Using Educational Technology to Enhance Learning for In-Service Primary Teacher Education Students at Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia

Zuhairi, Aminudin and Rahayu, Ucu and Suratinah, and Andayani, and Rustam, Using Educational Technology to Enhance Learning for In-Service Primary Teacher Education Students at Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia. In: IPTPI – APPJJI International Seminar.

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Abstract

This paper addresses the use of educational technology to enhance learning for in-service primary teacher education students at Universitas Terbuka (UT), Indonesia. The discussion begins with background, introduction, and issues pertaining to in-service primary teacher education, particularly as it is applied to UT in Indonesia. It further addresses teaching, learning and operational support for in-service primary teacher education at UT. The use of educational technology for in-service primary teacher education is discussed in terms of what kinds of technology is used, how technology is used, how in-service primary teachers benefit from the use of educational technolgy, and how primary teachers use the technology in the classroom. The paper concludes that educational technology enhances the distance learning process of primary teachers, and the teachers adopt the use of educational technology in their daily teaching activities in the classrooms. Educational technology will be more increasingly used to assist students’ learning and support institutional management and instructional system, particularly in distance education.

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