ICT as a Teaching and Learning Methods

Hall Student Center, UIN JKT Online - Entering the third millennium tektonologi information and communication technology (ICT) is now experiencing growth and progress very rapidly. These developments appear particularly in the use of different physical media such as audiovisual, videotape which developed into interactive video, satellite, and internet.

"The world became flat now a day. As if the world changes along with changes in human life, "said linguistics professor Dr Alek Tarbiyah Faculty of Science and Teaching (FITK) in an international seminar entitled" Utilization of Information Communication Technology "in Indonesian Language Learning Education Programs held Indonesian Language and Literature in the Hall Student Center Saturday (5 / 12). The seminar was attended by a number of elementary school teachers, junior and senior high schools in Greater Jakarta area.

Alek explains, learning at the schools and universities that are now beginning to use ICTs at least have a purpose such as giving clarity of the material, conveying information, complete the tasks using computer-assisted quickly and automatically, and supplementary learning resources.

"But keep in mind about the suitability, as well as the effectiveness, efficient, and still provide the correct information in teaching and learning activities," he said. Furthermore Alek said, the definition of learning technology as proposed Technology Information in Association of America (ITAA), Association of Educational Communication Technology (AECT), namely the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation of processes and learning resources.

"Theory is like covering the concept, construction, principles, and propositions that contribute to the torso of science," said Alek. While the practice, involving the application of science to overcome the problems faced. The same thing was also said Australia's Indonesian teachers Rebecca Battaglini. According to him, in Australia the students who learn to start using ICT. Rebecca Admittedly, learning to use ICT to facilitate students through the understanding material to students.

"By using ICT, also can be a trick to make the students not to be bored in the lessons we teach. So the material that we teach can understand, "said Rebecca teacher at Melrose High School, Canberra, Australia. Through ICT, continued Rebecca, students also can download the material that did not have. Also, all parents can find any kind of child development, the results were announced through ICT.

"Very many benefits when we as teachers, learning to use ICT. Knowing there is excess use of ICT as a means of power point, video, music, internet, and gaming, "said Rebecca who since seven years as a teaching Indonesian in Australia.