STUDI KUALITATIF KONSEP TELECOMMUTING DI PERGURUAN TINGGI: PENGALAMAN PENGAJARAN DARING DOSEN DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative research is to examine lecturers' understanding of how to experience telecommuting or working from home (WFH) through virtual or online teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic. Respondents for this study were 15 lecturers, who teach online from various private universities in Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (JABOTABEK). Semi-structured interviews via email and telephone were conducted using purposive sampling technique and content analysis approach. The results of this study illustrate that most of the lecturers (93%) understand the concept of telecommuting, the importance of information technology support and a home work environment to support their virtual or online teaching activities. The study also found several advantages of online teaching experiences such as flexibility, cost reduction and efficiency, work-life balance; and for the disadvantages, namely, lack of socialization for students and interaction between lecturers and students, and lack of infrastructure support, and the last is self-discipline. Keywords: Telecommuting, online teaching, flexibility.