TINGKAT KREATIVITAS MAHASISWA, DEMOTIVASI, DISEMBODIED BEHAVIORS DAN EFEKTIVITAS KOMUNIKASI MELALUI VIDEO CONFERENCE PADA ERA PANDEMI COVID-19

Abstract

Currently, Corona is a hot topic of discussion. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) better known as the corona virus is a new type of coronavirus that causes infectious diseases to humans. The online learning system (on the network) is the answer for universities to continue to carry out academic activities. Online learning is a learning system without face to face directly between lecturers and students but is done virtually. Lecturers must ensure that teaching and learning activities continue, even though students are at home. The solution is that lecturers are required to be able to design learning activities as innovations by utilizing online media so that they can continue to run effectively. Communication between students and lecturers through video conferencing raises several problems, namely the low creativity of students, the difficulty of achieving communication effectiveness and the birth of demotivation and disembodied behavior. The purpose of this study are to determine the level of (1) effectiveness of virtual lecturer communication, based on student perspectives (2) student demotivation (3) student disembodied behavior, and (4) student creativity. This research used a descriptive method. The sampling method used is incidental sampling, namely the subjects studied are lecturers and students who are willing to participate in filling out research questionnaires. The number of lecturers in this study are 91 people from 25 universities with a total of 100 subject, so that the sample size is 200 sampling units, where the sampling units is subjects-lecturers. The results showed that the student creativity variable was in the high category, the demotivating variable was in the low category, the disembodied behavior variable was in the moderate category and the lecturer's communication effectiveness variable was in the very high category. ABSTRAK Saat ini Corona menjadi pembicaraan yang hangat. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) yang lebih dikenal dengan nama virus corona adalah jenis baru dari coronavirus yang menyebabkan penyakit menular ke manusia. Sistem pembelajaran daring (dalam jaringan) menjadi jawaban untuk Perguruan Tinggi untuk tetap melaksanakan kegiatan akademik. Pembelajaran daring merupakan sistem pembelajaran tanpa tatap muka secara langsung antara dosen dan mahasiswa tetapi dilakukan secara virtual. Dosen harus memastikan kegiatan belajar mengajar tetap berjalan, meskipun mahasiswa berada di rumah. Solusinya, dosen dituntut untuk dapat merancang kegiatan pembelajaran sebagai inovasi dengan memanfaatkan media daring (online) agar dapat tetap berjalan efektif. Komunikasi antar mahasiswa dan dosen melalui video conference, memunculkan beberapa permasalahan yaitu rendahnya kreativitas mahasiswa, sulitnya mencapai efektivitas komunikasi serta lahirnya demotivasi dan disembodied Behaviour. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat (1) efektivitas komunikasi dosen secara virtual, berdasarkan perspektif mahasiswa (2) P-ISSN E-ISSN : 1412 – 6613