Lily Punya Cerita: The Impact of Technology Toward the Education Activities in Indonesia

ABSTRACT

The development of information technology can improve performance and enable a variety of activities can be implemented quickly, precisely and accurately, including in education. With the rapid information technology development, like it or not, ready or not, it will be swift to circulate the information with all the positive and negative impacts to Indonesian people. It shows the emergence of various types of activities based on this technology, including in education. For example, the use of e-learning.

Like a predictions and views on education by scholars in the future that with the influence of globalization of education the future will be more open and bidirectional, diverse, multi-disciplinary, as well as related to work productivity, and competitive. In the future, technology and the information sector is the most dominant sector. Anyone that mastered these technology he will be the leader in his field.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study

Nowadays, the development and advancement of information technology has been running very fast. Along with the development of information technology, storage and data transmission are getting cheaper and the better its quality. Individuals, institutions, and governments are undertook various efforts to make use of this information technology. Even in the world of education in Indonesia, it's time to us to utilize this information technology. Particularly with the school net program or HOT SPOT facility in the school and other public places. So all components of the educational institution are required to prepare the setting up of facilities and infrastructure to utilize these technological developments. The information technology will provide additional value in the learning process. This is related to the increasing information needs of science and technology that are not all obtained in the school environment. As well as when exchanging data and information among schools, schools to society, schools to local and central government , etc. Everything will be more effective and efficient when using information technology.

1.2 Problem Formulation

1.2.1 How are the developing process of technology in education?

1.2.2 What are the benefits of the Internet for education or learning?

1.2.3 What are the negative effects of the Internet for educational activities?

1.2.4 What are the role of technology in education?

1.2.5 What are the criteria of Internet in education?

1.3 Objective

1.3.1 To portray the developing process of technology in education

1.3.2 To explain the benefits of the Internet for education and learning

1.3.3 To explain the negative effects of the Internet for educational activities

1.3.4 To portray the role of technology in education

1.3.5 To explain the criteria of Internet in education

CHAPTER TWO

DISCUSSION

2.1 The Development of Technology

The development of the Internet in education has produce a distance learning system. With this system, a student does not need to go to school like a formal school. But it is enough to take the time to meet with the lecturer through a computer monitor only. The knowledge that will be searched has been available. Even a teacher will easily search the appropriate teaching materials with the field and also a student can explore the science of knowledge gainedand supported the ability to search for additional information beyond what is taught by the teacher. Similarly with the community (guardians of students, board of education, and school committee) also can provide feedback and control schools in choosing and using a quality educational books. So there will be a change of mindset and creativity of teachers and students and also community can grown rapidly. So it occurs the horizon thought that more contextual and easier to digest incoming information. Even in the scope of education, it is time to formed an information network that utilizes this technology. Thereby there is a network connected among schools as the exchange of data and information quickly, accurate, and certainly cheaper in all fields. The spread of ideas and teaching methods in the learning process that more appropriate will also be easier to reach remote areas which have had difficulty to receive the latest information.

2.2 The Benefits of Internet for Education

2.2.1 Professor Google

In addition to functioning as a link, Internet also acts like a data bank. upload and download system can easier for all Internet users to kept share and get information. In searching the data, known as search engine system or program that is specifically designed as a document search. The best and the most popular search engine is Google. This site can be used to search all things in internet network.

If we see from the circumference of world education, the existence of Internet is the best rides to make the student gets data access and limitless information easily. But it must be recognized, limitless access was then under certain conditions can also be a negative effect. Especially if there is no adequate oversight

2.2.2 Facilitate Access to Information

With the function as data bank, obviously, Internet can be used for students to search data to complement the teaching materials in schools or college. Beside that, information like news always updated, so that the internet user can always update the information that they get practically

2.2.3 Friends With Technology

To connect to the Internet of course you need a gadget support such as laptop, tablet, or smart phone. Indirectly, with internet access we can train someone mastery to technology device. it is certainly a positive thing, because mastery the technology is one of types of skills which is not owned by everyone.

2.2.4 Communication Without Limits

Nowadays, Internet is filled with a variety of social networking sites that offer connectivity that certainly advantageous for students. Communication with people who are from differents tribes, educations, and age backgrounds can be done through these social networking sites. Beside that, the application like Yahoo Messenger and Skype are mostly used in long distance lecturing which is using conference system. For example Harvard and Oxford University that provide long distance lecturing which can be followed by anyone. This opportunity is very good if utilized properly by students.

2.3 The Negative Impact of the Internet

Besides a variety of benefits, Internet can also spoil the mindset and the behavior of somebody. Below the negative impact of the Internet for students :

2.3.1 Students Can Access Unworthy Sites

Students can access unworthy sites such as porn sites that lively fought by parents. Indeed lately, one of the ministries in Indonesia is actively blocking porn sites, but there is no guarantee all of these sites can be blocked.

2.3.2 Students Prefer to Greeting in Cyberspace Than in the Real World

Crazy with facebook and twitter also one negative thing in cyber space. This addiction change one’s social pattern so it is more comfortable to greeting in cyberspace than in the real world.

2.3.3 Decreased Learning Achievement

Other negative things that can spoil for student are game and gambling online facility. Both of these is being trend if still in reasonable context, perhaps not too worried. But some cases that encountered, the tendency to playing game and gambling online is no longer a hobby but something that was important to do. Playing game and gambling online it seems has become the addiction and lot of result in decreased learning achievement.

Basically the Internet is a tool. like a tool, its use would depend on the person as an object. So in other words, positive and negative is the choice. The benefit of Internet for students is something that must be continually empowered by students. Whereas the negative values should be reduced gradually. Therefore, the use of the Internet should always be in control of educators and families.

2.4 The Impact of Technology on Education

The development of technology, especially in the field of education can advance the student motivation to be more superior and more advanced in the use of technology. Motivation in education can also influence the using of technology in the learning process. Motivation is useful to energize the students who gave up and desperate in technological advances that happened. Unconsciously, there are some students who consider himself could not take part of technological development in educational world and here the point of motivation.

In facing technological development, students are required to be more creative in utilize evolving technologies. Not only students that required to be more creative, but teachers are also required be more understand all that exists. Just now, the internet is becoming a thing that is widely used in the learning process

2.5 Criteria of Internet in Education

With the rapid technological advances in education, now the most advanced thing is the development of what we called as “cyber teaching”. It is teaching process that conducted by using the internet. Another term that increasingly popular today is E-learning. It is a model of learning by using communications and information technology, especially Internet.

Currently, E-learning has evolved in learning model based on communication and information technology. Such as : Computer Based Training, Computer Based Instruction, Distance Learning, Distance Education, Cybernetic Learning Environment, Dekstop Videoconferencing, Integrated Learning System, Learner Cemterted Classroom, Teleconferencing, Web Based Training.

Rapidly evolving technology today has positive and negative impacts. Positive impact in the field of education and the learning process is: teaching and learning process more effective and we can be more up to date in getting information, and negative impacts is often misused to conduct activities are considered not be appropriate.

CHAPTER THREE

CONCLUSION

If the education in Indonesia can progress and evolve in line with technological development, it will be many emerging success maker. With the facilities and infrastructure support, human resources are expected to be able to produce great people. In addition, the impact on the education is very positive because it facilitate and enlarge our knowledge about the technology that we use to carry out the educational process.