DIGITAL MEDIA AND ITS APPLICATION IN REMOTE AREA
Abstract
The desegregation of technology into the classroom makes the learning activities easier and promotes students' motivation and skills. The study focused on lecturers' and students' perceptions on online learning platforms in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Classroom. This study involved 36 participants consisting of six lecturers and thirty students at higher education in the underdeveloped region of Tolitoli regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The data were collected through telephone, interviews, and email questionnaires then data were analyzed by descriptive analysis. The study results indicated several fundamental obstacles affected the activities doing well, and it also influenced the lecturers' and students' performance in teaching and learning activities. The research findings indicate that most participants state that online learning activities using the Zoom meeting platform, Google classroom, and video conferencing at the remote area were ineffective because of unstable network.
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