Enhancing ELT classroom using moodle e-Learning during pandemic: students’ and teachers’ voices

Abstract

Pandemic disease (COVID-19) that happened at the end of December 2019 brings tremendous impacts for Indonesian education. This phenomenon some how challenges the teachers and school stakeholders to find the best strategy to solve the problem. Responding to this situation, the ministry of education appeals to some educational institutions to conduct online learning during the pandemic. SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Yogyakarta is one of the schools which consistently adhered to the regulation by maintaining the learning process through Moodle E Learning-Based. This research is designed under a phenomenological study to explore the students’ and teachers’ perceptions toward the implementation of Moodle E-Learning in ELT during pandemic disease. The semi-structured interview was conducted among twenty students and three teachers to get the extricate data based on their beliefs, perceptions, experience, and perspectives toward the phenomenon. The use of Moodle E-Learning brings some benefits to the ELT Classroom. The result presents that the use of Moodle E-Learning builds the students’ learning interest. Moreover, it contributes to some enhancements of technological and pedagogical aspects in ELT. The integration of ICT internet broadband, comprehensive material, and learning sources are beneficial to expand the students’ autonomous learning and problem-solving skills. Maximizing Moodle E-Learning features such as discussion forum and teleconference can bridge the demand of blended learning. Thus, Moodle E-Learning is the recommended platform for conducting online learning.

Keywords: moodle e-learning; platform; students’ learning interest; students’ autonomous learning; problem solving skill; blended learning