Singaraja- Ganesha Education University (Undiksha) is again implementing the In-Service Professional Teacher Education (PPG) program phase II. To facilitate this, hundreds of participants were given technical guidance for online learning, on Wednesday (10/4/2019). “The number of participants in this program is 137 people. “Consisting of three PGSD groups and two Informatics Engineering Education groups,” said Undiksha PPG Coordinator, Drs. I Gede Nurjaya, M.Pd.
It was further stated that all of the participants came from the Bali region. They will follow Online for three months. The results are decisive for continuing to the next stage, starting from workshops on campus, Field Introduction Programs (PPL) at partner schools to exams. “They have to pass this. “So we provide technical guidance first so that there are no obstacles,” he explained.
Participants who teach in public and private schools must take 13 credits of learning. More than before which was only 10 credits. “This addition is to reduce the length of time participants leave school. “We hope it can be followed well,” he said. Meanwhile, specifically from Undiksha, it was emphasized that they were very ready, both in terms of infrastructure, technical team, and lecturers. “Online learning is nothing new for lecturers. I’m used to doing that. “Usually the problem lies with the participants,” added Nurjaya.
Last March, this university with eight faculties also carried out the first phase of PPG initial orientation with 313 participants, consisting of Primary School Teacher Education (PGSD), Early Childhood Teacher Education (PGPAUD), English Language Education and Physical Education, Sports and Health (PJOK). Apart from positions, Undiksha is also trusted to implement subsidized pre-service PPG, SM-3T, and PPG in the position of Special Regional Teacher (Gurdasus). Nurjaya, who is also a lecturer at the Faculty of Languages and Arts, said that the number of participants tends to increase every year. The graduation rate also shows a positive trend, always above the national average. In 2018 it reached 81.53 percent. However, efforts continue to be made to improve the quality of the program. “We continue to carry out evaluations, making improvements to deficiencies,” he added. (hms)
