[Using the Technical Teacher Application (Gl 4.0) in the Post
Pandemic]
Prayetno, Muhammad iqbal, Jamaludin, Windawati Pinem |
http://devotion.greenvest.co.id
Several massive platforms are used in schools, both primary and tertiary levels, to
facilitate the development of students' affective and psychomotor values, which tend to be
unclear about learning outcomes and indicators of success. Whereas the character values of
students can be translated through these 2 important aspects, not only focusing on cognitive
aspects. So that the 3 aspects become a unified whole in shaping the character of the nation's
generation, it requires an ideal platform so that these important components are facilitated
through an educational platform that has meaning, value, and character (Prayetno et al.,
2022).
Offline and online learning or blended learning requires the readiness of authority and
collaboration from both parties involved, namely teachers and students. In addition, in the e-
learning-based learning process, students certainly need supporting facilities and
infrastructure so that learning can take place and have better learning quality (Rustiani,
2014). The most important thing in online learning activities is the use of online media in its
implementation. Based on the results of Sabran & Sabara's research, the use of new media is
an adaptive use because it is able to deliver a series of solutions in teaching and learning
methods. Online learning activities prioritize the use of online media in their implementation.
There are many platforms that can be used during online learning, such as google meet,
zoom, webex, and others. However, it turns out that not all schools are able to use the
existing online platform. Various reasons arise such as inadequate online facilities and
infrastructure in schools, and unsupportive human resources (Sabran & Sabara, 2019).
Several schools in the city of Medan have implemented distance learning (PJJ) which
should compare offline and online during the unfinished pandemic period, then the continuity
of learning activities continues by utilizing existing technology as a blended learning facility.
For students at the high school (SMA) level, the learning method used is the WhatsApp group
social media, learning management system with the Google Classroom platform (Rustiani,
2014). Through the WhatsApp group , the teachers provide instructions regarding learning
materials and assignments ( offline and online ). Assignments that have been given by the
teacher are done in each student's workbook offline . Usually the teachers will set a time for
submitting assignments to school. While students work on online assignments and collect
them directly through the platform that has been provided (Prayetno et al., 2022).
The author's assumption about the term offline learning does not mean total face-to-
face, but learning activities carried out outside the network, can use electronic books,
television, textbooks or other media that are not connected to the internet or offline. Likewise
with PJJ, distance learning is carried out the same as offline but still uses LMS or social
media as a means of interaction and communication between teachers and students.
Therefore, online, offline and PJJ learning requires application devices that can facilitate
student learning activities both online and offline ( blended learning ) (Zurika & Lainnya,
2021).
Based on these online and offline learning activities, it can be seen that the technology
used to support learning activities is still very limited. So we need a platform that will make it
easier for teachers and students in blended learning activities, in the era of digitalization,
teachers actually have the establishment of cyber pedagogy as knowledge and are able to
apply smart education that adheres to 4 cutting-edge technology references, then can be
tracked through the teacher's activities, because being a teacher in the digital era requires
competence in the field of pedagogical technology and learning content (Kemendikbud,
2020).