Unpad Implements Hybrid Learning,Students are Free to Choose Desired Learning System

Jatinangor, May 11, 2023- Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) will launch hybrid learning for all lecture activities. A combination of offline and online learning will be applied for a learning process that can fulfill the required competencies.

Rector of Unpad Prof. Rina Indiastuti on the official website of Unpad mentions that Unpad will continue to apply the hybrid learning policy after the implementation of mid-term examinations or UTS. Rina points out that during the pandemic, lecturers and students have already been accustomed to utilizing technology in learning.

However, there are several setbacks that arise from online learning methods, one of which is students complaining about material that is difficult to understand when learning is conducted online. This background prompted the hybrid method (online and offline) to be adopted to optimize the learning process.

Through this policy, Rina explains that lectures are not entirely held offline, but the technology that has been applied in online classes will still be utilized and continued to be implemented in the following semester of the 2022/2023 academic year.

In the future, face-to-face learning will be attended by a maximum of 40 percent of the total students in a class and students can choose the classes they want to attend, both offline and online classes.

“Students are allowed to attend online classes if they do not have the opportunity to attend offline classes due to remote access. We want the delivery of class material to be well absorbed by students, and also have them improve their ability to use technology,” says Rina.

Nevertheless, Unpad remains fully open and accessible to students. Students are also allowed to take online lectures from campus through the facilities provided.

“In principle, the campus is open seven days a week. If students want to study online, they are welcomed to do so. If students want to study offline, they are also welcomed, provided that the lecture schedule has been scheduled,” added Rector.

Furthermore, offline meetings are encouraged so that deeper material understading can be achieved through interactive and intense discussions, taking in consideration how discussions become less optimal when learning is done online.

Unpad has developed Learning Management System (LMS) LiVE Unpad to access various learning materials as an implementation of online learning. This facility can be utilized by students to access various lecture materials anytime and anywhere.

“This system is implemented as we are aiming to combine the advantages of offline learning with online learning,” concluded Rina.

Writer: Yohanes William Ivakdalam
Translator: Dhia Anaulva Putri