected by consecutive sampling technique. Result: The major findings of this study is majority 21 (57%) samples had more impact on academic performance due to COVID-19 pandemic and 16 (43%) samples has less impact on academic performance due to COVID-19. Conclusion: This study concludes that majority of the B. Sc (N) students were had more impact on academic performance due to COVID-19.

Innovation in the pandemic: the actions of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul to guarantee the rights of the university community

The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), in order to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and guarantee the constitutional rights to health and higher education of its university students, adopted innovative initiatives during the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing the maintenance of academic and administrative activities. With the emergency remote teaching for students and home office for servers, emergency aid for digital inclusion was made available, such as costing internet packages, mobile data chip distribution, electronic equipment loan, financing of personal protective equipment and installation of internet via radio in villages for indigenous students. Professors were offered training courses on information and communication technology tools and innovative methodologies for remote teaching. Furthermore, UFMS offered free molecular testing and diagnosis of Sars-Cov-2 to members of the academic community of Cidade Universitária who presented symptoms of Covid-19. All these actions carried out by UFMS, besides highlighting it on the national scene, made it possible to complete the 2020 academic calendar within the same year, an achievement that took place only in two other Brazilian federal universities.Keyword: Innovation in the pandemic. Right to education. Right to health. Digital inclusion. Sustainable Development Goals

An Exploratory Factor Analysis on the Open and Distance Learning among University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

: Numerous educational institutions worldwide have halted face-to-face teaching and learning sessions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. In Malaysia, the suspension began in March 2020, pushing educational institutions to transition to online classrooms and reshape their academic calendars for consecutive semesters. The reality of online classes necessitates a discussion about a new pedagogical work in which students and educators must understand how to manage online learning and make the most of online technologies. To do so, students must first gain an understanding of the difficulties inherent in open and distance learning (ODL). From the perspective of students, this article examines the difficulties associated with online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a sample, 495 students from UiTM Terengganu who were actively engaged in online learning activities were included in this study. In this study, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to analyse the data in order to determine which factors contributed to ODL challenges faced by UiTM Terengganu students. Findings showed, the most significant challenges for the majority of students are technology and the internet. Additional concerns raised included interaction between students and lecturers, psychological issues, difficult assessments, and self-management. The significance of the study is that the university can take the initiative to address the primary challenges faced by students thereby increasing the effectiveness of ODL in the future.

Information Systems on Learning &amp; Communication Devices for Parents: Media for Learning Acquisition in the Digital Age

During the pandemic, learning for early childhood is carried out in the form of distance learning, both with online and offline models. As a result of this policy, parents in Indonesia must assist their children while studying from home. Various information is needed so that parents can carry out their duties which are at the same time their obligations, in a good and correct way, in accordance with the principles of early childhood learning. Information system for learning and communication devices for parents or abbreviated SIPPKOM, is here to meet the needs of parents to get information about learning needed to help children while learning from home. SIPPKOM is made by utilizing a website to be accessed using a mobile phone or laptop wherever parents are. The purpose of this research is to describe the possible strategies used by parents to obtain information on the core-basic competencies, learn themes, tools, weekly and daily lesson plans, children's progress reports, as well as communicate with teachers through the use of SIPPKOM. This is qualitative research with data collected through observations, interviews, and documentation. The research subjects were 10 parents from 2 partner institutions using SIPPKOM who were willing to be involved in the research. The data collected were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model with reduction, presentation, and concluding stages. The result showed that parents could easily get information on learning tools, including weekly and daily lesson plans, academic calendars, and E-reports, irrespective of the time and place. Access to SIPPKOM can also be carried out using a cellphone/ smartphone or a laptop. Furthermore, parents can also communicate with teachers without worrying that subsequent ones will overwrite the information provided. The implication of the results of this study is that institutions can provide other communication platforms that can be used to convey information related to learning planning and the abilities achieved by children as a result of their assessment.