The accelerated use of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Most higher education institutions were not ready for online learning in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The School of Pharmacy Bandung Institute of Technology usually ran online learning for no more than 5% of the total courses (subjects) offered to students. The pandemic has forced learning activities to be delivered online for almost all subjects. For the next semester (autumn 2020) facilities and teaching materials for online learning need to be improved to satisfy stake holders, and to reach equal learning outcomes for students.