Blended Learning as an Alternative for Learning in the New Normal Life

Resumo

This research aims to describe the Blended Learning in Junior High Schools. This research was conducted in the Surabaya City of East Java Province, Indonesia. To achieve the research objectives, semi-structured interviews were conducted with school principals, teachers, and staff education. The research data was analyzed through the stages of a case study and phenomenological analysis. The results showed that blended learning can make it more cost effective, time effisient, objects are reusable for relearning and flexible for students. Some things that need to be prepared before carrying out blended learning include; providing teacher who understands information and communication technology, providing internet facilities, digital libraries, modifying broadcast materials so that they are easier to understand and make students enjoy and anticipate things that hinder such as students who are frustrated because time is running out to learn the system. Blended learning is oriented towards achieving the learning objectives, namely increasing students' knowledge, skills and attitudes. Online and offline learning can increase insight and knowledge, and learning especially on specific materials. The combination of online and offline percentages can be adjusted to the needs of time allocation of learning in schools.