DESIGNING ELECTRONIC LEARNING ENGLISH COURSES USING MOODLE: DO THEY MEET THE EXISTING NEEDS? Sri Rahayu Zees (a), Suko Raharjo (a), Iswanti (b*)
(a)Accountancy Departement, Politeknik Negeri Semarang, Jl. Prof. Soedarto Tembalang Semarang, Jawa Tengah 50275 Indonesia
(b)Electrical Engineering Departement, Politeknik Negeri Semarang, Jl. Prof. Soedarto Tembalang Semarang, Jawa Tengah 50275 Indonesia
*iswanti3110[at]gmail.com
Abstract
This paper describes the electronic learning design for English courses using Moodle in the Accountancy Department of the State Polytechnic of Semarang, Indonesia. The method used is a descriptive explorative on the analysis and design factors that are considered in this design. The analysis used is needs analysis, while the design factors are three, namely learning objectives, delivery strategy and evaluation strategy. Needs analysis is visible in the design which divided into nineteen-week meetings. Meanwhile, the three design factors can be seen from the selection of activities and resources. Some of the existing activities include attendance design using two menu options, namely lesson or choice, discussing using the forum or chat menu, assigning assignments using the assignment and quizzes menu and taking the learning feedback using the feedback menu. Some of the existing resources include: labelling the types of activities, providing teaching materials using the file, folder and book menu. When using the file menu, there are many types of teaching materials in the form of audio and video that have been shared with this menu, i.e. pdf, ppt, doc, mp3 and mp4. As a recommendation for next semester, to meet the expected needs, several synchronous activities need to be added, e.g. conducting a twenty minutes virtual meeting once a month and conduct live interactive quizzes.
Keywords: electronic learning for English teaching, best practices, factors design, need analysis
