This study aimed at finding out the psychological effects that have been drawn by the implementation of online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic on university students. The approach implemented in carrying out this study was a descriptive qualitative approach. There were 140 students involved as respondents. The instrument used was a questionnaire set that was generated from Wiles (2020). Before proceeding with data collection process, the validity of the instrument was checked, and the items were valid. Then, the data were analyzed using Interactive Analysis as suggested by Miles, Huberman, and Saldana (2014). The result shows that from the seven mental effects raised from increased screen time, the students admit that they most likely feel fatigued (100%), they experience physical pain such as headache, shoulder sore, eyesore, and others (100%), they have bad time management (98.6%), they feel isolation being drawn from their classmates (68.6%), and they experienced uncertainty about the lecturer's explanation during the online classes. Hence, it is suggested that there is a special unit to care about the students' mental health during online learning in this pandemic.

Salah satu bidang usaha yang tetap konsisten dan berkembang dalam perekonomian nasional salah satunya adalah Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah (UMKM). Dengan maraknya pertumbuhan usaha saat ini persaingan pasarpun semakin ketat. Sehingga keadaan ini memaksa para pelaku usaha dalam mengoptimalkan produktivitas dan strategi pemasaran. Teknologi informasi saat ini merupakan salah satu potensi yang tentu saja dapat dimanfaatkan oleh UMKM untuk dapat meningkatkan produktivitas pemasaran usahanya. Digital marketing merupakan salah satu teknologi informasi yang saat ini berkembang pesat, yaitu dengan memanfaatkan media sosial yang dianggap sangat berpotensi dalam mendorong kinerja sebuah bisnis. Kegiatan sosialisasi ini diikuti oleh 21 (Duapuluh Satu) orang para pelaku UMKM yang berada di Kecamatan Arongan Lambalek, Meulaboh. Para peserta sosialisasi sangat antusias dengan materi dan pemaparan yang disampaikan. Kondisi ini diharapkan dapat memotivasi para pelaku UMKM mempraktekkan ilmu yang didapat, sehingga usahanya semakin berkembang dan dapat bersaing pada pasar yang lebih luas. Keywords: UMKM; sosial media; digital marketing; e-commerce

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan metode pembelajaran Number Head Together (NHT) dalam meningkatkan keaktifan belajar mahasiswa di Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Teuku Umar Meulaboh. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis pendekatan penelitian kualitatif yang dilakukan pada bulan April 2018 dengan subjek penelitian adalah mahasiswa semester dua pada program studi Ekonomi Akuntansi. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuesioner dan wawancara. Data tersebut dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 93% mahasiswa lebih aktif dan termotivasi dalam belajar dengan menggunakan metode Number Heads Together. Hal ini juga dibuktikan dengan banyaknya mahasiswa yang mampu menjawab soal bahasa inggris dengan tepat. Dengan kata lain, NHT adalah salah satu metode yang dianggap efektif untuk digunakan dalam pembelajaran sehingga mahasiswa dapat terlibat dalam proses belajar mengajar di perguruan tinggi. Namun, kendala yang dihadapi oleh mahasiswa selama pembelajaran berlangsung adalah kurangnya penguasaan kosakata sehingga mereka kesulitan dalam memahami kalimat yang diberikan. Untuk itu, tenaga pengajar harus bekerja keras untuk menemukan metode pembelajaran yang sesuai dan mendukung penguasaan kosakata mahasiswa.Kata Kunci: Metode pembelajaran; Number Head Together; Keaktifan belajar

Nowadays, the total number of parents who send their children to the school of Islam Terpadu (IT) increased significantly especially in Aceh. The design of mixed curriculum between general education and religious education became a trigger for parents. The aim of this study is to explore teaching and learning English at one of senior high schools of Islam Terpadu (IT) in Banda Aceh in terms of teaching strategies, media and assessment. This study used qualitative method in nature. Two English teachers who taught at the tenth grade were participated in this study. Observations and interview were conduct to collect the data. The data were analysed and interpreted through qualitative procedures. The findings indicated that teachers used various strategies, media and different assessment in teaching English to motivate the students to learn English. In other hand, talent program stimulated the students to improve their English abilities which are related to religious education. However, the teachers expect to set out the English contents more specifically toward religious education (Qur’an and Hadits).

This paper aims to investigate the students’ perception about the effectiveness of teaching English at Universitas Teuku Umar from non-English major students. Data were collected from the students of six faculties: Economics, Social and Political Science, Fisheries and Marine Science, Engineering, and Agriculture. A number of 120 participants were selected from each faculty by using the random sampling technique. The instruments used included questionnaire and interview guide. The data were analyzed qualitatively following four effective learning criteria; material, learning method, learning motivation, and classroom management. The results showed that (1) some students were still disstatisfied with the materials given since they were hard, (2) the teaching methods used did not stimulate the students to learn English well, (3) some students did not like learning English because they could not speak like native speakers, and (4) the lecturers paid little attention towards the students’ questions and rarely did they give rewards to their students such as praising for students’ achievement. Further, the students’ obstacles in learning English included lack of vocabulary, problem in pronunciation, and grammar difficulty.