The current COVID-19 pandemic forces the educational field to adapt to e-learning to continue teaching and learning. This study aimed to analyze the use of e-learning platforms during the COVID-19 crisis, especially in the biology education program. This study used a quantitative survey design. Through purposive sampling, 100 lecturers from 43 universities in Indonesia participated in this study. Data collection was carried out by using an online questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic content analysis. The findings showed that WhatsApp, Google Classroom, and Zoom remain the most used e-learning platforms in Indonesian universities due to their accessibility and affordability. Participants’ obstacles during online learning centered on the limited network and quota as well as controlling aspects. Suggestions for further online learning are providing internet quota assistance, infrastructure, and network refinement and planning a comprehensive and careful learning design. The findings of this study can be a reference for biology education lecturers as well as universities officials in determining and using e-learning platforms during COVID-19 to improve online learning in Indonesian higher education during the pandemic.
Penerapan TQM dalam dunia pendidikan menuntut beberapa komponen di dalamnya untuk berubah. Pada level pimpinan, ia harus memiliki komitmen yang kuat terhadap peningkatan mutu. Stakeholder, sebagai pihak yang bersinggungan langsung dengan output pendidikan harus mendapatkan apaapa yang ia inginkan. Dalam hal ini tidak berlebihan jika dikatakan stakeholder adalah pelanggan yang harus dipuaskan. Singkatnya, seluruh Sumber Daya Manusia di lingkungan pendidikan harus bekerja bersama-sama untuk menjaga kualitas/mutu pendidikan itu sendiri.Lebih dari itu, mutu yang menjadi tolok ukur kemajuan dunia pendidikan harus selalu ditingkatkan secara berkesinambungan. Di sinilah sebenarnya peran yang bisa dimainkan oleh Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) sebagai sebuah konsep yang sukses dilaksanakan dalam dunia industri. CQI akan berjalan dengan baik jika didukung oleh leader, baik itu top leader, middle leader, dan lower leader. Hal ini tidaklah berlebihan karena untuk mendukung TQM, diperlukan kerja tim yang efektif. Wallahu a'lam bi asshawab.
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