Effectiveness of Online Learning Using Google Applications in The Covid-19 Pandemic at PGSD Tadulako University Herlina Herlina (a*), Huber Y. Tandi (a), Akina Akina (a)
a) Department of Basic School Teacher Education, Universitas Tadulako, Indonesia
Abstract
Pandemic covid-19 triggers online learning acceleration in all educational institutions throughout Indonesia. Programmed online learning will be fully implemented in 2025, suddenly having to be implemented in 2019 due to the pandemics covid-19. Although it cannot be said that it is not ready, the reality is that both institutionally and personally (students and lecturers) feel frustrated by this demand. In addition to online learning applications that are not ready yet, human resources also do not have sufficient skills for this condition. Limitations on online learning skills and online learning applications that are officially prepared by institutions do not discourage lecturers. Various online learning platforms both paid and those that are prepared free by vender are optional. Online learning applications provided free by Google have become a wise choice as a learning platform in the pandemic period. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of online learning applications from Google in terms of various aspects. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach with data collection methods through interviews, questionnaires, and observations of learning activities through the Google application. Data were analyzed qualitatively through data collection, data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions/verification. The results showed that the use of the google application effectively used in learning fast pandemics covid-19 in terms of the following components namely, ease of access, all students have a google application, easy to use, free, easy to learn, and does not require a lot of data quota.
Keywords: google application- pandemic covid-19- online learning
