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| UMM discusses educational innovation in the digital era through the International Conference on Education (ICEdu) which was attended by more than 50 speakers from various countries (Photo: Wildan PR) |
There are three challenges that must be resolved by Indonesia's national education in order to achieve a golden Indonesia in 2045. It was emphasized by the Vice Chancellor IV of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM), Muhammad Salis Yuniardi, M.Psi., Ph.D., during the opening of the International Conference on Education (ICEdu) 2024. There were more than 50 speakers from various countries to contribute to the educational world in an international conference entitled 'Innovations in Education: Nurturing Critical Thinking and Global Citizenship'.
Furthermore, Salis said that he had discussed with several educational professors regarding the challenges that Indonesia must deal with nowadays. First is how education can deal with the digital era 5.0, which requires qualified digital literacy. It is not enough to have a basic understanding, but to really master it.
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The second is to improve literacy, numeracy, and language levels. Based on the PISA survey, Indonesia ranks 7th in ASEAN. “Finally, the Malaysian prime minister and I want to make revolutionary changes in education, especially at the basic level,” Salis said.
The third is the character development challenge. Based on data, a significant number of youths are suffering from poor mental health. Some of them commit self-mutilation, are addicted to gadgets, and play games excessively. This will affect the ability to learn in the education process.
"UMM has also made various attempts to overcome these three challenges. One of them is by providing students with qualified language skills, including programming language coding. Thus, they can easily adapt to the digital world,” said Salis.
Meanwhile, Ass. Prof. Lynde Tan from Western Sydney University, Australia, explained about the use of augmented reality (AR) in basic literacy that is suitable for Indonesia's educational challenges. Based on her research, Lynde explained that the students in her study were those who came from low socio-economic groups. Therefore, they do not have the privilege of accessing digital resources.
“I see how games like Pokemon Go can be very interactive. I feel that this can be a starting point for language and literacy educators to ensure that their students have the right skills. Especially to face the complex digital world,” she said.
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Lynde Tan also showed how to use AR in a practical manner in schools. For example, she has presented animals and zoos at school through AR technology. “Teachers who are able to use technology effectively need to make sure that they can really integrate with technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge,” she concluded.
As for the international conference, there were a series of expert speakers who presented various interesting research. Starting from Rima Sotlikova, Ph.D., from Webster University in Tashkent, Brian Fairman, Ph.D., from James Cook University, Australia, Ass. Prof. Aziah Ismail from Malaysia, as well as Prof. Dwi Poedjiastutie and Prof. Mohammad Syaifuddin from UMM. (wil/put)
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