Pelatihan Penggunaan Aplikasi untuk Memproduksi Bahan Ajar bagi Guru SMP Budya Wacana Yogyakarta

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to restrictions of face-to-face classes so that the teaching and learning process is carried out via online. It requires teachers and students to have the ability to utilize information and communication technology. Some studies have shown that there are lots of challenges in the learning process, especially for the teachers. The fundamental obstacle is their lack of competence in utilizing digital technology in online teaching, especially in producing teaching materials. This problem is also experienced by the teachers of Budya Wacana Yogyakarta Junior High School. They are forced to employ digital teaching media in simple synchronous way, even though the signal quality of cellular operators and networks stability may not be owned by teachers and students. The activity of the community service training aims to increase knowledge, understanding, and technical skills in the use of various digital applications for creating teaching and presentation materials. The training was conducted in seven meetings and covered in two main sessions: (1) usage of applications (PowerPoint recording, Screencast-OMatic, and Anchor) and (2) speaking in front of the camera/recorder. The result of this training is the product of teaching materials of the teachers in the form of video, audio and visual, as well as a module of the application usage.