UNS — Doctoral Program (S-3) Indonesian Language Education (PBI) Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta which is part of the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Innovation research group carrying out a community service program. Through the theme “Workshop on Integrating Indonesian Literacy in Learning in Elementary Schools” this activity was held offline on Saturday (29/04/2023) at Sekolah Dasar Negeri (SDN) Jombor 1 Sukoharjo.
This workshop activity was chaired by Prof. Dr. Suyitno, M.Pd. with Prof. Dr. Retno Winarni, M.Pd .; Prof. Dr. St. Y Slamet, M.Pd.; Prof. Dr. Andayani, M.Pd .; Dr. Septi Yulisetiani, M.Pd; Drs. Muhammad Ismail S, M.Pd .; and Ari Suryawati Secio Chaesar, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Prof. Andayani as the Head of the PBI S-3 Study Program FKIP UNS explained that this workshop was a form of implementing tertiary education tridharma by service-based lecturers.
“This workshop on integrating Indonesian literacy is an implementation of the tridharma of tertiary education to carry out teaching, research, and community service. This workshop is expected to increase the competence of elementary school teachers in integrating language literacy for students in elementary schools,” Prof. Andayani said in her speech.
Then the activity continued with the material presentation by Dr. Septi Yulisetiani, M.Pd. who presented material on “ICT-based Indonesian Literacy in Learning in Elementary Schools.”
“IT-based language literacy is manifested by the use of applications and technology to help someone improve their language skills and gain a better understanding. The implementation of IT-based language literacy can take advantage of various applications such as Duolingo, Kahoot, Mentimeter, KBBI, and others,” Dr. Septi said.
Then, the next presentation was delivered by Ari Suryawati, M.Pd. who presented material on “Indonesian Language Learning with Ecoliteracy-Based Project Based Learning to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of Elementary School Students.”
“This project-based Indonesian language learning is directed to create a student-centered learning situation. Through the ecoliteracy approach, students are expected to have ecological literacy skills, namely awareness and sensitivity to protecting the environment,” Ari Suryawati said.
Suharni as the Headmaster of SDN Jombor 1 Sukoharjo was also pleased because through this activity she was able to gain new insights regarding the integration of language literacy in elementary schools.
“Furthermore, I hope that this can also add to the scientific repertoire of all teachers at SDN Jombor 1,” Suharni concluded. Humas UNS
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Editor: Dwi Hastuti