ABSTRACT
Learning is one of the ways to improve the quality of Indonesian human resources. The role of learning or education is critical. How education copes with difficult situations and limitations is still an exciting topic to discuss. Moreover, implementing learning to provide good quality of education is also needed as a reflection and improvement for future education. This study aims to (1) describe the implementation of teaching and learning during the pandemic, (2) explains the students’ expectations from the implementation of online learning; (3) shows the challenges in implementing online learning at present and in the future. A mixed method was used in this study. The research subjects in this study were students of social studies education. The study results show that the implementation of online learning has been carried out quite well and is enjoyable with various kinds of learning methods. The students are expected to have face-to-face learning as soon as possible, and they look forward to better online learning with multiple types of teaching methods. The future challenge is how to optimize the role of parents, universities, and lecturers to create effective online learning.
