The Use of Open Educational Resources in the Online Tutorial of the BIPA Program at Universitas Terbuka

Authors

  • Lidwina Sri Ardiasih Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia (Indonesia Open University)
  • Ucu Rahayu Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia

Keywords:

OER, online tutorial, BIPA Program

Abstract

Open Educational Resources (OER) has been intensively recommended by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as open learning resources to be used by both educators and students to support the students’ learning process. Bahasa Indonesia untuk Penutur Asing (BIPA) is a fully-online language program offered by Universitas Terbuka (UT) to non-native speakers who intend to learn the Indonesian language or Bahasa Indonesia. Since this program applies online language learning, the tutors must provide learning materials and activities that are accessible and effective to assist the participants in their learning process, especially in improving their language skills. It is the responsibility of the tutors to be creative and innovative. Thus, the use of OER is one alternative taken by the tutors with the expectation of helping the participants gain meaningful learning experiences. In this article, the writers intend to 1) review the theories or best practices of OER , 2) describe the current online tutorial of the BIPA Program, and 3) analyze the implementation of using OER in the online tutorial of the BIPA Program. From the analysis, it is visible that the use of OER highly supports the online tutorial of the BIPA program, particularly in helping the participants learning Bahasa Indonesia more effectively.

 

 

References

Kanwar, A. And Uvalic-Trumbic, S. (2011). A basic guide to Open Educational Resources (OER). Retrieved on July 24, 2012 from http://www.pustaka.ut.ac.id/pdfebook/eb074.pdf

UNESCO. (2012). Communication and Information. Retrieved on July 28, 2012 from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/open-educational-resources/

UT. (2011). Rencana Strategis 2010-2021: Rencana Operasional 2010-2013Universitas Terbuka [Strategic Plan 2010-2021: Operational Plan 2010-2013 Universitas Terbuka]. Retrieved on July 28, 2012 from http://www.ut.ac.id/tentang-ut/renstra-ut/finish/9/18.html

UT. (2012). Bahasa Indonesia untuk Penutur Asing (BIPA). Retrieved on July 30, 2012 from http://bipa.ut.ac.id/

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Published

2013-04-29

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Ardiasih, L. S., & Rahayu, U. (2013). The Use of Open Educational Resources in the Online Tutorial of the BIPA Program at Universitas Terbuka. Asian Journal of Education and E-Learning, 1(1). Retrieved from https://www.ajouronline.com/index.php/AJEEL/article/view/76

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