Research Article
Surveying Online Platforms Used in Higher Education During Covid-19 Pandemic in Riau-Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.3-6-2021.2310674, author={Asyti Febliza and Zul Afdal and Jimmi Copriady and Dedi Futra and Sri Wilda Albeta}, title={Surveying Online Platforms Used in Higher Education During Covid-19 Pandemic in Riau-Indonesia }, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Education, Humanities, Health and Agriculture, ICEHHA 2021, 3-4 June 2021, Ruteng, Flores, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICEHHA}, year={2021}, month={8}, keywords={edmodo e-moodle google classroom online learning platform; video conferences platform}, doi={10.4108/eai.3-6-2021.2310674} }- Asyti Febliza
Zul Afdal
Jimmi Copriady
Dedi Futra
Sri Wilda Albeta
Year: 2021
Surveying Online Platforms Used in Higher Education During Covid-19 Pandemic in Riau-Indonesia
ICEHHA
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.3-6-2021.2310674
Abstract
The use of online platforms was inevitable since almost all educational institutions closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This study identifies how conducted teaching and learning activities for a year after the university's closure in Riau-Indonesia. An online questionnaire was designed on a google form survey, and the link was shared with 341 students of the Teacher Training Faculty from the three most prominent universities in Riau-Indonesia. As additional data, 15 lecturers were interviewed via WhatsApp chat with open-ended questions. The Survey revealed that video conferences (zoom and google meet), google classroom, and instant messaging (Whatsapp and telegram) were the most widely used platform for online learning. The lecturers interviewed mentioned that they usually combine some media: Instant messaging, video conferences, and LMS platforms, to conduct online teaching. The combination of three kinds of those platforms was more effective in online learning than others.