APLIKASI E-LEARNING SEBAGAI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI DI JURUSAN KESEHATAN GIGI POLTEKKES KEMENKES PONTIANAK

Background: Poltekkes Kemenkes Pontianak as an educational institution, is eager to improve the quality of education through technologybased learning system. The e-learning platform have been developed and implemented to support the educational process. This e-learning platform has been designed as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: , Yeni Maryani, , dr. Lutfan Lazuardi, M.Kes., Ph.D.
Format: Thesis
Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2011
Subjects:
ETD
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Summary:Background: Poltekkes Kemenkes Pontianak as an educational institution, is eager to improve the quality of education through technologybased learning system. The e-learning platform have been developed and implemented to support the educational process. This e-learning platform has been designed as a supplementary while a conventional direct teaching and learning are still the major activities. This study aimed to evaluate the acceptance of the e-learning platform based on the users� perception toward ease of use and usefulness. Methods: This is an action research design. The subjects of the are the managers, lecturers and students with the total number 113 persons. This research was conducted at the Department of Dental Health Poltekkes Kemenkes Pontianak. Data were collected through questionnaire, observation and in-depth interviews. Findings and Discussion: This study found that 60% of the users (managers and lecturers) has not really understood and have no experience about e-learning. Despite the fact that large number of users have limited understanding and experience to technology-based learning platform, most of them including students are agree that e-learning system are ease to be used and have usefulness to improve the learning process. More than 50% of the respondents answered Strongly Agree. This study also identify that there is no special unit that maintain the e-learning system. Conclusion: It is concluded that majority of the users gave agree that elearning platform at Poltekkes Kemenkes Pontianak are ease to be used and useful to support the learning process.