Student and Lecturer Perception and E-Learning Readiness in East Kalimantan Province-Indonesia: Study Case from Mulawarman University

Abstract

Mulawarman University is the largest college in East Kalimantan Province, accredited A of national accreditation institute, and currently has students amounting to not less than 33 thousand with 1000 educators and approximately 2000 education personnel. Due to Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) pandemic, learning and teaching activities are diverted to online learning. However, many lecturers and students still feel they are not ready to transition to online learning. This study agreed to measure the level of readiness of the institution of Mulawarman University on online learning in the odd semester of 2020. The survey was conducted electronically for four weeks and netted over 1231 respondents consisting of lecturers and students. To the data gathered, descriptive statistical analysis and ELR measurement are performed to see the tendency of readiness in the online learning application. The ELR measurement results with the Aydin Tasci method of 3,179. This implies that respondents' data from this research stated that they were not ready for online learning. Needs preparation for many aspects that can improve the readiness of lecturers and students in online learning at Mulawarman University.