Digitizing Darul Faqih Islamic boarding school in Indonesia: Teachers' perspectives on hybrid Islamic boarding school

  • Yusuf Hanafi Universitas Negeri Malang https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9118-9248
  • M. Alifudin Ikhsan Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
  • Muhammad Saefi Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang
  • Tsania Nur Diyana Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
  • Faris Khoirul Anam Universitas Negeri Malang
  • Mochammad Rizal Ramadhan Universitas Negeri Malang
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Keywords: mixed learning, traditional learning, hybrid boarding school

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the closure of almost all learning processes in Islamic boarding schools. Only some Islamic boarding schools have succeeded in modifying learning methods, one of which is the Darul Faqih Indonesian Islamic Boarding School located in Malang Regency, Indonesia. This community service aims to support efforts to strengthen the digitalisation of Darul Faqih Indonesian Islamic boarding school and direct the development of hybrid Islamic boarding schools after the Covid-19 pandemic. This community service activity consists of two phases. First, at the beginning of the semester, teachers are given training to strengthen the use of learning management systems and mobile apps. In the second phase, the teacher was invited back to conduct a focus group discussion at the end of the implementation. At the end of this service activity, impact measurements were also carried out from a teacher's perspective. A total of 58 teachers participated in this activity. Less than half of teachers have a preference for mixed learning. However, they have high self-efficacy in implementing effective learning to support the implementation of hybrid pesantren. Constraints during mixed learning are appropriate technological and pedagogical support. Despite some challenges, teachers have so far been able to adapt to various online learning methods. Most agree that blended learning can be next as the next main effort towards hybrid pesantren.

[Pandemi Covid-19 berdampak pada penutupan hampir semua proses pembelajaran di pondok pesantren. Hanya sebagian pondok pesantren yang berhasil memodifikasi metode pembelajaran, salah satunya adalah Pondok Pesantren Darul Faqih Indonesia yang berlokasi di Kabupaten Malang, Indonesia. Pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk memberikan dukungan dalam upaya penguatan digitalisasi pesantren Darul Faqih Indonesia dan mengarahkan pada pembangunan pesantren hibrid pasca pandemi Covid-19. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini terdiri dari dua fase. Pertama, pada awal semester, guru diberikan pelatihan untuk penguatan penggunaan learning manajemen system dan mobile app. Fase kedua, di akhir penerapan, guru diundang kembali untuk melakukan Focus Group Discussion. Di akhir kegiatan pengabdian ini juga dilakukan pengukuran dampak berupa perspektif guru. Sebanyak 58 guru berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan ini. Kurang dari separuh guru yang memiliki preferensi terhadap pembelajaran campuran. Namun, mereka memiliki efikasi diri yang tinggi dalam melaksanakan pembelajaran yang efektif untuk mendukung implementasi pesantren hibrid. Kendala selama pembelajaran campuran adalah dukungan teknologi dan pedagogi yang tepat dan sesuai. Meskipun ada beberapa tantangan, guru sejauh ini mampu beradaptasi dengan berbagai metode pembelajaran daring, dan mayoritas setuju bahwa pembelajaran campuran dapat diterapkan selanjutnya sebagai upaya utama menuju pesantren hibrid.]

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Author Biographies

Yusuf Hanafi, Universitas Negeri Malang

Yusuf Hanafi serves as the Deputy Director of the Graduate School and a Lecturer in the Department of Arabic Literature, Faculty of Literature, Universitas Negeri Malang. He earned his Bachelor of Religious Studies degree in Arabic Language from the State Islamic College of Malang (now UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang) in 2000. He completed his master's degree in Islamic Thought at Sunan Ampel State Islamic Institute (now UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya) in 2003, followed by a doctorate in Quranic Interpretation and Hadith at the same institution in 2010. As an educator, he actively engages in research and community service, focusing on current issues and innovations in education and Arabic language teaching methods to create effective and efficient learning practices.

M. Alifudin Ikhsan, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

M. Alifudin Ikhsan is a Ph.D. student in civics education, Faculty of Social, Law, and Political Sciences, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. His research interests include civics education, Islamic education, and civics curriculum, models, and learning design.

Muhammad Saefi, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang

Muhammad Saefi is a lecturer in Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, State Islamic University (UIN) Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang. He completed his bachelor's (2015), master's (2017), and doctoral (2024) education in the Biology Education Study Program, State University of Malang. He is actively teaching in the Biology Study Program in general and advanced microbiology courses at the bachelor's and master's degrees. His research focus includes the integration of Biology and its education, as well as its integration with religion, with special attention to the application of learning and assessment development.

Tsania Nur Diyana, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

Tsania Nur Diyana is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Colombo Street No. 1, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia. She completed his bachelor's (2018), master's (2020), and doctoral (2024) education in the Physics Education Study Program, State University of Malang. Her research focuses on physics education, learning psychology, physics learning media & strategy, and Islamic & Quranic education.

Faris Khoirul Anam, Universitas Negeri Malang

Faris Khoirul Anam is a lecturer in the Department of Arabic Literature, Faculty of Literature, Universitas Negeri Malang.

Mochammad Rizal Ramadhan, Universitas Negeri Malang

Mochammad Rizal Ramadhan is a lecturer in the Department of Arabic Literature, Faculty of Literature, Universitas Negeri Malang.

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2025-06-30
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