Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

Microsoft Office 365 as an Alternative in Online Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311806,
        author={Nurjannah  Nurjannah and Irmayanti  Irmayanti and Hardianto  Rahman and Nurul  Islamiah and Anggy  Heriyanti},
        title={Microsoft Office 365 as an Alternative in Online Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={BIS-HSS},
        year={2021},
        month={9},
        keywords={microsoft office 365 online learning covid-19 pandemic},
        doi={10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311806}
    }
    
  • Nurjannah Nurjannah
    Irmayanti Irmayanti
    Hardianto Rahman
    Nurul Islamiah
    Anggy Heriyanti
    Year: 2021
    Microsoft Office 365 as an Alternative in Online Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic
    BIS-HSS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311806
Nurjannah Nurjannah1,*, Irmayanti Irmayanti1, Hardianto Rahman1, Nurul Islamiah1, Anggy Heriyanti1
  • 1: Institut Agama Islam Muhammadiyah Sinjai, 92612, Indonesia
*Contact email: nurjannah310807@gmail.com

Abstract

Covid-19 pandemic requires lecturers to do online learning, so an alternative is needed to support their learning. Microsoft Office 365 is an application that has many features to make the learning process easier. The purpose of this research is to describe the use of Microsoft Office 365 as an online learning alternative during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research is qualitative with a descriptive approach. The research subjects were students of the Islamic Institute of Muhammadiyah Sinjai, Mathematics Education Study Program. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires and conducting interviews. Lecturers use several Microsoft Office 365 features in learning, namely Teams, Forms, and One Drive. Teams are used to create virtual classes, share materials, develop assignments, quizzes, assessments, and virtual meetings. Form is used to generate attendance lists and questions. One Drive is used to store files and share links. As a conclusion, Office 365 can facilitate lecturers in the learning process because it has many features that can be used as an alternative for online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.