Applying the Concept of Learning Live Streaming, Alfedri Regent Launches Youtube Disdikbud Siak Bedelau

News24xx.com -SIAK ---- Regent Siak Alfedri appreciates the launch of the Disdikbud Siak Bedelau youtube channel. According to him the pattern of learning through YouTube channels is very appropriate in the current pandemic.

"We on behalf of the Siak Regency Government appreciate the breakthroughs or innovations made by the Office of Education and Culture of this Siak Regency in collaboration with the Tanoto Foundation," Alfedri said.

He said on-line learning was considered in line with one of the Siak District visions, namely the realization of smart Siak district people and in line with the Siak program towards 100 Smart City districts / cities in Indonesia.

"Therefore this program will be a sustainable program both in the present condition and in the future," he said.
 
He further said, this virtual learning method could work well, and his party encouraged the youtube channel to develop. With the launch of the program, it is also hoped to be able to answer the current educational challenges, given the vast area of ??Siak Regency.

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Alfedri said, since the outbreak of the corona outbreak in Indonesia, Siak District Government in the middle of March 2020 yesterday, had issued a policy to dismiss schools, but the policy must be understood and known by the public, given the school holiday policy that was made of course the teaching and learning system continues to run ( study at home).

The 'Disdikbud Siak Bedelau' innovation is a smart solution in providing learning to students and students amidst the condition of Siak facing the Corona or Covid-19 outbreak.

The Head of the Education and Culture Office (Disdikbud) of Siak Regency, Lukman, added that the purpose of the Disdikbud Siak Bedelau channel was made to respond to the teaching and learning process during the Covid-19 epidemic.

"This is the concern of fellow teachers, parents and students themselves who have not been face to face in the learning and teaching process" he said.

Lukman explained, the learning patterns on the Disdikbud Siak Bedelau youtube channel by appointing competent teachers according to the class for SD / MI and according to subjects for SMP / MTs.

Then, the appointed teacher will teach live and will be witnessed or followed by other teachers and students throughout Kab. Siak This is done to answer the problem for teachers who are still weak with technology and are still weak in designing technology-based learning.

He continued, at this time Junior High School / MTs Subject Teacher (MGMP) deliberations have been held every subject (maple) online, to help teachers understand technology-based distance learning. Motivating teachers to change the mindset of learning and teaching patterns during the Covid-19 outbreak.

"God willing, a rayon-based or subdistrict-based Virtual MGMP will be followed up. Likewise a Virtual KKG will be held for teachers in SD / MI," he said.

He said, if the Covid-19 outbreak was still ongoing then online learning through the Disdikbud Siak Bedelau youtube channel would begin at the beginning of the 2020/2021 Academic Year (July 2020).

While he continued, for parents or students who do not have mobile facilities, offline learning will be carried out by determining portals or places for children to take material or assignments. Modules will be prepared later for students who cannot carry out online learning.

And for cooperation with the Tanoto Foundation (TF), it has been running for the past two years. TF provides assistance to teachers and principals in order to improve the quality of education in the district. Siak Teachers and principals receive a lot of knowledge and guidance from TF, because TF has experts and professionals related to the development of quality education.

While Dendi Satria Buana, a Tanoto Foundation Representative, said that his party collaborated with Siak Regency through the PINTAR Program to improve the quality of Basic Education (SD / MI & SMP / MTs). This collaboration has been ongoing from 2018 until now.

Through Smart said Dendi, TF supports the development of principals, teachers and supervisor competencies through training and mentoring to schools. During this time (before COVID-19), training & mentoring was carried out directly.

During the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, TF supported the implementation of quality and meaningful Distance Learning.

"In April 2020, we have just trained the Fasda Siak ToT on Distance Learning. This will be followed by training for school principals, teachers in June 2020. After that it will continue with the school / KKG / MGMP mentoring activities.

Stay with the umbrella of the PINTAR Program whose activities have been adapted to the learning needs of the COVID-19 handling period.

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For channels launched by Education Office, we will collaborate with the parties to support the provision of content and distance learning models. Adjusting to the current conditions of COVID-19, these activities will be carried out online / online" he explained.

Also attending the video conference, Kakan Muhagrom Ministry of Religion, Assistant 1 Budhi Yuwono, Secretary of the Education and Culture Office and Nurul Hasanah as the host of the Tanoto Foundation. In addition, the Live Streaming was followed by principals, Korwilcam, school committees, teachers and students totaling around 200 people. (Sri Ayuni)