PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS KASUS

CASE BASED LEARNING

Mata Kuliah : Bahasa Inggris 2

SKS : 2 (2-0)
Bobot Nilai : 25 %
Pertemuan ke : 06 (Enam)
Pokok Bahasan : Public Speaking Skill

Deskripsi kasus :

The diffusion of information and communications technology (ICT) into all

aspects of our lives and its impact on altering the nature of social interactions
is not a new phenomenon. When coupled with additional push factors, such as
the current COVID-19 pandemic that forced many countries to implement strict
social distancing policies by closing offices and schools, we are now entering a
new era of exploiting ICT in full gear to keep the world going while keeping
our feet on the ground. In the last two months, we have witnessed students
from primary to tertiary education use laptops or smartphones to access online
learning content while their schools and campuses are closed. More than 60
higher education institutions in Indonesia have now conducted online learning
by exploiting distant education platforms. As the tech-savvy young generations
including children seem to be excelling in adapting to online learning, we are
being more and more convinced that maybe the way education is delivered will
never be the same again even after COVID-19. The question is, is this new way
of learning really benefitting the community? Online learning was initially seen
as a cheaper and more flexible alternative for developing countries to increase
the number of students who have access to fulltime education and to close the
education divide between rural and urban students. The developing countries,
however, are facing many challenges in implementing online learning, from
poor ICT network infrastructure, a lack of quality content and issues over the
competencies of the people that interact with the e-learning system. Indonesia
is in a unique position to exploit the advent of online learning. More than 171
million or 69 percent of Indonesians are connected to the worldwide web with
an internet penetration rate that stood at 63.5 percent in 2019 according to the
latest survey by the Association of Indonesian Internet Service Providers
(APJII), which is higher than the average of Asian countries. However, most
Indonesian internet users are relying on the expensive and limited capacity
mobile network, instead of the broadband network that can easily cater to the
online learning requirements that require a large data exchange especially for
video conferencing. Thanks to the vast expanding cellular network in the last
decade, Indonesia’s 4G network as of early 2019 has covered more than 76
percent of all villages. In comparison, the penetration of the fixed-line
broadband network is still below 10 percent nationally. Providing decent
online learning is not only a challenge for developing countries. The developed
world, especially those with large territories and sizable populations living in
rural areas, are also facing similar odds. Look at our neighbor, Australia, which
has a long history of so-called distance education. Almost 29 percent of its
population live in remote areas and require access to decent infrastructure yet
also have poorer welfare than people living in urban areas, which pushes many
rural youth to move to big cities for a better education and jobs. Australia has
crafted various methods to deliver education to rural students. It started with
the paper-based method, which was heavily dependent on postal services, then
moved to an electronic-based method, particularly computers, email and faxes,
as well as radio satellites that deliver two-way audio and one-way video
transmission. The advent of digital communication, along with the
development of ICT infrastructure, has drastically transformed not only the
way distance education is carried out, but also drives significant social changes.
Australian rural communities recently are witnessing the slowing rate of the
brain drain. Online learning has benefitted students living at a great distance
from tertiary education institutions. It keeps young people in their home areas,
thus enabling them to continue to make contributions to their communities.
While enrollment in online studies has grown by over 40 percent in recent
years, 20 percent of rural Australians are choosing to upgrade qualifications or
commence a career in their local area while studying. Online learning has also
changed the landscape of Australia’s higher education. The relative ease of
putting learning content online, the flexibility for the students and the
perception of lower costs have resulted in an increase of demand for online
courses as well as online offerings in universities. Learning from Australia’s
experience, we can predict what will happen in Indonesia if the country
succeeds in capitalizing on the opportunity created by the COVID-19 pandemic
to advance and to close the gap in the education sector. We can imagine that
online learning will enable Indonesian teachers in big cities to teach students in
rural areas, as well as provide capacity-building training to teachers in rural
schools. Lecturers of tier-1 universities can share their expertise and knowhow
to students in regions outside of Java. Online learning also can facilitate
everyone to contribute to the advancement of the education sector through
knowledge sharing. We can expect the mid-term impact in which Indonesian
students in rural areas no longer need to go to big cities to get a better
education, thus the rural community can retain their talent to help develop
villages. In the long run, the social and economic impact will be enormous,
 especially in helping the government’s effort at regional development
equalization. Infrastructure wise, Indonesia is not lagging too far behind
Australia, which only began investing seriously in developing national
broadband networks in 2009. Last year, Indonesia completed the Palapa Ring
broadband project, which first commenced in 2007, connecting all 514
regencies/cities with a fiber-optic network to enable the country to reap the
benefits of distance education. The period of school closure should be utilized
by all stakeholders in the education sector to adapt to the e-learning ecosystem
and find the best formula for how best the online education content should be
developed and delivered. *** Senior consultant at Kiroyan Partners Looking at
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(taken
from:https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2020/05/21/transforming-
indonesias-education-through-online-learning.html.)

Pertanyaan :
1. What are ICT literacies in education?
2. How does the new learning benefit the community?
3. What are the limitations faced by Indonesia?
4. What are the challenges experiencing in Australia?
5. Compare and contrast online learning implementation in both rural
and urban areas in Indonesia and Australia!
Referensi :
1. Transforming Indonesia’s Education through Online Learning
Transforming Indonesia’s education through online learning -
Opinion - The Jakarta Post.
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new normal for schools in rural areas - Opinion - The Jakarta Post
3. The challenge of Online learning in Indonesia The Challenges of
Online Learning during Pandemic: Students’ Voice | Yuzulia |
Wanastra: Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra (bsi.ac.id)
4. Dan referensi – referensi lain yang bisa anda dapatkan secara offline
maupun online.