Abstract

Distance learning or e-learning is a policy that is implemented as an effort to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic at Islamic State Colleges. The success of implementing e-learning is influenced by the readiness of many factors. This study’s purpose is to determine the readiness of implementing e-learning during the Covid-19 pandemic from the aspects of Learning Management System (LMS) support, e-literacy of the lecturers and the students, learning culture, and face-to-face learning for future e-learning development. The research method used was survey to 527 respondents with 123 lecturers and 404 students using google form media. The research instrument was the readiness of e-learning questionnaire based on the Aydin dan Tasci models. The results showed that the LMS management support factor had a value of 3.8; declared ready but, need improvement, lecturer e-literacy readiness was 3.96; declared ready but, need improvement, student e-literacy readiness value 2.96; declared not ready and need many improvements. The learning culture factor using e-learning for learning, guidance, and exams obtained a value of 2.87; declared ready but needs improvement. The value of face-to-face learning readiness factor is 3.9; using full e-learning is 2.99; with blended learning model is 3.86; and the overall value is 3.59 so it was declared ready but needs improvement. Based on the results of the assessment, e-learning readiness is still low, so it needs improvement. This result is an evaluation to improve the implementation of e-learning in Islamic State Colleges in the future by integrating an adaptive hybrid learning model.

Key words: e-learning readiness, Islamic State Colleges learning, Covid-19 pandemic